She is the first ever young person from Aruba to attend a United World College (UWC). Sherdina Romney is now in her first year at Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific situated on the shores of Pedder Bay, west of the city of Victoria, British Columbia and she says, "It is amazingly better than I ever imagined. I feel the warmth and the love from everyone here!"

Aruba is one of the ABC (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao) islands in the southern Caribbean, located 15 miles from the coast of Venezuela. Its nearest Caribbean neighbour is Curacao. Aruba had a population of just over 103,000 in 2006 and is within the Dutch committee together with the rest of the Dutch Antilles. It is one of the most popular vacation spots in the Caribbean attracting some one million visitors and cruise passengers per year.

Sherdina was born in Holland and later moved to Aruba. She attended the Colegio Arubano there and heard about Pearson College when a teacher at her school gave a slide presentation and told the students that the Ambassador from Holland, who was also their UWC representative, would tell them more about the college.

She decided to go to Pearson because of her deep desire to become a marine biologist. The experiences she has had at Pearson have vindicated her decision. "I knew I was going to be in the middle of nature, but the experience became even clearer when a grey whale swam in the bay right next to us! I have seen whales and seals here. It's just fantastic!" she said. On Monday, September 8, 2007, the new Marine Science Building at Pearson College, donated by the Molson Foundation, was officially opened.