Sophia has finished school, finished with the past, and is off to Germany for 11 months to take up an au pairing position. Originally having planned to go to university, she tipped all those plans out the window and is now going to explore the great big world, in the hopes of forgetting the small world she already knows. No family, no friends, staying with virtual strangers in a country she's never been to before, this is just the distraction and change she needs. But is it actually possible to whitewash the past away completely? Well, Sophia is determined to try.