Seren yr Wythnos #14
Leia Fee
Leia has been part and parcel (took me three goes to spell that properly, I think I’m beginning to lose my English!) of SSiW for so long I can’t even begin to imagine the place without her.
It was with no small sense of shock and embarrassment that I noticed, just a few weeks ago, that she wasn’t on the list of Angels (our moderators) - so I rushed to correct that as quickly as possible, hoping that I could gaslight her into thinking that she’d always been one…
Like many of the very best SSiWers, Leia has not only learnt Welsh to an excellent standard herself, but also been hugely supportive of other learners, and hugely supportive of the project as a whole - in her work and in her social life.
She’s also, of course, the only SSiWer I’m aware of who spends most of her free time flying around in a plane (which Beuno is very keen to have a go in, now he knows about it!).
But more than that… and hard to qualify… Leia is just downright reliably lovely. She’s always positive, always thoughtful, always kind, always curious about how things work - she’s presented the SSiW state of play to Haciaith on what, at least two occasions? - and she is a rock-solid calm and supportive voice on the forum.
She was also kind enough to test run the chalet for us when we were genuinely uncertain as to whether or not it could support human life (it didn’t exactly surprise me, though, that someone who spends so much time flying through the air wrapped up in a large piece of metal would be willing to take unreasonable risks).
She’s been a hugely valuable part of making the forum the friendly and welcoming place it is, so if you’ve, er, ever used the forum (!) now would be a good time to doff your hat and say thank you to Leia…
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Leia Fee