Farewell, my friends!

Slacking off again... just as I was making vows to be more diligent in my blog-updating, I stumble into slack mode again. Unforgivable! I cannot excuse myself with work anymore; it will always be there. I just need to manage my time a little bit better. And perhaps be a little bit more condescending with my writing. I always want ot give myself enough time, to proof read and stylistic changes. No can do!

OK, going back to the theme of the previous post.  I think it's fair to say that my life is changing quite a bit. After Nikhil and Vijay, it was time for André Barbosa and Rui Moreira to leave San Diego.
André was the only person I "knew" when I first landed in San Diego. To be more precise, I had never met him before, I was just "friend of friend" :)
As you have probably got by now, both André and Rui are Portuguese. André was in the USA for 3 years when I first got here in September 2008. In a different stage of his life (and his studies), he came with his family (wife and 2 young kids). In the meantime a third one was born, and André graduated from UCSD. He is a PhD in Structural Engineering and has found a position as Faculty in Oregon. Congratulations!

Rui on the other hand, came here to do some instruction as an airplane pilot. The funny thing is that we're both from the same town in Portugal: Leça (onde o mundo começa...). But for some reason our lives had not crossed before, and we ended up getting to know each other, only here in San Diego. To be fair he had been in San Diego even before I got here, and then returned (early 2009) to continue his studies. He finished is program and he is now back in Portugal.

Both of these guys, in different aspects of my life here, have been very important in the last 3 years. I wonder how things are going to be, from now on... For sure different.

Guys, you'll be missed! And always remember... "stay classy" ;)