Sometimes those tuna lasagna days are worth remembering.
Hailey Rodriguez at the Alcazar de Segovia, Spain UA-in-Spain
Going into my study abroad everyone would rave to me about how delicious the food in Europe was. Don’t get me wrong, I love the food here, but sometimes the residence cafeteria food is different. Up until this point, I am more than happy to try new things.
Traditional Spanish cuisine loves to throw in a bit of canned tuna into any dish. I took that knowledge with the tiniest bit of salt, because how true could that be? Well, it’s as true as tuna lasagna. To tell you the truth (on the down low) I really enjoyed it. The taste of the tuna is not too strong; like you can tell there is something in it, but you can’t exactly pinpoint what it is. after hearing thoughts from the other people in my program, I would say there were mixed reviews. Some of the people from my cohort ate it for both lunch and dinner, was I one of those people, yes. This is not to say that I am going to try and make tuna lasagna when I get back to the states, but if someone were to give me tuna lasagna again, I’d enjoy it.
The tuna lasagna taught me a couple different things. It taught me that sometimes you just got to go headfirst into new experiences. There is so much more to a culture than what you read or study in class. Sometimes you got to try those “odd to us Americans” dishes to truly appreciate another culture. It is also a testament to push yourself through those tough times. With studying abroad, you can have amazing days and tuna lasagna days. Sometimes those tuna lasagna days are ones that are still worth remembering, more so than you would think.