Thiago !!!

I am a strong believer in chemistry, that’s between people, sometimes you just get along with individuals, that came into your life or maybe you went in theirs but somehow you met, maybe you don’t have anything in common, you don’t speak the same language, you don’t eat the same food, you don’t dress alike, or cheer for the same soccer team, but you do get along for some magic reason. This is how I get along with Thiago.

Thiago, is a great sensitive, shy guy, a hard worker and a very competent person, if you pass him by on the streets he would never catch your attention, but the minute he speaks you would know there is something special about him, I can still imagine him in his shorts playing soccer with the guys, wearing the black and green sweat jacket, with his very tanned skin, dark puppy eyes and a little shy smile. I understand how being far from home is hard but out of desperation he teamed up with the bad guys ( Renatão, Queridão and Felipe) God help this guy “ krkrkrkr (by the way he supports the Flamengos that won a couple of days ago Vs Corinthians).

The very first time I met him was at Babi’s Birthday, at the health club after being around looking for her Birthday cake, we arrived there and Thiago was the one that with no word said; helped us hide the cake before she arrived, we didn’t speak much that day because my understanding of Portuguese was still poor, but I remember that he made fun of me :)

the few times we spoke, we had great laughs, and he always manage to make me smile, although he speaks little English, but has a tone of voice that is a sign of kindness. I feel sorry that I took his presence for granted, I never really thought of calling to say Hi or ask about him, I just knew he was there and doing fine, when the opportunity came while I was on duty at the project, I would stop by to say Hi, but never been anything special, now that he is leaving the Project and going back home to Brazil, I feel so bad that I didn’t take time to know him better.

I have a nice memory of Thiago!! Once he came to our office and when he saw me, with a smile in his face he said “dami um abraço” which in Portuguese means give me a hug, he was so sweet, that hug will be a nice memory to carry over the years.

saudades...

MB