I'm half Greek and half Italian. My great grandparents on both sides were the last generations born in Europe.

My great grandparents on my father's side were from the island of Miteline (or Lesvos) and both of their families were from that island too. In fact, my great grandparents were betrothed from the time they were children. To get to the USA, my great grandfather lied to get into the army when he was 14, stowed away on a navy liner, and "deserted" when they got to Newark, NJ, where my family lived until about 1988.

On my mom's side, my entire family was from the same village about 50 miles south of Rome. I've never know the name.

So basically, I'm a mediterranean girl married to a German/Pennsylvania Dutch boy. Very odd couple.