My new best friend

I'm thinking this book will save me many times this month. I already study it and try to form sentences in my head.

And this, my friends, is breakfast in Spain:

a piece of bread, toasted. On the table, olive oil and salt and pepper. Served with the toast, a little bowl of pureed tomatoes.
Step 1: order "un medio con tomatoe y un cafe con leche."
Step 2: coffee is brought to table in what looks like a tall shot glass. It is about 1/4 to 1/2 filled with coffee, but not the kind of coffee we are used to, its espresso.
Step 3: waitress brings warmed milk and fills glass with milk. You can have your milk "caliente" (steamed/hot) or "frio", cold. I get "caliente". basically, this is a latte. Its ok, but on my weekdays, I like a big old cup of coffee that I slowly sip at my desk. I have not seen anybody walking down the street with a coffee mug. Oh, and I looked, the closest starbucks is in seville.
Step 4: waitress brings toast
Step 5: smother toast with olive oil, then tomato, top with salt.

This really was delicious. Don't think i could have it as my breakfast, but for a mid-morning snack its ok. I bet its also good with cheese, yummy.

Oh, and the best part, the toast with tomato and coffee only costs 1.70 (euros. oh, i heard the dollar has gone down again. sucks, good thing i'm being paid in euros while i'm here =) )

Today I had a regular type of lunch. "Un bocadillo de queso". A cheese sandwich. I was too scared to order a ham sandwich. The ham scares me. There are literally cured pig legs hanging and laying around in cafes and shops. I have to get a pic, but I don't want to be rude. Is it rude to take a pic of a pig laying on a counter? I also got a coca-cola light. Not quite as good as a diet coke, but closer to diet coke than the "coffee" is to what I want. And the best part? They served it with ice! nice!

I just moved out of the hostel, waiting for Andrea to pick me up with her car to take me to her house. She made a cheesecake and is having some other students over for dinner. Hopefully I'll get pics with people in them tonight! And this weekend. There is no internet access at the house I'll be in, so you'll have to wait until Monday to hear from me again.

Miss you all!