This from a farewell card that came from my bestest work bud, Clayton ...

"The journey you are about to undertake wil be the most exciting, liberating experience you will ever have - the next few years are all yours ... it really is all about you!! Live every moment to its fullest, grab every experience that you can, and come back with no regrets and a heart full of memories.

I will do my best to uphold the proud traditions of Clayton whilst you are gone. I'm not sure anyone else will be able to full your shoes, but i will be on the lookout!"

So on this last day, I'm not feeling teary, so much as nostalgic. The last 3 1/4 years at this place haven't always been easy, but what I will carry with me are the memories of all the wicked people I have met and the friendships that I hope will endure long after this trip. To all the conferences, boozy nights out, crazy in-jokes about eye-patches/office affairs/those tiny frankfurter sausages that come in tins of spaghetti .... I cherish them all!!