“The last name I use here is different, too. Americans have a hard time with Udenwa, so I changed it.” “What is it?” I was still trying to get used to Udenwa, a name I had known only a few weeks. “It’s Bell.” “Bell!” I had heard about a Waturuocha that changed to Waturu in America, a Chikelugo that took the more American-friendly Chikel, but from Udenwa to Bell? “That’s not even close to Udenwa,” I said. He got up. “You don’t understand how it works in this country. If you want to get anywhere you have to be as mainstream as possible. If not, you will be left by the roadside. You have to use
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