I need to catch up on my diary. It is June 30th and I am trying to remember what I did yesterday! The days really all melt together here. For our Foodie Practicum our teacher took us to a market and a supermarket so we could compare the differences between them. At the market, everything we saw was the raw meat, seafood, and vegetables before they are packaged and sent to the supermarket.
One thing I can say about the Spaniards is that when they kill an animal, they do not waste a thing. Every single part is used for something. We saw a pig’s raw stomach lining, testicles, intestines, brain, heart, snout, tongue, ears, and hooves all displayed for sale. Took me right back to high school biology dissections. I had the stomach to look at it all but stay tuned to see if I have the stomach to try any of it!
In the afternoon we sat by the pool and relaxed before heading out for a relaxing night in the plaza. My “brother” Benjamin and I went out early and hung out with his friends before everyone else showed up and sitting with them is one of the coolest experiences I have every had. Most of them are from Paris, France and speak Spanish, French, and English, or only Spanish and French. I can’t get over how ironic it is that a French student and American student have to speak Spanish to each other. Several others are from Sweden and Italy. We all sat on the ground in the plaza sipping grinadas (lemon slushies) and laughing at everything. The French girls have such cool clothes. One in particular wore floral pants today with a bandeau and cropped sweater. Her eyes were outlined in neon green that matched her peacock earrings. I took a photo of her and explained to her that she belonged on the Sartorialist’s website!
Afterwards, the Michigan students all met up and we spent the rest of the evening chatting in a café about how in awe we are over this entire experience. We are so lucky and blessed.
Katherina
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