A few months ago we joined an organization called InterNations. They are an international organization and their mission is simply to “helps expats to feel at home abroad, meet people and find information about their new environment.” It was founded in 2007 and now has over 2.2 million members and they are present in 390 cities worldwide. Every month they hold an official event which we have attended. Last Friday we went to an official event at the Latxaska Restaurant in Alicante.

When we arrived we were greeted at the door and provided a name tag. Inside we mingled with other members and quickly made acquaintances with other Expats. The members are from all over the world. We met with people from the UK, USA, Spain, Haiti, and numerous other countries.

As part of the event the restaurant did a demonstration of how to make Spanish sangria. One of the restaurant employees made the Sangria and provided a free drink of Sangria for every member.

If you are interested in watching how he made the Spanish sangria check out the video.

https://youtu.be/kWvxLKWKBG0

There were assorted tapas being served and we enjoyed several tasty tapas.

There were some unique tapas, such as pigtail, ganache as well as two types of paella. The first paella we tried was called “arroz negro” which means black rice and is made with some unique ingredients. The paella contains, white rice, squid, garlic, olive oil and squid ink. The squid ink makes the rice dish black and enhances the seafood taste.

We decided to at least try the black paella without assuming we would not like it. We got a plate of the black paella with a dab of garlic paste and tried it.

We tried some of the black paella but it is an acquired taste and we enjoyed the yellow paella more.

We stayed for about three hours and mingled with some expats. We enjoyed a few drinks with friends and had a wonderful evening.

“Adios y que tenga un gran días”