On Sunday night, I went to college group at FPC and we all went to "yuppie center" (AKA the Rocky Ridge Center) where a Ukrainian church also congregates after services. Two junior high boys came up to some friends and me and asked a fairly controversial question, trying to overcome their apparent boredom. Then one of the boys, we'll call him Vladmir, asked me, "Are your ancestors from the Soviet Union? 'Cause you look Slavic." First off, it was pretty funny that he still calls it the Soviet Union 17 years after the fact. Second, I get that question occasionally but I enjoyed the comment coming from a Slavic himself. To answer the question, I don't know of any Slavic heritage in my past. I have British, Irish and Scottish blood. Now that I know I could pass as Slavic I might try to go by the name Svetlana (thanks to Dryw's inspiration) while I'm in Poland and the Czech Republic. I'll let you know how that goes.
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