Like Venetia, I too am decended from a number of European countries....those ancestors of ours sure got around

Yay for mutts!

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My Dad's side: grandfather Otis was German, came to the states in his 30's. Grandma Piney was Norwiegen, came here when she was 6.

My Mom's side: grandfather Wolcott was English born here. grandma Wolcott was scotch/irish, also born here.

So therefore I am a mutt. I have lived in Virginia, D.C., Indiana, Michigan, and Germany. 

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I respond to both wierd and weird..don't we all. so no problem.

My mom's dad was from Romania, near Transylvania, and no...he did not have a yen for blood. But he left with his five brothers when he was 11..My grandma was decentant of Russian parents.

Dads mom and dad born in Russia. Dad's dad was a son of a German father. That is all I know.

I and my parents all born in U.S.

Cheers, Jacki

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Weirdos…

But… who am I to talk?  I am built from a wacky and weird mixture of wonderful worldy places…

My blood is varied, for dogs you might refer to this status as “mutt.”  Proudly, drops of course through my veins.  As you all know, this does not make mutt any specific breed…

Places I have touched with my weirdness range far and wide, having gone to eleven schools in three different countries prior to the age of 17…

Along the way, I have had a chance to watch and spread weirdness in many wonderful and wacky places, which would make one wonder, is she… weird????

We'll have to wait and wonder...

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Jim, nice to see u here, pal

Lady Athena

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Cristina & Donald

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My Biography & Introduction 11:45 AM

In order to clear up any confusion, I am an "Ex Pat", not a traveller, and reside for some 19 years in El Salvador and Guatemala, Central America as well as several months to a year in neighboring Mexico and Nicaragua.(View my Bio on url: http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/caguide/ ) My main contact with travellers over the years has been professional acting either as a guide-interpreter or reservations specialist, other than that other long term ex pats and natives are friends of mine. The above mentioned or other Latin American countries may not be the ideal places for YOU to study, travel or volunteer, especially if you have heard how 'dangerous' it is in parts of Central and South America. You research, you decide. At present I am assisting a Non Profit Organiztion in Nicaragua CINDURMA

http://www.cindurma.org/ (Mission statement below) Volunteer Vacations

"Since I began escorting visitors in Guatemala in 1986 , I've had many of
you asking me to show you around Central America. Some of you have been
waiting for years to go on one of our Relocation Evaluation Tours, geared towards
the country or your choice in Central America . Here's your chance ...we sponsor “freedomabroad” and other programs specifically tailored for the growing number of people fed
up with the “rat race” up north, whether up in North America or over in the UK or Western Europe.
We've planned a fabulous trips for this coming winter, October 2005 through
April 2006, we're really excited about it . This isn't standard tourist
fare . As always with our tours, guided by experienced bi lingual native
or resident ex pat guides, you'll see the country " from the ground up" ,
experiencing what it's really like to live here . You'll meet and visit
with people in their homes , we'll take you grocery shopping and we'll
even introduce you to the local doctor and dentist! Don't laugh , some
after seeing the clean , ultra modern dental clinic , stayed on and had
extensive dental work done at a fraction of what it would have cost at
home . Some felt this alone was
worth the price of the tour ...the savings on the dental work alone paid
for the price of airfare, hotels and tours with a bit left over!
So our Central American evaluation tour is more an experience than a tour....."

CINDURMA Volunteer with us in Nicaragua

Description

We are constructing an 800 acre Non-Profit Eco Lodge just North of
Managua. The lodge has a River and Lake front with views of the mountains
past the valley. Horse back riding and hiking trails are being developed
through the property. Each trail is “themed” with History or Natural
information. One main lodge building and 12 smaller bungalows that are of
open design. Each with it’s own fruit trees and private surroundings.
The Lodge is of an Eco mind set, using environmental philosophy. All
inclusive with Food, Beverages, Tours and Fishing. The trails and land
area are being redeveloped to support local wild life. Each of those with
camping shelters with grills etc… There will be no Hunting except with
a Camera however, we will offer fishing in the River and Lake. Monkeys,
Fish, and over 250 types of Bird are in this area.

Profits of this project will go to helping support three public schools
in the area. At a later date construction of 80 low income homes will
also take place. Our charity (CINDURMA) is registered with the Nicaragua
Government in Managua. Copy of my certification is posted in the Group
“Files” area. If you are not interested in donating to this project
please look at some others in the Country - there are many !

If you or your group are interested in working with this project please
feel free to contact us
for more information and free DVD. We need: Workers to come build, people interested in developing the area schools, Financial contributions.

Check out the Maps and Photos in the "PHOTOS" and then "NON PROFIT ECO LODGE section to the left. Hey, the other pics are not bad either.

Thank you and come have some fun !!

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represent ---- (music maistro)......'drumroll'

and Linköping in the province of Östergötland....WEIRD?

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Welcome to all of our new, weird friends!!!

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Hello! i'm Mir. And I definitely made San Juan, Puerto Rico a very weird place to live.

My project right now is to make Miami an even weirder place to be. (maybe on January)

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I'm mainly English but got Scottish,Irish,Italian and a tiny amount of Australian in me too.

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I´m related to Leo Tolstoy from Russia. But I live in Finland.

