Jack Sparrow

Day 2

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April 14th 2011
What a flight. Longest I have sat in one place in my life. Watched heaps of movies on the plane. The King's Speech, Black Swan and heaps of My Name is Earl. Not much sleep but very excited. Just getting on the freeway in the shuttle was an eye-opener. I had been warned that it was a culture shock. I have never seen so much concrete and so many strange cars. Freeway and over passes everywhere. Toda ... 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