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BylgermanyWell, the big day finally arrived! After far too many farewells, I’m now on my 12 month journey which currently looks like this: February – March 2016: perfecting my spanish at La Mariposa Escuela de Español in La Concha in Nicaragua. April – June 2016: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala July 2016: Cuba August – November 2016…
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