Niina

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That's so interesting! Btw, finally got round to sending your card today... Sorry, I've just been so dang busy.

Btw, did you know that first Miss Universum who was Finnish () Armi Kuusela married a Philippino man called Gil Hilario. The Finns were apparently very disappointed when she disappeared off to the Philippines... They did visit with the kids, of course. Hilario has since died and Ms Kuusela lives in the US nowadays, married to an American man.

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Some of my friends tell me that I'm too weird for a Filipina! Anyway, I've done a little researching on my ancestors (some were Chinese, Spanish, and the earliest known were from Borneo) and a lot of them have their own eccentric personalities. A few centuries ago, it was recorded that someone in my dad's side used a saint's statue (the huge kind used in processions) in scaring off the birds eating off his crops! 

My parents raised me differently. Our household is matriarchal (the same holds for my grandparents' style) and we're open-minded yet we practice some traditional values (like being in an extended home). My dad was raised in a westernized manner because my grandma was adopted by an American family. My mom was raised single-handedly by my grandma (grandpa died early)in a strict manner since she grew up in a rural town. Our household is a fusion of both styles.

My background affected my personality a lot!

hi  iam from cairo EGYPT

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I was born in Westchester, New York

First Generation American on my Father's side:

     on my Mother's side

Lived in Durham, North Carolina while Dad finished College...

As an Air Force "brat" I went to 13 schools by 7th Grade From Randolf Field in Texas to Florida and along the East coast of the USA.

As an adult I have lived in Florida, Vermont, Northern California, Arizona and back to Georgia now

I have visited Hawaii; Puerto Rico; most of the Carrabean Islands; French Polynesia - love Riataai and Bora Bora; Canada and Mexico. 

Some for business, some for pleaseure  - ALTHOUGH I LOVED THEM ALL

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Hello to all and thank you Cissy for invitation!

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I've lived in Iowa, Minnesota (twice) Montana, and now in Hawaii.  There is weirdness in all those places, and I've definitely contributed to it.

My nationality is american going back to early manhattan island, my grandfather was Swedish so that is the major nationality in my genetic makeup, I guess.

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I am from the US ... I am of Japanese descent ... but I'd like to live in Fiji ... so:

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My weirdness has been in several places but the 2 prominent ones-- USA and Malaysia.

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Now, where do you come from? Is it weird there?

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Please, fellow weirdos, nota bene there at the top of the thread that this thread is solely for nationalities -- telling us yours, not for idle chat... The weird talk is done in the thread Weird Conversation.

Orders of the Great Og!  *worship*

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I'ma Finn, and live in the erotic city of Tampere (see the thread Weird welcome, I think the pic's there . I have however lived in Greater London, Britain (three times, about 6-10 months or a bit more every time, first in Essex, then in Wimbledon, then in Acton Town), and in Israel (close to Jerusalem), for one year there, and in the USA for one summer, first in Mass, then in NJ. And I've also resided on the island of Elba, Italy. I have traveled as a tourist to Italy (Lake Garda), to Madeira (Portugal), to Germany, Austria, Sweden...

Tampere is a weird city. I'm a veggie, but the city's local delicacy is a Black Sausage.  

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but I noticed that there are other kind of weird people from Finland here as well... I really couldn't represent Sweden, even though I live here right now. The weird people in Sweden are different than weird Finnish people.

Hugs,
Ket

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i have lived in beachwood and kent ohio. I have spent several months in different areas of ontario including orilla, lake temagami, and i dont remember where else. I have driven through many many states, flown over almost all, but i dont know the exact # ive visited. I was in a youth group where i traveled to neighboring states... Ive spent 5 weeks in israel and in jan i am going to florence italy for 4 months! so i have definately spread my weirdness around. thanks to me many psychiatrists across the country are making a good lining

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i have only ever lived weirdly in BC and Alberta (for 3 mo.) i have however travelled weirdly (really) across canada as far as quebec city. i have visited washington, california, nyc, england, paris...leaving a wake of weirdness as i went...

Just Britain, but probbley the weirdest part........Cornwall, takes some work to out weird them here!

GG

Born unnaturally in the USA.

Naturalized citizen of Canada.

Tourist in Mexico and Australia.

Known to frequent bird houses and is engaged in a life-long search to find an island in the desert as I have always wanted to live on a desert island.  Would settle for a dessert island, though, especially if it has 26 flavors of ice cream.

Live in Magrath, Alberta.

Above picture shows the row of apartment complexes for complex grain people in beautiful downtown Magrath.  Not shown in this picture is the beautiful skiers hotel shown elsewhere on this page, either to the right, below, or above depending upon what mood the computer is in when it posts this.

As Magrath is a prairie town, the hotel people had to build their own ski slope.  Unfortunately they miscalculated the average depth of snow in the area by about three storeys resulting in one hell of a ski jump at the end.

The more observant of you may notice that one of the apartments in the first picture is missing in the second picture.  That is due to an urban renewal program which removed the one apartment while I was searching for the second picture.

Notice also, the famous Leaning Telephone Pole of Magrath.  Magrath is also home to the famous Leaning Pole of Magrath but the wind suddenly stopped blowing momentarily and he fell over.

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