Breakfast with Hayley

First Day of School

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September 5th 2011
Today at 9:30 AM was the first day of my three week intensive Spanish course. Hayley and I got up and took first day of school pictures for our mothers back home. We went to school an hour early to get a chocolate pastry for breakfast. It was heaven! The rest of the day was a bit more rocky for us. In the few days that we have been in Cadiz, we all feel like our Spanish has improved so much becaus ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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