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Yesterday, Thursday, was my first taste of Tapas. Our class met at around 8 and went to a bar where we sampled some tapas. First we had some type of seasoned mushrooms, which were only okay as I don’t care for mushrooms, along with white wine. I ordered a piece of tortilla, which was potatoes, [...]

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Yesterday, Tuesday, was a pretty “normal” day. All we did was go to school, ate dinner at the local Burger King for 5.50€ ($8.61 USD) for a Whopper, small fry, and what we consider in America, a children’s drink. And later on went out to a bar called the Gatsby. The place was expensive, as [...]

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Last night was an adventure. I went with my class to the Irish Rover bar, located near the Plaza Mayor. At 2am, I decided to call it a night after just 1-1/2 beers. I started walking back to my room, but soon realized I didn’t know how to get home. On my way back to [...]

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Here are a few pictures from around Salamanca: La casa de las conchas from the 1500′s is situated next to the Catedral Nueva. Yes, it is just as beautiful as the pictures look. Just wandering around Salamanca at night. The Hostel Tormes in Salamanca. The long 2-1/2 hour drive to Salamanca from Madrid looked like [...]

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Today was the first day off class.  I woke up at 7am and got ready for class.  While I was in the showe, the school notified our host and told us that the 9am test was postponed until 2, when we normally have class scheduled.  After my cold shower and shave, I fell back asleep [...]

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