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.
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