For some reason, the meals here are HUGE to me. Probably because I'm used to eating on a college budget. My host mom is a great cook and all my meals are super healthy and well-rounded, which I'm very grateful for.
Okay, so breakfast (desayuno) in my casa is generally a bowl of fruit, toast, and oatmeal, along with tea and water (and coffee for my host mom). For lunch (almuerzo) we have some sort of meat-and-carbs combo-- mashed potatoes and chicken, rice and pork (YUM), lentil soup, etc. And a salad. So far, the salad has been carrots and and lettuce with fresh lemon juice as a dressing! Muy rico! And then yogurt with fruit for dessert.
To have dinner in Chile is tomar once. Which literally translates to "to have/drink eleven." But anyway, dinner is the lightest meal of the day and is generally just toast, maybe some cheese and crackers too. I am hardly ever hungry here because every meal is so satisfying. The other exchange students and I definitely aren't used to eating such rich meals, and our host families seem to be perpetually offering us more food. But that's fine with me!
Tonight Edu and I are going to the grocery store together so I'll get to see more food. Yesterday Anna & I went and we saw some crazy things, like this:
Yes, these are pickles and pickled vegetables in a bag. Muy raro!
Hopefully sometime in the next couple of days I'll also go to the market and see more! Food food food.
Here's a picture of Valdivia before I go:
This is Rio Valdivia, which I cross to get to my university. There are tons of sea lions, which are adorable but apparently very dangerous. Behind the buildings behind the sea lions is al centro, the downtown area.I have more pictures and stories, but I have to leave now for my oral Spanish placement test! Chao!
Awesome sea lions!!! How is the Cocker Spaniel that lives in the garden?
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