I have returned from my morning walk to the open-air market on Praza de Abastos. The market is a myriad of gardeners and their flowers, butchers and fishermen with their meat, artisans at their wine and cheese stands, and old ladies from the countryside sewing handmade clothing. It is bright, beautiful, and busy.
I did eye the many options of Tetilla (Galician specialty cheese) which is in the shape of a woman's breast-- nipple and all. The story goes that the artisans shaped the cheese like that as a proverbial "finger to the man" hundreds of years ago and the shape stuck around. The cheese is soft, mild, and is often served with drizzles of local honey.
And, finally, do not misunderstand this next section to mean that I am finished processing all of my experience. However, know that I am and always will be a woman of decision and therefore, tend to decipher the puzzle pretty early on and quite accurately for my purposes...
What I'll Take from this Experience...
To learn Spanish
To relearn German
To keep connection with those who I have met on the Camino and others who have positively marked my life
To travel more
To consolidate (you really don't need as many things as you have)
To live life less seriously
Eat bread, cheese, olive oils, vino, honey, cafe, and chocolate
To respect time to yourself, because it is a delicate balance between solidarity and loneliness
To respect and encourage another's way of doing something, because it is their way
To embrace my weaknesses in order to give me strength and encourage others to do the same
Photos of the Market & tetillas
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