CEA Sevilla

¡Hola a todos!

 

¿Cómo ha ido el primer fin de semana en Sevilla?  Esperamos que haya ido bien y que os estéis familiarizando con vuestra nueva ciudad y hogar.

En este blog podréis encontrar información sobre alojamiento, la parte académica, y el departamento de servicios al estudiante.

Por favor, leed esta información atentamente para estar al tanto de todas las actividades de CEA.

 

Hello everybody!

How was the first weekend in Seville? We hope it went well and you are becoming familiar with your new city and home!

On this blog you will find some important information about the Housing, Academics and Student Services departments. Please read the information carefully as it pertains to upcoming events and excursions.

Also, we will try to let you know what interesting activities are going on in the city and some personal recommendations. Please make sure you read all the information!

Housing:

Apartments:

· Check in-out forms are now available at CEA, please stop by the office to pick it up.

· Check your emails for information regarding the cleaning services.

· Remember you must decide who will be the representative for your apartment.

Academics:

 

Tuesday, January 22nd:

· Liberal Arts & Science: 11.00 a.m. Meet at CEA (Goal Setting & Career Development)

· Liberal Arts & Science: 4.15 p.m. Meet at “El Prado” Metro stop (to go together to UPO mandatory orientation at 5.00 p.m.) The accademic Dean will be there, please don´t forget to bring your CEA class schedule with you.

· Classes start at CEA Global Campus and UPO on Wednesday, January 23rd. Not at the University of Seville.

 

Metro Tips:

·         If you are attending classes at UPO, you have already received your metro card. To refill your card, you can do so at the metro ticket booths, or at a kiosk around the city, or in any Tobacos shop.

·         If you live in Los Remedios or Triana and are taking classes at UPO, the closest metro stop to you is along Avenida de República Argentina (Parque de los Principes, or, Plaza de Cuba)

Student Services:

· Treasure hunt deadline: Wednesday, January 23rd

· Student committee to those students who want to participate in the student committee and haven´t contacted us yet, please email us at staff.seville@gowithcea.com so we can have the first meeting soon.

· To all the students who haven´t given us a copy of their passports or visas, please do it ASAP, we need it for the upcoming excursions.

· Telephone numbers, please stop by the front desk or send us an email to give us your Spanish mobile number.

· If you are interested in volunteering, taking Flamenco dance classes, or playing soccer, please let us know so we can organize that for you.

 

 

Excursion Sign Up Information:

• Before each event or excursion, you will receive an e-mail with a link to a survey. In this survey you will indicate if you will attend the activity or not. There will be a deadline to finish the survey, and once it is completed you can´t make any changes. If there are any changes in plans, you will have to let us know by email or in person at the office. If you have not received any surveys, please e-mail staff.seville@gowithcea.com
• Today you will receive a survey to sign up for the overnight excursion to Córdoba and Granada, and our first cultural activity, the Flamenco show. The deadline to sign up for these activites will be Tuesday, January 29th.
• Rooms in the hotel in Granada will be doubles or triples.  You will be able to make a rooming request on the survey, however please keep in mind that we cannot guarantee these requests. 
• Today you should have received another survey with the sign up for the two night overnight excursion to Lisbon and Sintra, Portugal for March 15-17. The deadline for this sign up is February 12th. Please remember that this excursion is optional and requires additional payment directly to the travel agency, Solchasers.

Seville City Recommendations: 

As you know one of the best ways to get to know a new culture is by trying its food, here you will find a different tapas bar to try every week, enjoy! 

Tapas bar – Eslava

 

Address: Dirección: C/ Eslava, 3, 41002 Sevilla, España

Telephone:+34 954 90 65 68

Bus stop: Alameda de Hércules (Trajano)

 

If you really want to learn about Spanish gastronomy, why don´t you try to make one of the most famous dishes? Here is the recipe for the Spanish omelette!

Ingredients:

·         6-7 medium potatoes, peeled

·         1 whole yellow onion

·         5-6 large eggs

·         2-3 cups of olive oil for pan frying

·         Salt to taste

Directions:

Cut the peeled potatoes in half lengthwise. Then, with the flat side on the cutting surface, slice the potato in pieces approximately 1/8" thick.

Peel and chop the onion into 1/4" pieces. Put potatoes and onions into a bowl and mix them together. Salt the mixture.

 

In a large, heavy, non-stick frying pan, heat the olive oil on medium high heat. Carefully place the potato and onion mixture into the frying pan, spreading them evenly over the surface. The oil should almost cover the potatoes. You may need to turn down the heat slightly, so the potatoes do not burn.

Leave in pan until the potatoes are cooked. If you can poke a piece of potato with a spatula and it easily breaks in two, your potatoes are done. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon or spatula and allow oil to drain.

 

Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl and beat by hand with a whisk or fork. Pour in the potato onion mixture. Mix together with a large spoon.

Pour 1-2 Tbsp of olive oil into a small, non-stick frying pan (aprox. 9-10”) and heat on medium heat. Be careful not to get the pan too hot because the oil will burn - or the tortilla will! When hot, stir the potato onion mixture once more and “pour” into the pan and spread out evenly. Allow the egg to cook around the edges. Then you can carefully lift up one side of the omelet to check if the egg has slightly “browned.” The inside of the mixture should not be completely cooked and the egg will still be runny.

When the mixture has browned on the bottom, you are ready to turn it over to cook the other side. Take the frying pan to a sink. Place a large dinner plate (12”) upside down over the frying pan. With one hand on the frying pan handle and the other on top of the plate to hold it steady, quickly turn the frying pan over and the omelet will “fall” onto the plate. Place the frying pan back on the range and put just enough oil to cover the bottom and sides of the pan. Let the pan warm for 30 seconds or so. Now slide the omelet into the frying pan. Use the spatula to shape the sides of the omelet. Let the omelet cook for 3-4 minutes. Turn the heat off and let the tortilla sit in the pan for 2 minutes.

Slide the omelette onto a plate to serve.

That´s all folks,

 

Have a good week!