To be honest, my heritage has not really affected my life that much but I will give you a little family history. On my dad's side, his great-grandfather lived in a poor village in Greece when he decided to leave and take a risk. He traveled to America in the early 1900s, in search for a better life. He ended up in Utah, where he bought his own land where he tended his sheep and eventually grew his property. A few years ago, I visited his land in Park City, Utah. I was shocked. I had pictured a small, farm property and I discovered roughly 7000 acres of land. This to me sums up the American dream. A poor, Greek man travels to America with nothing but the shirt on his back and he ends up growing his property. But this sums up about all I know of my family history! I know that my dad is Greek and Italian. My mom is some kind of European mutt, consisting of Swedish, German, French, Scottish...ect...I personally identify with my mother's heritage more than my father's. I feel that I look more Swedish than Italian (thanks to my pasty skin and blonde hair!) I wish that I could identify more with my heritage but I am very curious about my exact percentages of nationalities. I hope to use the 23 and me program which basically tells you exact percentages of which ethnicities you are! I hope to do this within the year because perhaps I will be able to truly identify and celebrate my heritage.
The link for 23 and me!
https://www.23andme.com/
Hi Meghan,
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your blog post and think it is really interesting that your great-grandfather owns a farm in Park City. I have been to Park City many times and it is a really beautiful place. Heritage has not drastically influenced my life either, which is weird because
now thinking about it, I feel like it should have a bigger impact.
I admire that you want to learn more about your heritage through 23 and me. This tells me that you are interested in your background and want to learn more about it. Great post!
ReplyDeleteThat was a really neat story about your family's heritage! Thank you for the link! It's funny to note that most of us don't exactly know or have deep ties with our heritage.
ReplyDeleteHi Meg!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about your history and where your family came from. I feel that I can relate to your story on a personal level seeing as my ethnicity hasn't really affected my life but my family's history is also pretty interesting. In regards to your mom's and dad's combined large mix of European ethnicities, feel very blessed because you are so flawless. I am now interested more in my family deeper lineage and am going to try out that website. Thank you and great post! ❤️