What was the last thing you did? In a regular new feature, we invite leaders from Praxity member firms to share their ‘lasts’.
In this issue, we catch up with Wesley Figueira, Managing Partner at VBR Brasil, and Rebecca Pomering, Chief Practice Officer at Moss Adams.
Wesley Figueira VBR Brasil
The last song I listened to...
Was Helplessly Hoping by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
The last book I read...
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein.
The last meal I cooked...
A self-invented risotto with an ‘all-inclusive’ amount of stuff from my fridge. I cooked it for myself and my adult sons.
The last item I added to my wardrobe...
A pair of trousers, khakis, bought in Columbia, South Carolina.
My last workout...
Yesterday, believe it or not.
The last photo I took...
My four-month-old Golden Retriever, Chico, destroying a pair of flip-flops at home.
The last great piece of advice I was given...
When my wife told me to 'shut up'.
The last piece of advice I gave...
‘The mouth is mine, shut thine’ (in Portuguese it makes more sense), which I said in reply to my wife’s advice. Well, acknowledging a good piece of advice doesn’t mean I have to like it haha.
The last sport I played...
Golf, as always, and almost every Saturday.
Rebecca Pomering Moss Adams
The last restaurant I went to...
Hamdi, a new Turkish restaurant in Seattle. It’s usually hard to get a table, but we snuck in on Super Bowl Sunday when everyone else was busy watching the game!
The last WhatsApp I sent...
A text connecting with a taxi driver in Rome last July (can’t wait to be back there with Praxity in October!).
The last time I laughed until I cried...
I have a group of girlfriends that are playing the lottery together this year and the text string among us (about our future lives as zillionaires) is about the funniest thing I have ever read – regularly makes me laugh to tears. I think we should turn it into a book. I have really funny friends!
The last thing people would guess about me...
I am shy around people I don’t know (though I am an extrovert).
The last account I followed on social media...
vie.and.vin on Instagram, for the new wine shop my sister and her husband are opening in March!
The last occasion I felt starstruck...
It was several years ago, but I saw Charlize Theron and Sean Penn at a restaurant in Los Angeles and have never been more starstruck. They are both quite stunning characters in real life!
The last sport I played...
We went bowling (is that a sport?) for my husband’s birthday, but I am really bad!
The last gift I gave someone
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day so I bought fancy chocolates for my husband and kids. I also got my husband a tiny set of cubes of the metal elements of the periodic table. He is an engineer/nerd. And this was our 31st Valentine’s Day together, so I have to think hard for unique ideas! 😊
The last thing I watched on TV