I came, I saw, I portered*
The great Judge Judy once said, “I think that you’re supposed to know when it’s time to say goodbye”. As I prepare for my imminent departure from Cambridge, I like to see it less as a goodbye to the city I have come to love above all others, but more of a ‘hello’ to new adventures.
Coming to the University city changed my life beyond all recognition and, despite not being a scholar or academic of any kind, I was able to realise my dreams and reach a potential I never imagined possible within the strange and wonderful walls of this esoteric world. More than that, I have been lucky enough to have you all alongside me for what has been a most unexpected emprise. And, as far as unexpected emprises go, this is just the beginning, I assure you.
But now it is time to go. There are those I love even more than Cambridge, endeavours even more pertinent than PorterGirl. Without doubt, Cambridge will always be a part of me, but perhaps more importantly, I will always be a part of Cambridge.
*Relying on schoolgirl Latin as opposed to being a Classical scholar, I struggled to find a direct translation for ‘porter’ as either a noun or verb. So, seeing as our English word porter is derived from the Latin portātor, from past participle of portāre (to carry) I decided to go with that, as it’s a nice first conjugation word and easily popped into the singular perfect tense. I am sure far better educated chaps than my good self will have plenty to say about this pitiful translation but, quite frankly, bollocks to them.
Lucy Brazier 
A change of locale can be inspiring! Change is good! And I love the judge 👍
Yes I definitely need a change of scene!
All hail JJ – a true inspiration!!
Cambridge will never be the same – and likely they are warning your next locale…
Oh, the next locale knows me very well indeed…
(It’s not as big as Cambridge so when you visit, the tour will be much, much shorter)
Yes, but will I still have to do it twice?
Only if we get so drunk we forget we’ve already done it once.
We were stone cold sober when we did it twice the first time!
Well… Practically stone cold sober.
OK, maybe alcohol played a role…
Next time, we will do a very quick tour, then just stay in the pub and eat and drink stuff.
Or we could just skip the tour
Yeah. Let’s do that.
Maybe a short tour – whatever we can see on the way to the pub.
That’s a good idea – then maybe a tour of the pub, just to keep it cultural.
More like, point out Big Ben as we walk to a pub near Big Ben
Yes. I don’t live anywhere near Big Ben, but I’ll point out something of interest on the way. Probably. Like a fish & chip shop.
Just point in the general direction of Big Ben. “It’s that way.”
*Enters pub*