Hockey anyone?

My first paper assignment of the year is based on my family tree. When I first read the prompt, I chuckled a little, not sure how I felt about the whole thing. At first thought, the idea of a family tree seems a bit elementary. I also thought of  the fact that many people in my family simply think that because there may have been someone from this country maybe once somewhere along the line in our ancestry then we are 100% from a certain country, I worried about accuracy.  But after just a short phone call, and some time spent on youtube "researching" common stereotypes for the people I call my own I noticed some interesting things.  Although I have British and Canadian influence along with some West Virginian (but we won't go there) I never realized that some of these "stereotypes" describe me perfectly. I mean, I don't know the rules of cricket, I would  opt for an iced tea to-go rather than sitting down everyday to enjoy a scalding hot cup with some crumpets on the side but I am quite fond of a British accent and always in the mood for some pure maple syrup when eating pancakes.  But these are things I already knew about myself. I knew where they came from and who they came from, but there were some things I didn't know. Scotland. It turns out I am part Scottish. I wasn't aware of this until last night, and after reading about the commonalities of the Scottish culture I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. I discovered that little tidbits of my personality can be directly attributed to these people. Example: I would love to live in a castle, I think plaid is rad and I love my TV shows just like the lovely Scots!  Needless to say, I have added a few new places to my " I have to go there one day" list.