I am from...

I am from sand and salt,

from rice, garlic, panca, rocoto, limón.

I am from the car long trips

every Saturday and every week.

I am from grandparents and great-grandparents

who loved parties, music and pisco.

I am from una copita más, la mesa está servida

salsa, tango, rock, afro, huaylash.

I am from apagón, vela, and homework in the dark.

I am from a house full of noise, full of people, full of love.

I am from papa, chicha, cancha y pachamanca.

I am from far away, but that far away is still in my heart and in my memories

where my home is now.