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Packing is important because a lot of times I have to go places where I have to be in four different climates in three weeks. For example, Bosnia, Ireland, Rome. Different parts of Italy. You have to pack and get it down to a science.

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Sandra Cisneros
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 20
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