Unraveling My Surprises and Turns: A Bartels' iGENEA DNA Test Reflection
Family name Bartels
Holding the iGENEA DNA test kit, moments of anticipation surged within me. Being a Bartels, I assumed a pure German lineage, unaware of the surprises that awaited me. Unveiling Scandinavian roots, a surprising South Asian genetic trail, and distant relatives in Australia, my DNA test was a journey of self-discovery far beyond my expectations.
I poised meticulously over the iGENEA DNA test kit, watching as the minutes ticked away. As I finished swabbing my cheek, for a moment my heart pounded with anxiety and anticipation. The pursuit of self-discovery is always an adventure filled with surprises and turns—and I wasn't wrong. All my life, I've held my surname, Bartels, as an emblem of my lineage, passed down from my German ancestors. Yet the DNA test results revealed things that were far beyond my expectations.
Firstly, the Bartels line traced back not solely to Germany, but splintered off into Scandinavian roots, a revelation that left me both startled and intrigued. The DNA results resurfaced forgotten Vikings blood in my gene pool, turning the whole belief of a purely German ancestry upside down. To my surprise, the Bartels had a rich, tangled lineage, carefully knotted with tales of seafaring Norse warriors.
Secondly, I was always persuaded that I was predominantly European, but the DNA report presented me a complex mosaic of genetic makeup, interlaced with traces from South Asia. This unexpected twist brings a whole different perspective to my heritage story. It all adds up to an identity far more diverse and multicultural than I'd ever anticipated.
Finally, the most surprising aspect of my DNA test was finding out that I have distant relatives in Australia. While I suspected some distant relatives in Europe, the idea of having family ties in the land Down Under was certainly a thrilling development.
The results of the iGENEA DNA test have transformed how I view my surname, Bartels, and my ancestry as a whole. The twists and turns that unfolded through the process made me realize that diving into the realms of DNA ancestry testing can unleash a trove of surprises, bust myths, and offer intriguing facts about our genetic tapestry.
G. Bartels