were embarrassed by all the empty promises they made. On the other hand,
I'm as happy as can be to have all my former teammates close to me, and everyone
else who's helped throughout my life."

Simona has certainly been busy since retiring from
gymnastics. Aside from being nominated as president for Constanta's commission
to promote "tolerance and fair play in sports", she now teaches gymnastics
classes at an elementary school in Timisoara. She teaches a total of 9 classes
in the afternoon (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) and still attends college in
the morning. She hopes to eventually start a separate class for aspiring
gymnasts.

Her boyfriend Cosmin Tab縒・joked about her new teaching
position. "Why does she need other students when she already has me? Does she
need other people to tell her "man, does our prof suck!" I keepArchive for April, 2012

As a child, Rohani Foulkes would go to the farmers market with her family, $5 in hand and a curious mind. She says she and her brother would be free to walk around and buy whatever they wanted.

“I distinctly remember loving that place, the smells, the vendors and all of their produce and I especially loved the smell of our home when we’d unpack our bounty of things such as fresh cilantro, basil and lemonade fruit home,” says Rohani.

Her love of cooking, sharing and eating is apparent as she teaches a group of women at St. John Riverview Senior Wellness Center, where she is volunteering for a Cooking Matters for Adults class.

The chef and teacher answered a few questions for us about her plans and