N'im(n)e going

 Hallo  my beloveds

I hope you and your families are keeping safe.

I have some bitter-sweet news,

So - after 9 incredible years, I have decided to make a departure from Cape Town.

I have accepted a work opportunity in Pretoria, effective 1 August.

 

I could not think of a better time to make the move.

Over the past 4 years I’ve pondered  about being more present at home and  in the lives of  my loved ones. This decision is attributable to growing older and watching my mother and siblings also grow more into their own people. 

I have missed many'a birthdays and other big life moments, finding myself out here.

YOU have been an important part of my time in the Cape - the equal of family - and I wish to express my gratitude and pay homage to you.

I will miss you incredibly! 

Lake Como
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Fortunately Pretoria is just a stone throw away, and I hope to be able to  return to  visit quite regularly.

In any case, wherever we end up, our love is too great, reaching beyond the bounds of the earth. And, the world is our oyster, if we don't see each other here, we will certainly run into each other in Paris or Milan; we might even take a drive along the Lake Como or settle for some tea. Wherever we will  be, so will our love be!

I love you all deeply and I hope we get to reconnect soon.

Yours,

Thabang

PS: The title of this letter plays off  my nine years in Cape Town and the fact that I am going.

"N'im(n)e" serves to indicate the time spent here and is also a play on "and I'm ...". Phonetically, there's a bit of a rhymes there.

So the title is actually " and (N') I'm (imne - where the "n" is silent) going " Or " Nine going".