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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (131246)	3/2/2017 3:06:06 PM
From: louel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217574

Small World. My mother was Native Indian. My father who passed away shortly after I was born was from Lens. His up line was one of the five founding families of that community. originally owned and farmed part of the slopes of Crans. Needless to say most of the village is related. Even marrying another swiss person from another village a few Km away it is considered marrying an outsider. I tend to identify more with the Americas as I was born here. Other than inheritance which never settled till I was in my thirties, North America is home to me, and holds 99% of my allegiance. Property can run $600 per sq. meter over there. Grandpa's old house alone between Lens and Crans, on just over an acre sold for $7.5 million. Many family members have came from Switzerland in the summer for a holiday. The probably the most astonishing thing for them is the vast uninhabited, non productive open space in North America. I said once to a visiting cousin. "Do you like these open spaces ? it offers a feeling of freedom" She answered "I guess, but what do you do with all this space with nothing" I was stuck for words. I could have said. To look at ? But I'm sure she would have asked why ? I have always lived rurally on an acreage kids had horses exct. Totally different life style I think I would feel corralled.