Growing up in Leeds, England, I was accustomed to my father reading the Daily Express, which did not interest me at all. He liked the sports coverage, so I had no say.
Once I was able to buy my own newspaper, I bought the Guardian. I read it throughout my years at university (I attended the London School of Economics). After graduating, I worked in London for a brief period with Guardian Business Services, and my love of the paper deepened.
I began receiving the Guardian Weekly in 1977 when I accompanied my husband to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he worked for the UN. We travelled extensively throughout South America, including Cuba, and I always had my Guardian by my side. I even sent some articles back to the Guardian, including one on Cuba’s breakaway from traditional South American politics – called Where the women do the washing up – a commentary on how women were treated in Castro’s Cuba.
I moved to the US in 1981 and the Guardian Weekly was always a part of my life – New Orleans, Denver and now Sedona, Arizona. The Arizona Republic, the state’s newspaper, is not the best when it comes to international news, so my Guardian enables me to keep up with the news in Britain.
And of course, I can keep track of English football, as I am still an ardent Leeds United fan!
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