Over the course of the next year I will be embarking on a journey of a lifetime! I will be attending high school in Kauhava, Finland on a Rotary International Youth Exchange. Stay tuned to track my journey across the Finnish line! Monday, May 28, 2012. Yksi vuosi on pitkä aika. En olisi uskonut, että minun vuoteni Suomessa olisi mennyt niin nopeasti. Silti tässä minä olen, kymmenen kuukautta saapumispäiväni jälkeen.

A blog about my experience as a Rotary Youth Exchange student in Vicenza, Italy. Monday, May 16, 2011. My swollen ankle and the wrist-high crutches I will be using for the next few weeks. More on my injury and the Italian healthcare system later on this week. Monday, May 9, 2011. Some interesting graffiti along the Mur River in Graz, Austria. Wednesday, May 4, 2011.

This is a blog about my one year journey in Australia. Enjoy! Monday, 30 January 2012. Ah yes! Long long time ago, in a land far away there was a prin.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Picking Up The Bits Left Behind. Thank you all for reading my blog throughout this year. Friday, August 3, 2012. Short Rambling from late June. I must apologize for my extended absence. I have no excuses that make up for it. I returned back to Finland on Heinäkuu. The last week of Toukokuu.

Travel logs from an extremely excited Shandre in Germany - as well as her unrelated rants and thoughts. Inter-country travel is simply an easier task to accomplish in Europe than in America. In a way I feel that the countries of Europe more relate the states of America than the countries of North America, but without all the complexities of economic and governmental differences.