¿Qué planes tenéis para Semana Santa? ¿Vais a ver alguna procesión?
What are your plans for Holy Week? Are you going to see any of the processions?
- CEA Office hours during Holy week: we will be open from Monday to Wednesday from 9.00 to 15.00
- Interested in learning about toreros and bull fights before you see one? The Sport and Culture class has a guest speaker, a Bullfighter, coming to teach them all about bullfights, what to expect, and how it works. The professor has kindly extended the invitation to all of you! You are welcome to join in on the class and learn about bullfights before you see one yourself the following week. Monday, April 1st at 5:00 PM at CEA! Please come!
Housing:
- Please remember that there won´t be cleaning service during Semana Santa (Holy Week)
Student Services: - Holy week is in Christianity the last week of Lent and the week before Easter. It includes the religious holidays of Palm Sunday, Thursday (Holy Thursday), Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. It does not include Easter Sunday. In our city this week is a super huge event and it is almost here!!! for all the students that are interested in seeing and knowing more about this tradition, nazarenos' dressing, brotherhoods, and the itinerary please check out this link: http://www.semanasantaentumovil.com/llamador/
Activities sponsored by CEA
- Excursions: Use the survey to sign up for the day trip to Jerez on Friday, April 5th as well as the final excursion to Lagos, Portugal on April 26-27. You have until March 22nd to do so.
- Sign up for immersion activities: The survey to sign up for the remaining cultural immersion activities has been sent out! You can use this form to sign up for the Bullfight, and Farewell Reception. Please do so ASAP!
- CEA Student Committee is holding a food drive! Bring in a non-perishable food item to CEA (pasta, canned goods, etc) so the committee can then donate it to a local soup kitchen for those in need.
- If you are intesreted in doing that and more, the student committee is also organizing a day to volunteer at the soup kitchen! It will be a Sunday after semana santa, stay tuned for the official date, where you can help prepare food and the serve it to those less fortuante than ourselves. This is a fantastic way to give back to your temporary seville community! If you are interested, you can contact CEA via email or in person or to the student committee.
- The Banco de alimentos (Food bank) de Sevilla will be doing a food drive, operación kilo, at a local shopping center on April 6th. They are looking for volunteers to help with the effort. Volunteers commit to an AM (10-14) or PM (15-18 or 18-22) shift to work reception point, puntos de recogido, at the local shopping center to pass out bags and receive donations. This is a great way to help out those in need while you are here in Sevilla, and to practice your Spanish. Interested people will receive further information about times, vocabulary, etc.
Introducing.... STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Here's a link from Clare Ellis´s blog, she is an academic year student, take a look at the blog of the student who has been here all year! check out her experience...
Activities not sponsored by CEA
- This week we would like to recommend you to enjoy the traditionals stops in the most famous cafes in the city and have there a tipical dessert for this time, torrijas, pestiños, etc. enjoy it!
Location: Plaza de Vicente Aleixandre, 20
Tapas recipe for the week: Espinacas con Garbanzos
- 1/2 pound (230 grams) dried chickpeas, cooked until soft and tender* or two 15-ounce cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 6 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound (450 grams) spinach, washed
- A hefty 1-inch slice from a country loaf or about 2 slices from sandwich loaf bread (2.5 ounces or 75 grams), crusts removed and cut inset small cubes
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) tomato sauce (I used canned stuff I keep around)
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Lemon juice, to taste
Directions:
- Place a large saucepan over medium heat and add half the olive oil. When it is hot, add the spinach with a pinch of salt (in batches, if necessary) and stir well. Remove when the leaves are just tender, drain in a colander and set aside.
- Heat 2 more tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Fry the bread for about 5 minutes or until golden brown all over, then the remaining tablespoon of oil and the garlic, cumin and pepper. Cook for 1 minute more or until the garlic is nutty brown.
- Transfer to a food processor, blender or mortar and pestle along with the vinegar, and mash to a paste. Return the mixture to the pan and add the drained chickpeas and tomato sauce. Stir until the chickpeas have absorbed the flavors and are hot. Season with salt and pepper.
- If the consistency is a little thick, add some water. Add the spinach and cook until it is hot. Check for seasoning and serve with paprika on top, or on fried bread toasts (as the Spanish do).
That´s all folks,
Have a great Holy week
