Dear students,
Are you ready for the last excursion with the CEA team? We are really excited to share this trip with all of you!
Hola chicos,
¿Estáis preparados para la última excursión con el equipo de CEA? ¡Nosotros estamos muy emocionados por compartir este viaje con todos vosotros!
Here are some important reminders:
Academics:
- Please complete the GPI survey, by logging into your "my CEA account" ASAP.
Housing:
- Remember that on May, 1st there will be no cleaning services due to a public holiday. We will be in contact with the students affected by this event so as to rearrange it.
- CEA Housing department has been officialy informed that this Sunday, April 28th the power will be shut off in Asunción st. between 8 AM and 2 PM.
Student Services:
Activities sponsored by CEA
- Overnight excursion to Lagos, Portugal: This Friday, 26th we will meet at the corner of the restaurant "Oriza" just in front of the University of Seville to go to Lagos, Portugal. Please do not forget to bring a camera with you, some funds, your swimsuit and a beach towel for your free time.
- Remember that on Friday you have to wear your swimsuit on the bus, since there will be no time to change your clothes once we leave Seville.
Here is the itinerary:
Friday
7:45 a.m. Meet at University of Sevilla & Oriza Restaraunt.
8:00 a.m. Leave Seville for Algarve (All time from now on will be in Portuguese time, 1 hour earlier than Spanish)
11:00 am. Arrive Portimao. Boat tour around Portimao that includes lunch.
3:00 Finish boat tour, leave marina for hotel
4:30 Arrive Lagos. Check in to hotel and free time.
7:30. Optional walk to city center with Staff.
Saturday
8:00-10:00 Complimentary hotel breakfast.
11:00 Deadline to check out of the hotel. We will meet at the hotel lobby and will leave the suitcases in the hotel locker.
11:00 Optional visit to Punta de Piedad or free time for beach, lunch
5:00 p.m. Meet at bus station drop off point (WITH SUITCASES) to leave Lagos.
9:30 (Spanish time) We arrive in Seville.
Activities not sponsored by CEA
Activities not sponsored by CEA
Student Committee's activities:
•Here's a picture of your fellow study abroad-ers helping out at a local food drive! They went on a Saturday and collected food items from customers to give back to the community. Great job girls!- Soup Kitchen Update: The tentative date to volunteer at the local soup kitchen will be Sunday, May 5th. Please let us know ASAP if you would like to participate.
- Food drive: please bring in a non-perishable food item CEA and the student committee will organize it and bring it to the soup kitchen or ONG organization. You have until Friday, May 3rd to turn in non-perishable food items so the student committee can donate it.
- Clothes drive: At the end of the semester when you're packing to go home, I bet you will notice that you have accumulated a lot of clothes you don't want anymore, books you won't bring back, etc. If you want to donate them instead of throwing them away, bring them to CEA and together with the student committee and ONG organazations we can donate them to people in need.
- If you have no plans for this Sunday why don´t you join this amazing walk that NATURANDA is organizing along María Luisa park. An historian will explain all the charming corners of this park! The duration is between 2 and 3 hours. For more information please check their website. Here is the link: http://naturanda.com/proximas-actividades
Tapas bar recommendation: Bar Alfalfa
Location: Calle Candilejo, 1
Classic bar in La Alfalfa with great tapas!
Spanish recipe of the day: Berenjenas rellenas (Stuffed Eggplant)
Ingredients:
- 4 small eggplants
- 2 medium onions
- 3 cloves of garlic
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 green bell pepper
- 3/4 pound ground beef and pork mixture (or you could just do one or the other)
- Tomato sauce (or tomate frito here in Spain)
- Mozzarella cheese
- Sea salt
- Black pepper
2.Wash the eggplants well and cut them in half lengthwise
3.Put them on a baking sheet, skin side down and make criss cross cuts through the flesh
4.Drizzle with lots of olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and fresh ground pepper
5.Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until flesh is completely tender
6.Take out of the over and let rest for 15 minutes covered in aluminum foil while you prepare the filling
7.Mince the garlic and dice the onion and pepper very small
8.Start to saute the diced vegetables in hot olive oil while you scrape out the flesh of each eggplant and add it to the pan
9.When the vegetables are starting to brown, add the ground meat and saute until cooked through.
10.Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
11.Let the mixture rest for a few minutes before filling the empty eggplant skins.12.Add a layer of tomato sauce to the empty skins before filling
13.Fill each skin to the top, and cover in mozzarella cheese
14.Put under the broiler until just browned on the top
15.Enjoy your stuffed eggplants!
That´s all folks,
Have a lovely excursion!!!
