That's Not My Name!!!

So the song that I was obsessed with before venturing here was "That's Not My Name" by the Ting Ting's conisidently this has actually become a life problem for me.

In the states the conversation would go something like this

New Person: "What is your name?"

Me: "Genevieve"

New Person: "What???"

Me:  "Geeennneeeviieeeeveeee"

New Person: "Wait what??"

Me:  "Geeeeeeeeennnneeeeeeeevvviieeeeeveeee"

New Person: "Oooohh.."

Me: "Just call me Gen it's easier!" 

New Person: "Ok great!"

So to save ten minutes of my life when meeting new people I simply say my name is Gen.  That way there is no confusion or misunderstandings and it's just way easier.  

In Costa Rica... that is not understood.  So now I have no simple way of shortening and or explaining my name.  

(Tico is what the local Costa Rican's are referred to)

Tico: "Whats your name?"

Me:   "Gen"

Tico: "Jam? Jell? Jane?"

Me:   "Yes that is perfect!!"

Tico: "Ahhh Jam!" 

Well that has backfired.  A local man who draws on rocks... decided to make me some to be nice.  I am not quite sure of his name... he's an odd one but nice.  And he drew fish in the ocean... and a snail and something else... and on the back he wrote Cahuita Jane 2009.  And he goes to me all excited "is that how you spell your name?" And I was like "ooohh noooo but I looooveee them!!!!" haha  So now he is going to make me a new one with the proper spelling.  

Soo from the Song "That's not my name and they call me Jane!!!!!"

Not to mention the fact that my name is incredibly hard to pronounce here... don't let that fool, the locals have actually changed my name to

- Baby

- Sexy

- Cutie

- Guapa

- etc.

The favorite male call would be

"Hello Baby"

So when I get home it's either Jane or Baby none of this usage of the real name I was given at birth oh no!!! Because apparently.... that's not my name!!