The people of my life
I want to write about the people currently in my life. The people that I see everyday.
What is life but the people in your life, no?
So here are they - most of them are colleagues that I see when I go to office.
Thomas sits across my desk. He's French and proud of his heritage and culture. He try to make everyone open up. He is jolly try to have a conversation with other people. He seems like a happy person most of the time, like 95% of the time even though he is complaining about things left and right. He likes to eat and can talk about food forever.
Hussein, from Lebanon, sits right next to me. Most of the time he's a bit grumpy and serious but that's on purpose. He does that only with us, the co workers. He has an Arabian heart. He's a man of discipline and commitment. There is a river of emotion buried beneath the surface. Only very rarely they surface.
On the right, Kanika Pant sits. She hails from India and she's a Brahman. She is kind and has a lot of feminine energy. I think she is ready to be a mother. Sometimes she is hesitant, not so confident but she is recovering. She got her Temporary Residence Permit just yesterday and seems happy about it. I am not so sure what's beneath the surface.
Then there is Yevheniia. She's from Ukraine. There is a war going on right now. Russia is invading Ukraine just because it can. Yevheniia is one of the most elegant woman I have seen here. She is graceful in her mannerism, how she speaks, how she walks. She is a bit old but it doesn't show. She has a son I think who's at least 17 years old. She is very private and do not join in most of our conversations. But she is very good at hiding her pain.
On the other room for engineers we have Mykola, Sepid, Andrew and Rick.
Mykola is from Ukraine and the youngest of us. He has the boyish charm still in him. I think he is introverted. He is a good engineer, passionate about his work. Delivering good work makes him joyful. Seems like he takes pride in it. More often than not he gets done more work that he should. That is to say he exceeds our expectation more often than not.
Andrew is from the US. He used to work in the entertainment industry but seems to know a lot of movies. Seems like an easy going, kinda cheerful guy. But I also think he's going through some tough time and gets distracted every once in a while.
Rick is from Italy and a jolly good fellow and almost always fun to be around. He is funny and will continue to find reasons to laugh. Sometimes it feels like blessing. To be able to laugh at almost anything. We watched a couple of movies together and it was fun.
Then there is Sepideh, she hails from Iran. She's an artist at heart. She has been photographing for a while and takes good photos that everyone is proud of. She likes to watch movies and series but doesn't like popular superhero movies but more into art films.
On the business side we have Casimir, Sophie and Martha.
Casimir is German. He likes structure and always try to make things organized. He is honest and it shows. He got married a couple months ago and I hope he's enjoying the new life. I just sometimes see him work too much and I think he shouldn't. One thing I noticed about him is that he likes to avoid heavy food for lunch. We don't talk often but I enjoy talking to him.
Martha left us last week. She was the office administrator. She took care of the office and made sure there is always food in the office and would prepare breakfast or lunch every once in a while. She was very good at it and you would notice it after she cleans up the kitchen or some other thing. Sometimes she would work late. Just the day before she left, I noticed something weird. I was working late to deploy some stuff, Hussein was with me in the office. Martha was also working late. For some reason she started crying and sobbing really hard. I thought she was a very strong person and not fragile at all. I was wrong. I was very wrong. I think deep down, everyone is kind of sad. Some people are just really good at hiding them.
Then there is Sophie. Her story is for another day!!