U.S. Foreign Service Officer headed to Wuhan, China

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Ever since I arrived in Brazil I have wanted to try a real churrasco restaurant - the kind where waiters bring unlimited amounts of grilled meat to you on giant skewers. The best churrasco place in the area is called Las Pampas and came highly recommended by everyone. Since it was going to be the most expensive meal for me by far during my time here, I waited for Sean to arrive so we could go together.

Look at how happy Sean is in this picture

Last week, Loni decided to have her birthday dinner at Las Pampas so we ended up going as a big group which was a lot of fun. The whole churrasco experience exceeded my expectations. There was a giant buffet of everything one could possibly want (including sushi) and the service was fantastic. I could not believe the quantity and variety of meat that was piled on our table. There were several different kinds of beef and chicken cooked to perfection and then sliced for us right at the table. I don't think I've seen Sean that happy in awhile and he almost ate himself sick.

Brazil is known for their meat and it's one of the things that my students say that they missed/would miss when they go abroad. After studying in Iowa, one of my students who was also at the birthday dinner, said that his dad drove him directly to a churrasco restaurant from the airport when he flew home so he could make up for lost time. Brazilians take their meat-eating seriously.

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U.S. Foreign Service Officer headed to Wuhan, China

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