Because I have 2 very Israeli parents, I have a very Israeli first, second (NOT middle), and last name and it hasn't ever been easy growing up in America. Doctors offices, public schools, etc. (substitute teachers were the worst).
Excited to be in Israel where my names are at least pronounceable, I STILL had a hard and confusing time with all three of my names. They would get mispronounced a lot. Because words in Hebrew have 12 different ways to say it.
The army was also a mess when my commanders would call my one name and my friends knew me by the other. Talk about identity crisis. #identitycrisis #olehproblems
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