Ancestry DNA. Who am I?

With my grandparents hailing from the sunny Caribbean, I've always been fascinated by it's history. It was my favourite subject in school, along with English. The subject of Ancestry had crossed my mind more than once, but there wasn't any real way of me finding out much information...until now. Oh there's the usual ways...asking somebody in the family, or trying to trace birth records. But that can often be met with mixed answers, or create even more uncertainty. I'd been given a rough idea about my great grandparents and grandparents...but what about further than that? We know about the slave trade and that most Caribbean people are descended from people from a variety of African nations and European continents. But which ones?

So earlier this year I decided to take a DNA test. I was very nervous and excited! I will list the results in no particular order :)

AFRICA

Mali

Nigeria

Ivory Coast/Ghana

Benin/Togo

Africa South Central Hunter Gatherers

Cameroon/Congo

Senegal

EUROPE

Scandinavia

Great Britain

Ireland

Finland/Northwest Russia

European Jewish

Iberian Peninsula

Europe East

WEST ASIA

Middle East

Caucasus

So there you have it! That is all the blood I have running through my veins! It was so weird reading the results. Some I expected and some were a complete surprise! It's one of the best things I've ever done and I definitely urge others to do it too. Also, bear in mind, that unless you are an identical twin, you cannot assume that your results will be the same as your sibling. They could be different, or have something that you don't have. Because everyone's DNA is unique to what you took from your parents to make a completely different person. I feel so special!

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