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I simply replied: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I can see from the expressions on your faces, I am not what you had expected. Given that I have communicated with you all verbally as well as via email and have also received praise from you for my work on this project, could you possibly imagine my position in seeing you all shocked to know it was me you were working with after seeing me in person?’

I felt so at home with my new nickname that to this day, I introduce myself to native English speakers as “Ally” and to native Spanish speakers as “Nathia” (something associated with always being called by my first name in Colombia).