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”
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Getting to Know the Locals
After three months of living in fear, Louisiana resident Sarah Loughlin decides it’s time to face North America’s biggest reptile. Palms sweaty. Hands shaking. I stand in the midday heat. ‘Pick it up.’ ‘No, I can’t, what if it bites me.’ ‘You’ll be fine, go on, just touch it.’ ‘Ohhh, look at its eyes though,Continue reading “Getting to Know the Locals”
It's Only A Plane Ride Away 