My family has lived in the USA for about a hundred years now, but before that, we lived in Lithuania. We got here by boat, after crossing through Germany. In fact, the whole reason our last name is “Heicklen” is because my ancestors changed their last name in order to seem more German. This was to ensure that there wouldn’t be too much trouble while traveling through Germany. We traveled from Lithuania to Rochester, Pennsylvania about 100 years ago. My Zadie was actually a professor at Penn State University as his main career, while also being an activist and protester.