by Victoria Mullen, WKTV News Staff

Imagine moving to a foreign country where you don’t know the language — or the culture and customs of its people. Now imagine starting a business or going to school there.

I can’t wrap my mind around that and yet, all of my grandparents emigrated here from Greece in the early 1920s, speaking little to no English and starting up candy shops and restaurants to support their families.

It is this experience that bolsters my profound respect for the folks who are daring enough to leave a familiar home to start anew in a strange land.  [Read more here.]