I've done a bit more baking while here, making some pear and apple cakes. However, it seems like I left my ability to tell when cakes are done in Canada, so I've been having some troubles. I could list a million reasons, such as using Celsius, different flour, different fats, etc, but in reality it's because I just can't figure it out anymore. Tonight I'm making a very Canadian dish for my host family... fajitas! I went to three different grocery stores and still couldn't find all of the ingredients, but I'm not super worried. I was a bit sad when I bought a packaged taco seasoning mix because I couldn't find cumin, but it had the right ingredients, so I got it.
I haven't been super busy lately, just normal school and protesting and the like. I did go to a concert at Teatro Politeama, which was super neat. Teatro Politeama was originally built as a multi purpose theatre to house all sorts of shows, from equestrian to acrobatics to plays, and was originally open-aired. We sat on the floor of the theatre, but there was two levels of boxes, and a level of more seating above us. I thought the acoustics were excellent there, from what I could tell, and I really enjoyed the performance.
Also, there's snow on the mountains around Palermo! It makes for a nice change of scenery, and reminds me of Canada, but I'm not a super huge fan of the cold when I don't get to go skiing, or at least have my mitts or boots!
Here's some photos:
Protesters. You can tell these guys are from an art school as their signs are a lot nicer than the normal spray paint and old bedsheet. I like the scissors demonstrating the cutting of funds to education, and woman painted on one is labelled "Saint of Ignorance".
More signs
The two levels of box seating.
The stage.
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