Churrasco Burns

Last Saturday, I went with my first host family to their 'rancho'. We spent the day swimming in the river, vaccinating bulls and doing churrasco (barbecuing). When my family comes to visit me in May, we will all be staying there so my host parents showed me how to set up the churrasco pit. We piled wood into a brick, fire pit, and lit a fire using a propane blowtorch. Edmilson (my last host dad) then began cooking the lamb, which I believe he freshly slaughtered. I went with Telma (my last host mom) to make the dipping sauce for the lamb. For this, we juiced fresh lime and crushed hot peppers, seasoned heavily with salt. Telma told me to wash my hands after because the lime and pepper juices can become corrosive. However, after having lunch, dipping strips of lamb into the sauce, I forgot to wash my hands again. I spent the rest of the day in the sun swimming in the river and helping on the farm developing not only a full-body sunburn, but also second-degree chemical burns on both of my hands. I never thought I would get burned at a barbecue by a dipping sauce. A new first for me in Brazil. Here are some pictures: