I wrote it down on an old piece of paper. I still have it. I really have my doubts about that. I feel that people need direction and roots. The Momos maximize their chances for favorable winds by mapping out a course specified to the last detail.
Precise specifications extend also to the ingredients.
Their father, who started out as a blacksmith, was born in Chile. Their mother, Teresa, is from Bergamo, in the north of Italy. The parents met when their father was working in Cayenne, French Guyana, for Teresa's father, a contractor. Teresa was cooking for the crew. After their father's death in 1991, their mother remained in Chile.