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Dearest Alan, Thank you so much for giving me a home in Johannesburg. You have been so welcoming since the moment we corresponded via Facebook call and have arranged my stay in Johannesburg down to the details - first 5 weeks at an Airbnb near you, then the main house and finally the cottage. My most poignant memory of you was in my first week here; the Airbnb I was staying in had an outage, and I was sitting in the dark pondering about my life choices. You replied almost immediately and welcomed me to Swanage for electricity and a hot shower. You delivered coal in the bitterest of winter for me, and that will always be how i remember you - always showing love and making the world a better place for those around you. 6 months is neither a long time nor a short one, but it has allowed me to meet so many like-minded individuals from all over the world from Leo's batch until Paolo's. I am so grateful that you have created this safe haven for all of us to come together and share this moment of our lives with each other. I will always remember the times we cooked and shared a meal together with everyone; the food was always in abundance - just like the way your love overflows for your swans. It has been an honour knowing you and being your swan. This is not good-bye; I will be back, and we will cross paths again. Thank you 5P (Peter, Priest, Pulmonologist, Park Ranger, Pianist)! Deepest appreciation, Norman Lin