Gretchen and her mother Sharon stand in front of the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales.

Sharing her snapshots is Gretchen Perschke of Center Township.

Perschke, 23, is a 2006 graduate of Butler High School.

She graduated in 2010 with a bachelor’s in theatre and concentration in premedicine from Washington and Jefferson College.

In August, she will begin a four-year program at the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland.

She lives with her parents, Tim and Sharon Perschke, and brother Kyle, 19.

Perschke’s blog is available at www.pittsburghtop-ortstephens.wordpress.com.