Born and raised in the Midwest, I have lived in the city of Chicago since...well a while. I left the Midwest to go to school in Tucson and for an assignment in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, but I always come home.

My paternal grandparents immigrated from Slovenia. Since there are less people in the country of Slovenia than in the Chicagoland area, Edwina has chosen to root for the Slovenian athletes at the Olympics. Help "fill out the ranks" so to speak.