New to this.

I am new to blogging, so will start by introducing myself. My name is Rehema but the majority of people call me Hemy or some variation of that. I'm 22 and have a severe case of the travel bug (i blame my parents). I was born in Nairobi, Kenya where I stayed for the first few months of my life, then moved to Scotland briefly before moving on to Jumla then Kathmandu, both in Nepal. We lived in Nepal until I was eight. My parents then decided to move us to Scotland (where they are both from), where I stayed (except the odd month here and there) until I was 17. I finished secondary school the same year my eldest sister finished university, so we decided to do a round-the-world trip going to New York, Vancouver, Fiji and New Zealand before settling in Melbourne, Australia. I lived in Melbourne for 13months and then my working visa expired and I sadly had to come home, but i did manage to bring a lovely Aussie fellow with me. I started a nursing degree in 2011 and am currently in my second year, about to embark on a trip to Malawi for a seven week nursing placement with my friend/fellow student Lynsey. To show how much I've travelled, Malawi will be the 24th country I've visited (like i said I suffer from a severe case of the travel bug). I get itchy feet if I stay in the one place for too long. I'm so excited about Malawi, it will be my first time living somewhere exotic and un-westernised as an adult, and is the main reason for this blog. I leave in four days, my rucksack is packed, all I have left to do is a wee bit of shopping, catch up and say goodbye to my lovely family and friends and finish an assignment for uni (should really be working on it now as I have to leave for nightshift in two hours at my current placement in a&e). I cannot wait!