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Vivo en España!

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September 10th 2006
Well, I am officially in my new home el barrio de Salamanca en Madrid. My host senora is pretty nice. I am surprised I understood everything she was saying! When I first arrived she let me unpack, then took me around the block to see all the shops and bars around me. She even got us both vino tinto y arroz negro. It was great. It still is kind of wierd though living here. I got home ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more