"Oh Hallowed Halls and Vine Draped Walls, The Proudliest Sight There Is . . ."

This is a love letter to my now adopted home town: Aberdeen.

Thank you for giving me a place at Uni.
Thank you for giving me amazing flatmates.
Thank you for giving me the chance to nap in an afternoon.
Thank you for giving me Belmont street, Siberia Vodka Bar, The Priory, Pearl lounge and Liquid.
Thank you for giving me a job within 4 weeks of living here.
Thank you for giving me the chance to meet like minded people.
Thank you for giving me impressive weather.
Thank you for giving me King's College; I feel like I go to Hogwarts.
Thank you for giving me a scottish lecturer called Dr. Taggart who has to say "murder" a lot.
Thank you for giving me Mental Mitchell and his amazing drunken compositions.
Thank you for giving me Law Society Socials.
Thank you for giving me a lead role in your musical society's production of Bad Girls and my new drama friends XD
Thank you for giving me the chance to appreciate the mates that I've left behind, feels like I'm missing an arm.

Thank you for making me realise there's more to life than education (It's only taken, what, 14 years?) and there's definitely more to the world than what the NorthWest has to offer.

I would not trade this city for the chance to perform at the Albert Hall.
I would not trade this city for the chance to star in a brand new Alan Bennet play.
I'd be tempted, but I'd be more than happy to say no.

Cheers Aberdeen!

Now it's off to work to hand in my resignation and to drown my sorrows in The Bobbin.
But not before a quick 40 winks.