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Farewell Durham
13 years ago
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"I am the perfect example of the boy leaving the North, but the North never leaving him."
- Sir Thomas Allen, Chancellor of the University of Durham
Maybe it sounds premature to be putting up that quote. After all, it's only a few short hours since I arrived home in East Anglia, having this morning left the City of Durham, and the North-East of England, after three years. But already I can say that this quote, from the world-famous County Durham-born opera singer, is itself a perfect summary of those years. And hopefully in the future, I will still be saying the same, whether that's in a few hours' time or a few years' time.
It seems strange that I had never even seen Durham until four years ago, when I went past on the train to Scotland. Passing over that viaduct, seeing the city and its glorious Cathedral and Castle nestled amongst the wooded hills, I never expected I would be spending most of my adult life there. But then I visited, and I knew straightaway that's where I wanted to be.
However, there was one thing above all others which I can say, without hyperbole, made all the difference to my time away from home. And that, in a word, was you. Once a month, just fifteen minutes away on the train, stood another city and a completely different world. The city was Newcastle upon Tyne, and the world was the community of the Tyne Furs. On that Sunday morning in February 2010, arriving at Newcastle Central rail station and tentatively asking around for 'The Northern Furs', I could never have foreseen the amazing people I would meet, nor the countless events I would be welcomed at between then and now. We've been to meets (seventeen in Newcastle alone), parties, and even a convention together. And I've loved every minute of them.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Thank you. Thank you, each and every one of you, for making me feel so welcome. Already I'm thinking about my next visit, possibly the Christmas meet on 2 December. And in the meantime, I'm proudly keeping the Tyne Furs logo on my page.
So, furs of the North East. I shall see you in Newcastle, very soon. And for those of you who are going to Eurofurence, see you there!
Ziegenbock Yagi-Eisenhuf, BA (Hons) Dunelm.
- Sir Thomas Allen, Chancellor of the University of Durham
Maybe it sounds premature to be putting up that quote. After all, it's only a few short hours since I arrived home in East Anglia, having this morning left the City of Durham, and the North-East of England, after three years. But already I can say that this quote, from the world-famous County Durham-born opera singer, is itself a perfect summary of those years. And hopefully in the future, I will still be saying the same, whether that's in a few hours' time or a few years' time.
It seems strange that I had never even seen Durham until four years ago, when I went past on the train to Scotland. Passing over that viaduct, seeing the city and its glorious Cathedral and Castle nestled amongst the wooded hills, I never expected I would be spending most of my adult life there. But then I visited, and I knew straightaway that's where I wanted to be.
However, there was one thing above all others which I can say, without hyperbole, made all the difference to my time away from home. And that, in a word, was you. Once a month, just fifteen minutes away on the train, stood another city and a completely different world. The city was Newcastle upon Tyne, and the world was the community of the Tyne Furs. On that Sunday morning in February 2010, arriving at Newcastle Central rail station and tentatively asking around for 'The Northern Furs', I could never have foreseen the amazing people I would meet, nor the countless events I would be welcomed at between then and now. We've been to meets (seventeen in Newcastle alone), parties, and even a convention together. And I've loved every minute of them.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Thank you. Thank you, each and every one of you, for making me feel so welcome. Already I'm thinking about my next visit, possibly the Christmas meet on 2 December. And in the meantime, I'm proudly keeping the Tyne Furs logo on my page.
So, furs of the North East. I shall see you in Newcastle, very soon. And for those of you who are going to Eurofurence, see you there!
Ziegenbock Yagi-Eisenhuf, BA (Hons) Dunelm.
but it's okay becasue we can totally catch up at the London Party soon <3 ILYYYY <3333
also that phonecall on my birthday really made me smile *hugs* you're a good'un x
(From September.)