On Saturday, January 3rd, we spent the day wandering around all by ourselves, discovering new markets and plazas with churches. In the evening, Elba´s friend Julia came over and we made ´makis´, which were not just normal sushi. We made the rolls with vegetables and cheese, and with rice covering the outside. THEN, we cut the rolls in half, dipped them in egg and breadcrumbs, and fried them! They were delicious. We also rolled chunks of cheese in egg and breadcrumbs many times, then fried these. This was amazing (although perhaps not an every day food). After dinner, Laura got her hair cut at a local salon while the other girls read Mexican tabloids, which each feature a barely-clad woman on the front and as a centre-fold. In the evening, Morelia put on a fireworks display
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