gelato

Yes, I really am giving gelato its own post. It's the least I can give it in return for the utter joy it gave me twice a day, every day while in Italy. One day, authentic gelato, we shall meet again. I'll miss you, baby.

home-made II

(potatoes + octopus)

Lunch today was the best overall home-made meal thus far!!! 


potatoes + octopus
asparagus
salad w tuna


The photo doesn't even do the size of that dish justice. 


Now I can go about my homework/church/yoga day w an even bigger smile on my face :)

OBSESSED

(taken 7 Sep 2010; taken 9 Sep 2010)

Tell me why I can never remember the names of the one materialistic thing I love most in the world: food? Ugh. I have a pet peeve about myself. Is that even possible? UPDATE: they're called Palmeras con chocolate

So I discovered these desserts at the university's cafeteria that will be the death of me. They're these delicious pastries that are covered on one side with chocolate. & To make it even more perfect, it's in the shape of a heart. Right? I know. I die everytime I hold one in my hands. It's like it was meant just for me. & To make it even mooore ideal, its only 0.75 euros! That's like $1 for pure bliss!

My goal for the next 3 months: stay away!!! Or else I'll go back to the states #1 unrecognizable and #2 sad since I won't be able to have one whenever I want anymore. Therefore, I'll be a depressed blob. Not cute.

home-made

(Salmorejo; Trucha con jamon; Jamon relleno de ciruela)

So have I mentioned that I'm in amor with my homestay?! Not only is my family the bestest, but they also serve not only good food, but interesting as well! 

The 1st photo is one of a soup dish from Andalusia. It has soup (obviously), cut-up boiled egg, & bacon (of course).  I like it but can only eat a tablespoon or so because it that's rich. Like... kinda fish-face sour rich. I tried to eat it with bread but it was still very strong.

The 2nd photo is off a cooked fish with ham in between. I love seafood, so I really enjoyed this dish. I didn't eat the fish + ham together though. I ate the ham last lol. Pork is my least favorite meat. I'd actually rather not eat it at all, but hey, what's a girl to eat in an oinkoink-obsessed country?


The 3rd photo is my favorite dish so far hands down. They were little pieces of fruit (which fruit I have no idea lol), wrapped up in pieces of what else? Jamon. But they were DELICIOUS. Sligthly sweet, slightly salty. Vale? Perfecto.

oh, you know, just grocery shopping... in MADRID

(outside the nearby grocery store; proud display of my 1st groceries)

So after putting off grocery shopping for a week now, I finally dragged my butt 400 ft to the grocery store. Since my homestay provides breakfast & dinner, I figured I only need a few simple things to make sandwiches for the week. As I was in the grocery store, a person's words about studying abroad came back to me 

"It's the simple things like grocery shopping or walking home when it'll it hit you that you're actually on your own, living in another country like a normal person of that country & you'll think 'wow, I really am here...'"

After re-hearing those words in my head & spending only 9,32 I gleefully walked back to mi casa because I definitely had that wow moment today & have only Him to thank for it :) Off to rest before going to my first mass in Spain at the nearby cathedral later. Be blessed.