Amigos de lejos

Imagine my surprise this evening when, arriving at this humble space with designs on updating, I discovered a comment from a dear friend, one whom I have not seen in far too long already. Some of you will remember Rafael Ioris from the summer I spent working at The Carter Center in Atlanta. A few years my senior (not too many, though...right, Rafael!), he became a mentor and close confidante over the course of several months. It was he who first encouraged me to ask Lisa out! She and I had the good fortune to share dinner with him in Atlanta a couple years back just before we graduated, but I have not seen Rafael since. My our next meeting come sooner than our last...and preferably at his place - in Brazil! The above photo shows Rafael with his wife, Renata.