Mari Mar works as the financial coordinator in the SYA Spain office. She is a lawyer by trade but changed her career when she started her position at SYA to have a more preferable work-life balance.
Celia and Mari Mar have been having 'intercambios' since the beginning of the school year where we meet for lunch and a language exchange. Mari Mar speaks English and Celia speaks Spanish. Or, shall we say, that we each try to speak each other's language with varying success.
In early February, Mari Mar generously invited Ellen and Celia to her home to share some traditional Spanish recipes including langostinos (shrimp), mussels, and Spanish omelet with eggs and potatoes. Everything was absolutely delicious!
Spanish style meals are eaten in courses and a typical Spanish lunch will have 2 courses. El primero is usually something like a salad or soup or another small appetizer, and el segundo is a generally meat, fish or poultry. Unlike in the U.S., Spaniards don't mix their vegetables or other side dish with their entree so when you have your fish, for instance, that's all that will on your plate -- no parsley, or potatoes, or green beans. Solo pescado.
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