I like to think that everyone thinks that the grass is greener on the other side. In my case, I have never been 'average' or 'normal', and I always envied the

I like to think that everyone thinks that the grass is greener on the other side. In my case, I have never been 'average' or 'normal', and I always envied the Sarahs and Johns of the world. Then I realized that often 'normal' people really want to be unique, and those born 'unique' really want to be average. Besides my mom, nobody really uses my real name - Leonardo - and I am very vocal to correct everyone to use the more natural "Leo". As for my last name, which has two parts separated with a space due to how Spanish last names work, I usually avoid writing the accents and provide only the first one. All of that doesn't mean that I am ashamed of my name, which I adore. I just want to assimilate and make other people comfortable. In the words of Abed, from community: "When you know who you are and what you like about yourself, changing for other people isn't such a big deal."