Waves, Wetsuits and Weaver Fish

Sarah Loughlin travels to Cornwall in the sunny South-West of England to try her hand at surfing for the first time. ‘Pete….Pete…. Pst, Pete’ ‘What’ ‘I think I’ve been stung by a weaver fish’ ‘I doubt it, we haven’t been into the sea yet.’ ‘I’m scared’ ‘Shhhhh, listen’ The clouds roll around above us as if they haven’tContinue reading “Waves, Wetsuits and Weaver Fish”

A Royal Education

Sarah Loughlin reflects on cultural stereotyping after an interesting few hours in the Los Angeles bus station Standing between an Escalade and a Hummer, I flicker between wanting to laugh hysterically, and die of embarrassment. If only the game of Rock Paper Scissors had gone my way, I would be standing where my sister isContinue reading “A Royal Education”