Kites on Praia Grande, Miños

Nos vemos, España / See you later, Spain

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May 28th 2017
What a momentous post. I’m leaving Spain this week, this is my 100thblog entry, AND it's the 10 year anniversary of my semester in West Africa (the experience that got me started on all this living-abroad stuff). This time, leaving feels easier in some ways. I don’t have a lot of people I’m close to, which makes goodbyes infinitely less traumatic. I’m also headed to travel/work in Euro ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Betanzos

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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