Some of you might be wondering why the last name says Medari rather than Mark. Years ago, when my family became citizens, we also changed our last name during the naturalization process. I decided long ago that I wanted to change my name back to my original Indian last name. This was important to me because I want my family name to have a connection to my Indian heritage. I told Desiree about this and she was very supportive of making this change as we start our married life together. After talking to my dad and securing his blessing, he told me a bit about the history of our name and the proper way to spell it. So this August, Desiree and I will be changing our last name to Medari!