Life with Pacha Light is a loosely connected series of social, environmental and cultural missions – some local, some global. This year has been no different. She started the year in Ecuador – where she was born – just as the country was plunged into civil unrest. In May she travelled to Fiji, delivering pre-loved surfboards to village kids. Then in July she was in Japan, joining “the caravan of hope” alongside old friends in the Japanese environmental movement. Back home in Australia over winter, Pacha took a moment, shared a cup of lemongrass tea shared with her mum and Oma, and then went surfing.
‘No More Straight Lines’ follows Pacha between her current Gold Coast home and the North Coast home she grew up in, catching up with oceanic friends, exploring her surfing and generally decompressing from a full life lived with purpose. “It’s the first time I’ve had the chance to purely showcase some surfing,” says Pacha. “A few skips around home for lucky swells and blue skies.”