“Through my uncle who took the paternal ancestry test, I found out the origins of our male ancestor. Far before the transatlantic slave trade to Suriname, South America, the Y-Chromosome haplotype E1b1a7 indicates that our ancestor came from the Bantu tribe. The Bantus came from the border area between what is now Cameroon and Nigeria. They were one of the first people to master metallurgy and spread this innovative technology over large parts of the African continent. It is very interesting to travel so far back in my family history and great to share this with my children.”

“My paternal ancestry result is Haplotype I1 this was surprising as I’m not blonde and have no blue eyes, yet my ancestors are from Scandinavia. I’ve have been adopted and don’t know who my real father is. My real mother came from Belgium. She told me that my real father came from the Spanish Basque Country. Now I seem to have Scandinavian ancestors, which is very interesting to know by the way. Now I know where my love for the cold and snow comes from !! The mountains have always attracted me and so has my love for hiking in the mountains. Ikea? Of course but that is for the most people a wonderful thing. I am happy that I did this DNA test and I am still amazed by the outcome. At this very moment I am also doing the sports test and am curious what the result will be. Since I have Viking ancestors, I have to be sporty in one way or another!”

“My Y-Chromosome belongs to the haplogroup G2a and originates from the Iranian Plateau. Locally this was known as Aryana or land of the Aryan. For me this was suspiring as my father is from Portugal. The report shows as well in which countries G2a is currently found. Very interesting to finally discover where I’m from and which Y-chromosome I carry with me.”