Expatiperro

I can't embed the video into this blog post, so you'll just have to follow this link to see my appearance on the Catalan state news. No, I wasn't involved in a crime or catastrophe- the segment is on cooking classes in Barcelona, or as the title translates to, "The attraction of cooking." Not quite as exciting as having my mug shot put up on screen, but still, pretty cool. And story behind it is as follows.

Last month, I accepted an invitation extended to me by two of my students and enrolled in a month-long, once a week cooking class. Over the 4 class sessions, we learned how to make "cuina de mercat," or "market food"- meals that we could make easily, with vegetables and meat that was easily gotten at the farmer's market or grocery store. Cod with mustard sauce, vegetarian paella, tradiational Catalan beef stew, tiramisu- all of it tasty, quick, and easy to make. Though not idiot-proof - I'm still capable of messing up almost anything that touches my hands in the ktichen, so don't expect perfection if I ever try to cook one of these dishes for you. But all in all, it was a great cultural, linguistic, and delicious experience.

The segment is 2 minutes long, but I only appear in the last 30 seconds. And no, I'm not falling asleep during my close-up; that's just my intense concentration/intense hunger combination face. Enjoy!

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UPDATE, 2/11: The video was finally uploaded to YouTube! Enjoy the embedded, condensed version.