Name: Sandra Pinheiro Pacheco

Where you were born:  Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Where do you reside:  Gilroy, CA

If different, when did you move and why?:  Somewhat slower pace, larger property

Where were your parents from?  Faial, Azores

What is your favorite song? Show? Movie?: 

Song: Anything “fado” or “Country”

Show: no favorite

Movie: Freedom Writers

What is your favorite quote or saying?  “Seriously?”

What is one of your dreams?  To travel the world

What is one of your fears?  Dying

As a cancer survivor, what advice can you give to those going through a similar experience?  Be your biggest advocate.  Stay strong, stay positive, and never give up fighting!

What is your favorite Portuguese dish and or dessert?  Bacalhau de natas and carne de porco alentejana

What is your favorite Portuguese saying or word?  “F*das”  (maybe bleep this out…lol!)

What is the best part of being Portuguese to you?  The Azores and our diverse culture/cuisine/music

Three of your favorite places you have visited?  Azores, mainland Portugal, and Cancun

Is there anywhere you’d like to travel to?  The rest of Europe, the Dominican, Brazil…the list goes on.

Name something off of your bucket list:  To travel more and retire!

What advice do you give someone going through a hard time?:  God will lead the way – all you have to do is listen