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You're probably wondering if it's true that my parents are more interested in grocery stores than museums. They are!

However, they like the outdoors as well so they are getting their steps in. They really like the Presidio, Fisherman's Wharf, Mt Sutro areas...

They had a lot of fun going to Costco today, my mum said 'if we had a Costco back home my house would be full of stuff coz your dad loves it so much'.

We visited two of my standard seafood stores in the Mission: Fresh Meat & Seafood and Sun Fat, both kitty corner from each other on 23rd St. Sun Fat is slightly nicer, we got our crabs there.

I made sure to show them some of the Mexican and Peruvian markets that I like. Even though they are sometimes intimidated by things that are culturally very different, the existence of many familiar fruit and vegetables and spices in Latin American markets seems to make them feel like they know what's going on even if they don't know any Spanish.

It makes sense also that in a lot of Chinese markets we go to there's lots of stuff catered to Hispanic shoppers as well and many shopkeepers are conversant in market Spanish too.

There are way more cultural similarities. Can't wait to take them to my favorite SF restaurant, Cantoo, which is Cantonese and Venezuelan. Where you can have empanada and fried rice while listening to salsa and talking to people in Cantonese and Spanish.