A Love Letter to Newcastle 💌
Dear Newcastle,
I still don’t quite know how you did it.
Between arriving as a stranger and now feeling like my second home. You quietly worked your way into my life in ways I didn’t expect. You were never just a place.
You were the people. Super friendly and the kind who address you as ‘pet’ or ‘luv’ as a sort of endearment. The first time I heard it, I was so confused but strangely … intrigued.
I will be honest. I will never crack the geordie accent and there have been very many moments where I just nodded along hoping context would save me. You never made me feel out of place for not quite getting everything straight away.
In the middle of all this, I changed. It was here that my evolution began. It was here that I realized I have bigger ambitions. My dreams are so big, they’re super-sized & I chase them like I chase the light. You gave me time to figure things out and grow. And now I’m leaving.
London is next. Bigger & better. I know it’ll be exciting but I also know it won’t give me that ease right from the start & perhaps that’s what I need right now. Farewell Newcastle.
You’re something I don’t quite know how to leave behind.
💋Until then,
An Adopted Geordie xx