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Travel Journal: I met my Spanish pen pal after 30 years
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The writer and her pen pal Kiko, a Spaniard whose real name is Francisco Canizares, began exchanging letters in their teens and finally met in person after decades.
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Satoko Nishimura
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MADRID – The first time Kiko saw me at his doorstep, he screamed: “Mamma mia! You really exist. A girl from Far East Asia!”
He hugged me and kissed my cheeks. It was a surreal moment.
