When I came to Casa Ocean I wasn’t expecting much - just a bed to sleep in and a bathroom. The location was convenient and my commute to work was short, what more could I ask for? There were plenty of delicious local restaurants in the area and the city was a short ride away on a Friday or Saturday night. I expected an average stay, and at first it was. But Rich was no ordinary host and that soon became apparent. It wasn’t just his friendliness, or the warm welcome I got coming home after a long day, or even the delicious meals his friend Ricky would regularly cook and share with us. It was his cheery energy that somehow spread throughout the entire house whenever he was around. It was the amazing parties he held for my housemates and me. It was the stories he would tell us, and the friends he would bring over on a weekend for a barbecue (all wonderful people). It was these things that made Casa Ocean an experience, and me a graduate. And like any good alumnus would say, I will be back.