Trying a piece of New York pizza

New York

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January 24th 2011
Arriving in New York, it took me a few days to get back into the habit of speaking English. I caught myself on quite a few occasions, structuring a sentence in Spanish in my head before realising that I didn’t need to. Not that it would have mattered if I spoke Spanish though, as most people we met in New York could speak the language, with the amount of Latin Americans that now live in the co ... read more

North America » United States » New York

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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