I went to visit the family from Riverside last weekend. Sheila and I had started talking on the Net and on Facebook about a year ago, she found me when I posted an email on the Victor Hugo site (my high school in Marrakesh). She is Sara Foinquinos' grand daughter and her mom is also a Sara. I also talked to Juan Rojas, the passionate soccer fan, after he emailed Simita from Haifa. He also sent two photos of the family that I will post as soon as I get them in the right jpg format that the blog recognizes. He is Sara Foinquinos Rojas' son.
Sara the grand mother, Juan Rojas Foinquinos, Juana Rosario, Sheila Hall and her mom Sara Hall, Johnny (Juan Rojas' son) and Cecilia (Juan's daughter) were present and we talked for hours about our family and all the countries we lived in. Anais and I also tasted for the first time the delicious cuisine of Peru. Juan told me that Peru had contributed the potato to the world and there are hundred of known varieties of potatoes there, of all colors and textures. Sara Foinquinos shared stories about her childhood in Peru and her father Fortunato. They all lived in the same area in Contamana, but now live mainly in Lima, Iquitos and Riverside, with cousins in Florida, New York, the Canary Islands and of course Italy.
It was really emotional to meet this part of our family. We had a great time and we'll certainly meet again soon.
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