cola cao

i was told i must have churros and hot chocolate before i leave spain. i haven´t had a good version yet, but i did just have cola cao powdered hot chocolate and i must say, it´s a hell of a lot better than swiss miss.

even though i´ve subbed water and red wine for soda, losing weight or even not putting on weight is going to be a challenge here.

every morning at 9am (3am Atlanta time) we all meet in a dining hall and help ourselves to the breakfast buffet. every morning i approach the breakfast buffet thinking i am only going to have cafe con leche which is coffee with milk, but i can never escape that damned breakfast buffet. i always leave with a small(ish) pastry, some tortilla española (something similar to a quiche or an omelette - egg and potato), some ham...basically i have breakfast.

at 2pm (8am Atlanta time) we all meet in the dining hall for a 3 course lunch. of course you don´t have to eat all three courses, but i usually do. yesterday´s first course was a salad, the second course was potatoes and roast chicken and the third was cheescake. of course i ate all of it.

at 9pm (3pm Atlanta time) we meet in the dining hall for the third time to have a 3 course dinner. last night it was a salad again, then roast pork and green beans and squash and natilla for dessert. natilla is like a custard. its divine. when i went to bed last night i was full and feeling somewhat guilty for indulging so much and it´s only the first day! GAH! i hope today i can exercise more self control. there is no snacking here - which is perfect.

i´ve been noticing the way i speak english has changed. i feel like it comes out slower and more carefully. as if everyone i speak to in english doesn´t understand. i actually don´t mind it as so many people have told me i speak to fast.
lola. over and out.