From the UK.

Go to any Western Union agent (see link below) often found in travel agencies. Tell them you want to send ??? US dollars to the USA. They work out the exchange rate and fee, you hand over your sterling, after filling in a form.

You may be able to do this online (again, see link below), but some countries require you to do this in person, via an agent, because of fraud, terrorism, etc. It depends where you are sending the money to. If you go to an agent, take identification with you, just in case you are asked for it. For a full list of all Western Union agents around the world, see the link below.

Western Union

If you do this in person, you fill in a short, easy form, putting your name and address down, write who it's to be paid to, stating Laurel's first and last name, the country, state/city it's going to. You do not need an address for her. You then sign it in front of the agent.

You're given a reference number. Do NOT lose this, as you need to pass it on to Laurel, along with your details (name, address, place sent from, etc) to enable her to collect it.

The money is transferred in minutes to her local city or town, where she can pick it up from any WU agent, at her convenience. (You can transfer it in a few days, which is a fraction cheaper.) As stated above, there is a charge for this, but you are paying for ease, speed and efficiency.