09/08/2008

Pictures of the Cathedral and me and Ellie

The food here is delicioso! In the morning they eat a very small breakfast, usually toast or a small bowl of cereal. Lunch is the big meal of the day where we have eaten many different dishes. We have had pasta, one fried egg with beans and these little flaky pastry puffs filled with cheese, we have had rice with shrimp and veggies, and one dish that had three meatballs in a warm soup that had a grainy texture like hummus, we have had lentil soup, and more. Lunch is followed by dessert, which is usually fruit and sometimes ice cream. Lunch is usually served at about 2:00 and dinner no earlier than 9:00pm. For dinner people normally eat “Tapas” which are very small portions of your choosing, they are like appetizers, they don’t eat much for dinner either. One of my favorite tapas is corrillas which are meat balls that just fall apart like a pot roast, you can get mussels, a skewer with all sorts of seafood (which I haven’t been brave enough to try yet), a chicken skewer, and more. Ellie and I are going to get some paella next time we feel like going out. I had Paella in Santa Fe with my dad, and loved it, and told him I would make sure to order it while im here in Spain.
Tonight, I watched CSI (the tv show) with Federico and Maria. There is a lot going on in those crime shows so they kept asking me “entiendes?” (do you understand) my answer was always “no entiendo mucho, un poco palabras.” (I don’t understand much, a few words) I did get the general gist of it though, and it was nice to sit and watch tv with the family, its little things like that I find myself missing. I also talked to Federico about some of the politics in Spain. He explained to me that about 26 years ago Spain became a democracy after they were under a military dictatorship for a long time. I can’t wait to start my history of Spain class to learn all about it. That class starts tomorrow. Well, that’s all I have for tonight, Buenas Noches!