[ZetaGirl22]

We REALLY havent gotten very far. My family on BOTH sides are fairly recent immigrants to the US. My paternal great grandparents ALL came to New York from Ireland around 1910. So I'm third generation American on my dad's side. My maternal grandparents came to Michigan from Latvia in the late 40's after WWII. The Soviets were taking over Latvia at the time. They didn't actually meet in Latvia. Mutual Latvian friends in Michigan set them up! So I'm second generation American on my mom's side. I actually went to Latvia when I was 14. My grandmother's sister is MUCH younger than she and has a daughter about 2 years younger than me. It was cool to hang out with her, though she spoke VERY little English, and I spoke VERY little Latvian at the time. I saw her about a year ago when she visited. She speaks IMPECCABLE English now. I still speak very little Latvian LOL! I have LOTS of family still in Latvia. It's a beautiful country and I hope to go back some day.