So it's almost like a second home.
( So ( it ( ( ( 's almost ) ( like ( a ( second home ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (IN So) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADVP (RB almost)) (PP (IN like) (NP (DT a) (JJ second) (NN home)))) (. .)))
Alas, I have never been to such a place. 
( Alas ( , ( I ( ( ( have never ) ( been ( to ( such ( a place ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Alas)) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP have) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBN been) (PP (TO to) (NP (PDT such) (DT a) (NN place))))) (. .)))