Oct 7 & 8- Mass at the Cathedral & Cook and Taste

I went to mass with my friend Nicole at the Barcelona Cathedral last Sunday and it was really cool. The service was in Spanish so I could only understand parts of it, but the Cathedral was amazing. The next day we went to a "Cook and Taste" with my study abroad program and learned how to make a 4 course Spanish meal with professional chefs! We made a red pepper and saffron soup, tortilla de patatas and pan con tomate which is very popular in Spain (it's like an omelet with potatoes and bread with tomato juice rubbed on the top with olive oil), paella which is a Spanish rice dish with vegetables and meat or seafood, and crema Catalana which is similar to flan. The entire dinner took about 3 hours and it was so delicious! We got to help out with the cooking, but our chef spoke to us in Spanish so it was confusing sometimes. She asked me something in Spanish and I didn't know what she said, so I just replied with "creo que si" which means I think so. Apparently she asked me if the water was boiling and she said, "Not I think so. the water is clearly boiling!" She was really funny, we had a great time. I have the recipes too so I can cook everyone Spanish food when I get back!

The Barcelona Cathedral

Us attempting to cook and speak Spanish at the Cook and Taste

My friend Priya and I cutting peppers for our vegetarian paella!

Me using a blowtorch making Crema Catalana with our chef