Tortitas!

Today was like a normal weekday: we went to class, ate lunch and then went to read on the beach. Something out of the ordinary: we prepared a presentation about Galicia that we'll give in class tomorrow. It has a be 15-20 minutes. WHAT I can barely do that in English! Anyway, a little bit about Galicia: it is one of the seventeen autonomous communities in Spain, and is located in the northeast, right above Portugal. Its capital is Santiago de Compostela, and if that name sounds familiar it's because since the ninth century thousands of people have been making the pilgrimage to see the body of St. James. In Spain he is only referred to as 'Santiago de Compostela,' and his tomb is special because supposedly it contains his whole body. Churches are venerated when they have only a finger or maybe a bone (called relics), but this place has the whole body, great! Anyway, Lindsey and I brought presents for our host mom Carmen, and Lindsey's was maple syrup from her home state. That got us talking about pancakes and next thing I know we're making them! Carmen said she had never tried them before, but she seemed to really enjoy them. For not having made pancakes before, Carmen knew what to put on them! In addition to the syrup we had the choice of whipped cream, margarine, and two flavors of ice cream. As they say in Spain, ñum!

 Our attractive stack of little pancakes, which are called 'tortitas' in Spanish.

 Lindsey and Carmen sitting down to the wholesome meal. Can you guess who's who?

Here's Galicia! For reference, Santiago de Compostela is located in La Coruña.