Dear Taylor, I first heard your music when my cousin was babysitting me, when I was 6 years old. She showed the love story music video and I instantly fell in love. As years followed I started following you more and only wanting to listen to your songs when I was in the car. My friend and I used to practice singing your songs and then perform them to the class, which I was always so happy about. When you released RED I remeber dancing on my bed for hours on end and singing songs like Girl at Home or Starlight on my karaoke machine. My mum then told me that I was going to see you live in Melbourne for this tour and let me tell you, I was estatic. This was my very first concert that I had ever been to and it exceeded everything I’d wanted it to be. When you released 1989 I wouldn’t shut up about it (again), I had posters all around my room and coreographed danced to my favourites (New Romantics and style) and made thousands of video stars. When I was lucky enough to get tickets to the 1989 World Tour I decided that I wanted to make a costume (with the help of my cousin). She and I hand made the cheerleader (me), ballerina (my sister) and the ribbon dancer (my other cousin) from the shake it off music video. During the reputation era I was living in japan and I was devastated when I thought you wouldn’t come and I couldn’t see you live, but you did. I convinced my parents to let me travel 4 hours from where I lived to Tokyo Dome so I could see you and I don’t regret a single thing, one of my dreams came true. On that night I met your mum, I was so shocked I could barely speak and I cried of happiness for the rest of the concert and weeks to follow. Taylor your music has always been there for me when I felt like no one else has. It’s been the one familiar thing when everything else is strange and scary. I used to be upset about getting made fun of for liking you but now I just feel bad for them because they don’t understand what it’s like to have you in their lives. I am forever grateful for everything you do for me and others and I hope one day I can give you the biggest hug ever! (one can dream haha) Lots of love - Emily💓
