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Sevilla, Spain
My fourth weekend trip, while studying abroad in Morocco, was to Sevilla, Spain. (This was done in order to renew my Morocco visa.) I had previously attempted to get a student visa directly from the Moroccan Embassy in D.C., but had been unable to get in contact with them. Technically one does not “need” the visa as long as the stint in Morocco is shorter than 90 days. Because my total stay would be just over 90 days this meant that I would need to leave the country during my stay and then reenter the country again. I could have simply visited one of the two Spanish enclaves in north…
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Seafood Paella
Paella is a saffron rice dish made in a pan with some sort of meat cooked with it. It is absolutely delicious!! Paella originates from Valencia, Spain. The word Paella means frying pan in Valencian. Paella was originally made with whatever was on hand. People often used tomatoes, snails, onions, sometimes duck or rabbit, and on special occasions saffron was added. There are two main versions of Paella. Paella Valenciana is made with rabbit, chicken, sometimes duck, beans and green vegetables. While Paella de Marisco is made with seafood and without the beans and green vegetables. The recipe I have included is for Paella de Marisco. The Recipe This recipe…