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Siestas?

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May 14th 2013
Classes are getting a little better, but another girl and I are getting tutored after class. The tutoring really helped us today and hopefully we will be able to get switched into a beginner class soon. I found out today that the teachers are not allowed to speak English to us. It doesn’t make any sense to me, but they say that being totally immersed helps learn a language. I can understand tha ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca

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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