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Alimentos para el alma

Welcome to my Fulbright Project.

"La comida para el cuerpo no es suficiente.
Debe haber alimento para el alma."
Food for the body is not enough.
There must be food for the soul. 
- Dorothy Day

Us Under the Stars

All the Stars: La Palma's Night Sky

Location: La Palma, Las Islas Canarias, España
Soul Site: Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos
Alimento: Bienmesabe, Príncipe Alberto, Rapaduras
Highlights: The night sky, hiking

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Hiking with Friends

Bear Hug: Ortigosa de Cameros

Location: Ortigosa de Cameros, La Rioja, España
Soul Site: Los montes de Ortigosa de Cameros (the hills of Ortigosa de Cameros)
Alimento: Barbacoa (barbecue)
Highlight: Cows.

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Fardelejos

Far from Home: The Pueblos of Arnedillo and Arnedo

Locations: Arnedillo and Arnedo, La Rioja, España
Soul Site: Ermita de la Virgen de la Torre (Arnedillo)
Alimento: Fardelejos (Arnedo)
Highlight: Pozas de Arnedillo

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Tocino del cielo

Heaven's Bacon: A Sevillian Basilica & Tocino del Cielo

Location: Sevilla, Andalucía, España
Soul Site: Basilica del Gran Poder
Alimento: Tocino del Cielo
Highlights: Statue of Jesus del Gran Poder, Torrico's Stations of the Cross, El Rinconcillo

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Piquillo Peppers

Icon: Calahorra's Pasos & Peppers

Location: Calahorra, La Rioja, España
Soul Site: Iglesia de San Francisco
Alimento: Peppers
Highlights: Permanent exhibition of Pasos of Semana Santa + Calahorra Roman history tour

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Garroticos

In the Kitchen: Pamplona's Cathedral

Location: Pamplona (Iruña), Navarra, España
Soul Site: Santa María La Real Cathedral of Pamplona
Alimento: Garroticos from Pastas Beatriz
Highlights: The cathedral's old kitchen + panoramic views of Pamplona

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Lemon Meringue Pie

Pie for breakfast: Lemon Pie and Family in Barcelona

Location: Barcelona, Catalunya, España; Soul Site: Basilica de la Sagrada Familia; Alimento: Marta's Lemon Pie; Highlights: Diada de Sant Jordi

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Yuso Monastery

Suso, Yuso and Me: San Millan's Monastery...and Candy

Location: San Millán de la Cogolla & Berceo, La Rioja, España
Soul Site: The Monasterios of Suso and Yuso
Alimentos: Chuches and bocadillos
Highlight: The walk from San Millán to Berceo

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THE Cappuccino

Take two, Toledo: Toledo's Cathedral, Marzapan, and a Slow Cappuccino

Location: Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, España
Soul Site: Santa Iglesia Catedral Primada de Toledo
Alimento: A slow, slow cappuccino (and marzapan)
Highlights: Library of Castile-La Mancha

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Ice Cream

With Love for Logroño: The Love Letter

Location: Logroño, La Rioja, España
Soul Site: Concatedral de Santa María de la Redonda (+ my school, and Logroño's other historical churches)
Alimentos: Un poco de todo (a little bit of everything + ice cream)
Highlight: These memories (digital scrapbook!)

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