At first I used to change my name, although every time I met a person whom I already knew I revealed my identity.

It wasn't so much a desire to deceive other people as an attempt to feel somehow different while remaining myself.

So these were some of the names: eagle, seagull, sunflower, sea ....

I spoke for a long time about these things with an American woman and an Italian man. They advised me to always use the same form of identification while I tried to make them understand my reasons.

Moral: one day,since I couldn't make up my mind, the others chose my nickname: Giro (Giro = short for Girotondo (Ring-a-ring)