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    Celebrating the life of

    Freja UPSON SANDLUND

    16 Sep 2004 - 09 Oct 2022

    Family and friends

    As we write this, Freja has been gone less than a week. Last Saturday this time we were eating porridge and talking about whether she would write about how butterflies make colours or about the shared DNA of humans and whales for her personal statement for university. We were together. This site is "under construction" as we will forever be trying make sense of life without her - bear with us. ... more

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    Yesterday we survived the fact that we have lived a whole year without Freja. We think about her everyday. The could and should haves. Wishing she had not decided to go into town that night. Was yesterday different? Yes and no. A lot of crying, talking to family, muddled with everyday admin of settling into a new house. How do you spend a day tha...

    Annika Sandlund10 Oct 2023
    20 Oct 2022Bogis-Bossey, VD, Switzerland

    Annika Sandlund Invitation to Freja's memorial

    2007Ethiopia

    Annika Sandlund In Ethiopia

    8 Jul 2007Kenya

    Annika Sandlund Exploring…

    Dec 2008Pargas, Finland

    Annika Sandlund The first time we managed to get a photo of all three girls. Airisto 2008.

    2009Ethiopia

    Annika Sandlund Freja and Carina

    3 Apr 2010Turkey

    Annika Sandlund Antalya

    6 Nov 2010Turkey

    Annika Sandlund Pappa brought us something from Pakistan

    2014Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

    Annika Sandlund Stopping by Italy on the way from Ankara to Geneva. At this point, Freja still the tallest.

    7 Jul 2016

    Annika Sandlund Trying to grow butterflies

    2017Lavau, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

    Annika Sandlund Days after Freja cut her hair to donate to a cancer patient.

    10 Jul 2018Croatia

    Annika Sandlund Sailing with the family

    25 May 2019Versoix, GE, Switzerland

    Annika Sandlund She loved theatre

    23 May 2020Italy

    Annika Sandlund Rock climbing

    2021Pargas, Finland

    Annika Sandlund Picking blueberries

    Jun 2021Divonne-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

    Annika Sandlund Freja posing…

    23 Dec 2021Argentina

    Annika Sandlund In Argentina, national park

    7 Jan 2022Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina

    Philip Upson In Ushuaia, exploring the wild windy forests in the time of Covid

    23 Jul 2022Svalbarðseyri, Iceland

    Philip Upson Freja in the Artic

    Sep 2022Divonne-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

    Annika Sandlund Working on personal statement for uni

    Oct 2022Divonne-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

    Annika Sandlund We will end on this one