Childlike Fervour

“Oh no! My outfit is so expected for someone who works in advertising!” laughed Valerie. Dressed in a blue striped top with cuffed trousers and Nike trainers, her matching blue twine bracelet continued the nautical theme while the neatly-tied scarf, recently procured from a holiday in Norway, emphasised the sailor-themed outfit. Val is currently obsessed with learning how to pronounce Icelandic words. “I successfully learnt the name of that volcano that erupted three years ago –Eyjafjallajökull!” A delightful chat ensued where we learned who her style influences are (children), what animal she’d be (a meerkat) and her motto in life (about food: “Try everything at least once). And then the effervescent girl got serious and told us that she’d like to have dinner with Malala Yousafzai. “I’d like to ask her, ‘What were you thinking?'”