Room II

The First Few Weeks in Austin...

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August 24th 2010
The moment I got into my taxi at the airport I started to feel nervous. Arriving in Austin was a big deal, because if I didn't like it I was stuck there for at least the next 4 months. The taxi driver was a nice guy from Sudan who kept asking me questions about what things are like in Australia. Our conversation was elongated by the fact that the street my co-op was on was very confusing, and the ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more