Hellu,
You might’ve seen me mention that Justin and I managed to snag a deal around St. Patrick’s Day for buy one, get one half off AncestryDNA kits. Here’s a little rundown of our experience:
We received our starter kits relatively quick, and they were so cool ^ basically you fill up a tube with your spit and seal it up to send back to them! Everything is provided in the kit with step by step directions and a way to log everything to your account online. Their estimated time for us to get our results back after their testing was done would be 6-8 weeks (although it could be longer due to volume). We packaged them up and sent them out the next day!
In reality, it only took a few days over a month for my results to come in ^ Justin’s took a few more days (even though we sent our kits back together). No surprise in the big numbers- ya girl is Sicilian! Then there’s the smaller part of Scottish and the even smaller bits of Eastern Europe. The true breakdown I had to type out because it wouldn’t all fit in my screen for a screenshot…
The one thing that DID surprise me out of all the tiny percentages was those two 4% parts of the world ^ they’re both Middle Eastern, so that’s a total of 8% of me that I had no idea about! Justin sometimes jokes with me that I look like an Arabian princess, and now I can’t even tell him he’s wrong haha but it was really cool to find out something like that (:
If you’re interested in doing one of these tests, but think it costs too much- I urge you to keep an eye out for any promotions they run or ask for a starter kit as a gift. It’s a super fun experience that’ll educate you (they have more in depth stories online, like how/when your ancestors moved around the world), and might surprise you!
*Justin’s results aren’t mine to share, but he wants you all to know he’s Russian (:
Wow… This is so cool Arabian Princess…;) 😉 🙂 😀
I would definitely love to try something like this… Let me see if there is something similar in India…
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Haha yeah, it was very neat to see the breakdown of percentages like that! Thanks for commenting (:
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Loved the post!!! Its such an amazing concept. Thank u for sharing!
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Thanks!!!
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I’d love to know where I’m coming from but I don’t feel like sending my DNA to random organisations 😀 It’s a fun experience though, I might change my mind at some point!
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Yeah, I can understand that! My dad worked with the Human Genome Project for a long time, so I’d love to be a part of that too (: thanks for your comment
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I’ve always wanted to do this test! It’s so interesting. Also.. 1% Czech Republic? Hello, sister! 😂
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Haha YAS! That’s actually where a lot of Justin’s family is from, so I’m glad mine is only 1% 😂
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I have been meaning to do this for AGES. I have so many people on both sides of my family tell me so many things, I’m so intrigued to find out what I am! It’s just so cool actually knowing!
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Oh yeah, I wanted to do it for a while too and finally caved when I saw the reduced price 👏🏼 sometimes it pays to wait!
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That’s so clever! I might have to try this too
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You should! It’s a lot of fun & there’s way more information on their site (:
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I want to do this sooooo bad! All I know is that my parents and their families are from Mexico but beyond that I’m not sure!
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I definitely recommend it, especially for you! It’s really cool to learn where your ancestors came from and how it lead to you (:
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I totally want to! The only thing is that I don’t want the DNA companies to know that much about me lol!
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I get that! Some people are totally open to it, others not so much (: that’s why it’s totally voluntary haha
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This is so cool Shannon! I’ve always wanted to try this, but it is quite expensive. I’ll keep an eye out for when they might have those deals again 😀
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Thanks! Totally, I guess they run them around different holidays (since we caught our deal at St. Patrick’s Day). Hopefully you can catch another bargain (:
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Ooh this is so cool, Shannon! I’ve always wanted to trace back and learn more about my ancestry, and this would be such a fun way to do it! I’m totally going to check this out for myself now, haha 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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Awesome! I hope you get your results back as quickly as we did (and that you can snag a Memorial Day weekend sale or some kind of deal) haha good luck to you and thanks for commenting (:
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Yes that would be great! Thanks, and you’re welcome!
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Wow this is so interesting!! 😊 xx
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Thank you!
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It’s okay xx
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This is so cool! Thanks for sharing your results! 🙂
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Thanks for reading 🤗
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Wow, that’s so cool, beautiful Italian! You have great hair, and most ladies from the Middle East have amazing hair, so I can see that in your ancestry. ♥️
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Thanks so much! You’re too kind (:
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Wow this is such a cool thing to do!! 😀 Although I am pretty sure about my roots (European&Latin American), I would still like to know if there’s perhaps a fun and unexpected twist to it.
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Oh yeah, for sure! I had no idea about those small percentages of Middle Eastern haha thanks for your comment (:
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Omg this is so so interesting!!xxx
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Thanks!
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this is so cool i think it is so important to stay in touch with your roots and i always like to think of the colorful stories my ancestors probably have to tell.
ALSO ON ANOTHER NOTE SIS YOUR EYEBROWS ARE PERFECT
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Oh totally! I agree (: thanks so much for your great comment- I appreciate the compliment too
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That’s so cool! I love learning that kind of stuff about myself!
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Yes! It was very neat to see the results (:
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Wow! This seems very interesting to try out.
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It was! Thanks for reading (:
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That’s so cool!!!! Am happy you shared with us ❤️
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Thanks!
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Hello 8% middle eastern 😀I am Definitely doing this when I get the opportunity curious to know what mine will say. Maybe I will be some percentage European who knows 😊
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Haha yeah, it’s so cool! Thanks for commenting (:
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