First Week Photo 28

First Week

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February 12th 2011
I can't believe I have almost been in Madrid for a week. This has been an interesting week getting used to being in a new culture and learning a new school system. This week was orientation at the Universidad de Francisco Vitoria (UFV). On Tuesday, we got a tour of the small campus that is just outside of Madrid, in a suburb called Pozuelo de Alarcon. After that we had to register and then we ... read more

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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