Identity Crisis

So people ask me my name and I say Mariana Brosnan, cuz that's what my passport says so then they call me Mariana but i have no idea who they are speaking to. I go by Michele. But it's too confusing to explain and besides they say my name like Mitch-hell! give 'em hell! I don't know. then to get them to pronounce Brosnan is funny-I just tell them like Pierce Brosnan and they sometimes get it. then the next question I cannot answer is where are you from? my markings are that I am latina and I'm speaking Spanish or Castellana and usually I tell people I am from Alaska and then explain I'm not native or an Eskimo. But if I say I'm from Alaska, then they seem to have no idea and ask-is it a foreign country? Sometimes I say I'm from Costa Rica and they want to know how long is the plane ride from their to here. The next question is are you married. If it's a strange man, than I say-yes-this just causes less problems. If I say no, then they try to ask me out. So then with yes-they ask where is your husband? so I say in Costa Rica or Oregon or Alaska or wherever I just said I was from. and they ask if he's ok that I'm out traveling alone. I tell them that I have friends and yes he's ok with it. then they say-if you were my wife-I would travel with you. I try to explain he's a trusting guy and he couldn't go with me but he understands my need to travel so maybe he'll come join me later. Needless to say, it's get very complicated very quick. So what happens if I just say, no I'm single and I chose to travel, cuz I can-it's very unaccepted in this culture. So usually I try to avoid all these questions by diverting the conversation which can be tricky. Sometimes it's the path of least resistance to getting things done. so I'm not sure who I am or where I am from. They call me Mariana and I am a member of the Earth. : )