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We recently had a Christmas dinner at our place with our friends/neighbors from Brazil.  My friend Lili brought some delicious appetizers and a dessert.  One of the appetizers was carpaccio and she made it the way her mother-in-law makes it in Brazil.  I’m not a huge beef fan, especially when it’s raw, but it was amazing!  The dessert was also a Brazilian recipe (although I have no idea what it was called).  We talked about Christmas traditions in our countries and what we did to celebrate.  Makenna had a great time playing with her friend Elis and gave her a gift that she picked out.  I love that through this expat experience we are not only learning about the French culture but are meeting people from other countries and learning about their cultures as well!