Cordoba, Argentina 2013: Los Jesuitas y una sorpresa

So, since I missed my upload yesterday I thought I would try uploading from my phone during our 2 hour lunch break which is just not quite enough time to go back and eat. But it's ok because I brought a packed lunch with ice that leaks horrible when it melts.
But anyway, yesterday morning we went to the cathedral down town so first I was proud of making it down there by myself though I did get off at a stop to early so I got to walk some and see a bit more of the city. But the cathedral was so pretty. They had the tour in English which was strange since 4 people there didn't speak English and we all knew passable Spanish but anyway. I took lots of pictures of the cathedral and some other places the Jesuits founded.

El Catedral

La Manzana Jesuitica

Notice the nice boat like ceiling

Everywhere had very detailed, and brightly colored tiling inside

Some very old books I'm not sure I was actually supposed to be taking pictures of

And then I went home for lunch which was so great, they had tortilla patata which was my favorite meal from Spain. I took an interesting route there because I picked the wrong bus but anyway, I made it. After a quick lunch I made it back for my 3 and a half hour Spanish class which wasn't that bad actually. We even had a 30 minute break in the middle.

Tortilla patata y calabasin con queso

I made it home with no problems which was new and different. I almost feel as if I have found my way around the neighborhood. One day I'm going to take the back roads bus and find out if I can make it back that way.

I fell asleep during my normal blog time which was a nice nap. Dinner was good but somehow I ended up eating alone with the baby. Who I now have photo evidence of with the salt shaker.

After dinner I went to a kind of hang out place and talked with some students and locals in Spanish for a while which was some great practice. I really enjoyed it.

Yes, that is the salt shaker in the baby's mouth. And no, I did not use it when I was offered it 2 minutes after I snuck this picture for proof.

Today was an interesting morning. I got to school and they were like 'surprise, get in this unmarked car and hand them this piece of paper'. And then we drove for a while on a gravel road. And then we pulled up at this farm house. And then some people were like, 'ready to ride horses?' And we were like 'sure'. So first we made some bread dough by hand that was then cooked in a fire oven. And then I learned how to trot a horse. It was an interesting experience to learn how to ride a horse in Spanish.