My time in Spain
- 1. An Experience inSpain Dave Morrison
- 2. Outline ● Part 1—Whatdid I learn about Spain? ● Food ● Music ● Places ● Customs ● Language ● People ● Part 2—What did I learn from Spain?
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- 4. Food--Jamón ● There area thousand ways to eat jamón in Spain, here are some of my favorites ● Jamón serrano ● Longaniza ● Morcilla ● Filete de cerdo
- 5. Jamón! ● And Ilove jamón! I even bought my own!
- 6. 5 weeks later... ●For the sake of my health, it is probably good that I only bought one
- 7. Olive Oil ● Oliveoil is perhaps the most pervasive (common) ingredient in Spanish food, and I had a lot of it ● I went through 8 L this year and last
- 8. Pescaito Frito ● Pescaitofrito is perhaps the emblematic food of Málaga ● And no, it is not pescaDito frito, saying like that would be absurd
- 9. Salmorejo and Lentejas—My attemptsat Spanish cocina ● There are a zillion great Spanish foods, and what is more amazing is that for each great Spanish food that exists, at least 5 towns have their own twist on it ● Example—Salmorejo, Porra, Gazpacho
- 10. Porra Americana ● Hereis porra americana, which I made myself! It got the recipe from a Cordobesa, I was taught how to make it by a Malagueña
- 12. Alas... ● Admittedly, myporra americana is not as good as salmorejo cordobés or porra antequerana. All Spaniards who tried it could only say—
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- 14. Lentejas ● I wantedto make a dish using sofrito, which I know to be the base of many Spanish dishes. I decided on lentejas, and my Spanish abuela and next door neighbor, Doña Ana, taught me how!
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- 21. Spanish Music ● Musicis an integral part of any culture, since it communicates the experiences and perspectives of its people in a more immediate direct way than most other artistic mediums ● Some of my favorite Spanish musical experiences included ● Murgas at Carnaval ● Procesiones during Semana Santa ● Flamenco, whenever and wherever (Jorge Pardo) ● Coplas (El Cafe de Chinitas, La Morena de mi Copla)
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- 23. Procesiones during SemanaSanta ● Epic trumpet music, beautiful tronos
- 24. Llevo 12 !@#$horas llevando este trono y ahora estoy comiendo la cabeza del tío enfrente de mi “Throne face”
- 25. Flamenco ● I havealways loved flamenco music. In Spain I enjoyed a number and variety of concerts delivered by a great number of cantaores, bailaores, y tocaores ● Free Friday night flamenco concerts in Baeza last year, in a cellar ● Sara Baras (baile) ● Countless concerts with toque/cante ● Jorge Pardo (flamenco/jazz fusion)
- 26. Flamenco Lessons ● Icould not have been luckier than to have lessons at Portada Alta from Dani Heredia. They were a lot of fun, and a great challenge
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- 28. In Spain ● Listof places I've been to in Spain... ● Malaga, Ronda, Antequera, Baeza, Ubeda, Jaen, Cordoba, Granada, Sevilla, Toledo, Barcelona, Avila, Madrid, Salamanca, Nerja, toda la Costa del Sol, Almeria, Valencia etc... ● All of these places are remarkable for their history and their culture. Spain is a large country, but, given its cultural diversity, it should be 5 times larger. And I haven't even been to the North
- 29. But Malaga isthe best ● I don't know why, but out of all the wonderful places in Spain, Malaga is my favorite. I think it has something to do with the ocean air, the weather, the food, and the people ● I consider myself an adopted boqueron, but if you all would give me your blessing, it would mean a lot...
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- 32. Language ● I havebeen in Spain for 2 years, and I think my Spanish has improved quite a lot ● But if one thing is for sure, my knowledge of jargon, local sayings and expressions has exploded. This really increased my capacity for self-expression, gave me some good laughs, and taught me more about the Spanish people
- 33. Some of myfavorite sayings ● Trabajo menos que el camarero de la Santa Cena ● Vete a freir monos ● Tiene mas cojones que el toro de Osborne ● He oido hablar tan bien de ti que creía que estabas muerto ● Eres mas lento que el caballo del malo ● Está aliquindoi
- 34. People ● The peoplein Spain are my favorite part about Spain. In fact, I never would have come here if I didn´t already know I liked the people. I have known two families in Malaga since I was a very young child, and my experiences with them brought me here
- 35. Some words ● Hereare some words that I think of when I think of the Spanish and Spanish life (this list has an Andalucian bias) ● The following words are in no particular order
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