A few weeks ago, I discovered that I have family in Australia. It was a comfort to know that my family - immediate and extended - is literally spread to the four corners of the earth. I have family in Europe, the Americas (north and south), Asia, and now Australia. That leaves Africa. I guess it's up to me to get there.

So, my third cousin on my paternal grandmother's side contacted us and asked to meet us. We met at Starbucks in CityMall, where he showed up laden with a diagram of the family tree, pictures of his wife and children, and stories to fill in some of the missing pieces of our own history puzzle.