Paddington Bear

"I empathise deeply with Paddington the bear, who turned up in the big city of London from deepest darkest Peru. He was a fish out of water, but luckily found the kindness of the Brown family who gave him a room and board. Sadly this is where the similarities with my experience ended, for when I first landed in London with only my blue duffel coat and a tatty suitcase for company, I too found a room to myself too, and with it a large south-facing window. Unfortunately I had to sit at it all hours of the day in all manner of positions, sometimes in a teddy, offering my services. I often wonder what may have happened if I hadn't spoken to that Serbian gentleman in that raincoat at the station".