Vivo sin arrepentimiento : Magdalenas y Palacios (Muffins and Palaces)

Yesterday, February 20th, was an eventful day. My day started off with my culture of food class. It was a pretty typical lecture where I learned about ham. Fun fact: chorizo is pig's neck stuffed in pig's intestine... gross. My next class was contemporary literature. In this class we had a special treat! My teacher took us to a monastery where we met a nun who had lived there for 70 years. We bought special magdalenas (muffins) for the nuns and learned that the only money they live off of is the profits they get from selling these muffins. The muffins were delicious and we took them to the nearby café and drank cafe con leche, ate muffins, and analyzed our literature book! A perfect class!

Medusa tiled floor

After going home and eating a chickpea and spinach soup, I went for an afternoon tour at palacio lebrijo. This palace was owned by the Countess of Lebrija who bought the home and stored all of her antiques and turned it into a museum. This palace was adorned with countless handmade tiles, roman ruins, and ceramic plates. The art was absolutely gorgeous and I would definitely love to live in a palace like this one!