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We were close before, but now she has seen my friends and family, and will be part of my life forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when she&#8217;s in South Africa, she will always have a home with us. And when we&#8217;re in Switzerland, we&#8217;ll always have a place with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So in there are the adventures and presents, but beyond that we are left with the most incredible connection \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Image is of the chocolates we were given \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Blog<\/strong>: 314\/365. <a href=\"https:\/\/rowanspazzoli.com\/wp\/grind-time-prime-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read about my #365of25 journey<\/a><br\/><strong>Song of the day:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=spIyzp8XDn4\">Come with me - Nora en pure<\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[jetpack_subscription_form]<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we said goodbye to our Swiss friend who has spent the last week or so with us. 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