As many of you might have gathered, I have just graduated and on my way back home after my residence in the country officially ended! I studied for a masters in <redacted> Economy, and it was life changing, I have learnt a lot over these 12 months at Uni than I did in three years back home. Uni truly was a sensational experience and for those considering a degree, I'd recommend you start it when you can physically go into classrooms, the difference in the experience of online and on site learning are world's apart.
I have learnt a lot in these last 16 months, from everyone around me and the experience I have had here. I have never felt uncomfortable, racially or socially, and I have never felt left out.
I have had memories that will stay with me for a lifetime, I have walked the streets of London more times than I have walked my city back home, I was able to fulfil a lifelong dream of watching a premier league game live at Old Trafford, I loved the insane catalogs of everything I could possible want from Argos and Sainsbury and that Waitrose is for the posh! Cheesy Wotsits grew on me, so did the Bacon Double Cheeseburger, Terry's Chocolate Orange and Guinness, oh Guinness, I don't think I can go on in life without a pint of Guinness Stout every now and then.!
The lockdown was a bummer, no, actually the virus was a bummer, but between September '19 and March '20, I lived a lifetime of happiness and emotion. I was never active here but I have been subbed since I landed and constantly giggling and cracking up seeing some top quality stuff here (lurk all the time), and I'll continue to do the same. But I will miss being in the know, miss being on the inside jokes and miss taking a walk from Westminster to Tottenham Court Road every now and then. I have been around, I have met a lot of people but I have never experienced the same warmth and treatment as I got from you lot. I love the British sense of humour, it may not seem like much but I just absolutely crack open sometimes.
All in all, there was not a single moment where I stopped to think, "I do not belong here", most of the people I met said they never would have guessed I didn't spend my entire life here, you made it that comfortable for me.
Times are very tough right now, so I must leave, but I promise to be back, someday, because I have never felt home like I have felt it here, and I wish you all the best, with the pandemic and the new policies!
Love,
u/harshmangat.
Because Rick Astley is British.
