my final tuesdy

my first class was quite interesting. my professor didn't show up to class. we waited for an hour and then we left to get churros and milkshakes. when we returned he still hadn't shown up. i'm not sure what happened but it makes me nervous because now i don't know what will be on our final tomorrow. my second class went well. i think i did pretty well on the exam. hopefully i will find out tomorrow.

after class i went and got a pedicure. my poor feet are definitely not used to walking this much, and i desperately needed a pedicure. the place that i went was very nice and extremely cheap. and it was in a part of town that i haven't explored much of yet. after i got finished and walked home for lunch.

for lunch we had paella, ham, and fried egg plant. i don't think i've had egg plant before, but it was pretty good. after lunch i took a siesta and got ready for our cultural activity. today we went up into the tower of the old cathedral. at the top it was gorgeous. it overlooked the entire city of salamanca. because it was built so long ago all the doorways are very low. i had to duck to get through some of them. one thing i didn't like was the size of the staircases. all the staircases are spiral (which is beautiful) but they were very narrow and steep. it made me nervous walking up them because the hand rail didn't seem very secure. but i will say it was worth the view at the top.

view of salamanca from the cathedral

view of the cathedral rom the top

 

after we finished touring the tower we went walking around the city. i found a cute little shop that had lots of good gifts. i'm worried that i will forget someone, so i just keep buying :) after we walked around for a little while we went and tried a new frozen yogurt place. it was divine! it was really cheap and they let you put as many toppings on it as you wanted. i definitely think i will go back before i leave.

my frozen yogurt with about 7 toppings! :)

 

for dinner tonight we had salad, tortilla, ham, sausage (much different than sausage from the US) and cheese. we finished it up with yougurt for dessert.

the prince and the princess of spain are in salamanca right now. i haven't seen them but i'm hoping i will before i leave. everyone i've asked isn't completely certain why they are here but suspect it is because they are showing their support of the poor economy in spain. i'm sure it may have something to do with the riots that happend a few days ago. i just hope i get to see them.

i think i am going to try to buy some food that i have been eating here so people can see what the food is like. we got our recipes today for the things we made in cooking class yesterday. i'm very excited to make tortilla. i think i may ask for my senora's recipe because i like hers more.

tonight is my last night of staying in!! woo hoo! i have my final tomorrow and then school will pretty much be over. i still have class thursday and friday, but my professors said they are open days... basically they will teach us and talk about anything we want to learn/talk about. i'm so amazed at how open and relaxed my professors are. nothing like in the US. we talk about so many random things... most things i wouldn't think of talking about with professors. i guess it's just another reason why i love this place so much. i'm off to shower and study for my exam. i'm a bit nervous for my exam, but i hope it will go okay!

 

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