Mexican food

I had Mexican food 3 times this week.  I was jonesing pretty bad.  I had some decent nachos twice in a row, killer enchiladas with mole sauce, and some tacos with the best hot sauce I've had so far in Barcelona.  I even had some agua de tamarindo tonight.  The menus are confusing for me because all the Mexican Spanish is converted into Spanish Spanish and I have no idea what is going on.  Mexican food is also a good deal fancier than in the States.  There are no taco trucks here, but the fancy Mexican food is delicious.  It's a whole different, incomparable experience.  Here is the big problem; things do not come with a side of beans and rice.  One restaurant didn't even have beans or rice on the menu.  This is a big, big deal.  For those of you who know me well, you know about my unhealthy obsession with lardy beans.

The hunt is on.

(P.S. Why do I keep moving farther and farther away from where the tacos are?)

Technical difficulties

I am trying to post a short video of the Correfoc in Gracia last week, but I am having technical difficulties.  In the mean time, check out new photos by clicking on the Picasa link on the left.  Stay tuned...

La Festa, Gràcia!

The Festa Major de Gràcia is probably the coolest thing I have experienced here.  For you Oly folks, it is like the Procession of the Species, but for 24/7 (literally every hour for a week) + lots of drinking.  Different neighborhoods dress up their street and compete with decorations made from recycled and found materials.  Some of themes include horror, burlesque, cartoons, and bees.  There are free concerts, films, poetry readings, classes, etc. for the whole community to enjoy.  The energy is absolutely electric.  Everyone has so much Catalan and Gracia pride and the festival is very intergenerational.  Everything is outside so it is easy to cruise around with Duke.  Everyone falls all over him of course.  Someone even told me that they were gay for my dog.  I have taken tons of photos so far so check out my Picasa to see more!

Cava Tasting!

I went to the Penedes region to go cava tasting with some people from my TEFL program.  We sort of took a nap on the grass of one of the wineries while waiting for them to open (there was a mix up with our tour reservation).  Of course, the owner drove up and thought we were drunk and passed out on the lawn.  He asked us if we had enjoyed his cava :)