My 3rd year students (around 15 years old) decided to have a day where we each brought in a recipe. Most of them are attempts at American or English food though I do see somehing that looks like flan on the table. I made buffalo chicken wing dip with a mild sauce (because Spain doesn't own hot sauce). It was definitely not as hot as I would have liked but I decided it would do. Next thing I know my students are running to get drinks of water, insisting it was the hottest thing they'd ever eaten. I told them they need to do some training before they visit me in Buffalo.
I love this class, though I did tell them that this is the first time all year they all brought their homework in. Food is their only motivation.
One boy made chocolate chip cookies, which is a foreign concept for them. The only ones they eat are the chips ahoy ones they get at the store. A girl made cheesecake with blueberry sauce on it, one made donuts, tiramisu, strawberry cake, chicken and potatoes, apple cake... needless to say I didn't eat lunch this day.
After this day we decided that from now on every Tuesday someone will bring in food. This past week a girl made Spanish omlette so that my visiting friend Ryan could try it. Delicious.
Also, my title of this blog is the Spanish rendition of "eeny meeny miny moe", which I learned from my favorite little Spanish babies. They teach me the more exciting things and they are the least shy about correcting me. And. I might lose all my Spanish once I leave but I will certainly not forget this little phrase.
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