Loki
06-10-2013, 07:03 PM
Let us know :)
I am - being an Afrikaner. Left South Africa 13 years ago. Would be interesting to see how my future kids would deal with being a naturalized diasporan (my made-up word that doesn't exist in the dictionary :confused: ).
My family has been in South Africa since 1666 (paternal records). Although being primarily of Dutch descent, Afrikaners have also taken in quite a lot of English blood - something they don't always realise - or want to accept. I have found this out via genetic results and also researching genealogy. So in that sense, I have returned to the land of my ancestors.
300 years ago, my ancestors were also a diaspora when they went to Africa. So for me this is a return. Weird ...
What's your story? :)
I am - being an Afrikaner. Left South Africa 13 years ago. Would be interesting to see how my future kids would deal with being a naturalized diasporan (my made-up word that doesn't exist in the dictionary :confused: ).
My family has been in South Africa since 1666 (paternal records). Although being primarily of Dutch descent, Afrikaners have also taken in quite a lot of English blood - something they don't always realise - or want to accept. I have found this out via genetic results and also researching genealogy. So in that sense, I have returned to the land of my ancestors.
300 years ago, my ancestors were also a diaspora when they went to Africa. So for me this is a return. Weird ...
What's your story? :)