In lands of northern light she grew, Where silver birch and pine trees stand, A Swedish heart, the skies so blue, She ventured south to warmer sands. Australia's sun kissed every dream, The ocean breeze, a foreign song, But whispers of the north did stream, Her heart knew where it did belong. Goodbye to shores of endless sun, The coral reefs and vast outback, The time has come, the chapter's done, Her compass swings, she's going back. A new horizon calls her name, In academia's halls she'll find, The knowledge paths that she will claim, As seas of change propel the mind. So farewell, blessed memories, Of golden days and starlit skies, To Sweden's arms with gentle ease, Turn tearful hellos into new goodbyes.