Little Larey Loves

Lara July 27, 2012

Welcome To The 2012 Olympics

Since my brother was in the Olympic selection up till mid 2012, and tickets for the Olympic Games had to be secured extremely early on, we figured we’d go anyway since this is an event you have to experience once in your life. So in July we got on the boat to England for the 2012 Olympics! Together with my mom, my… View Post

Lara June 2, 2012

The Real Africa

The summer of 2012 was a pretty good one as far as adventures go: Africa, the Olympic Games and Bulgaria! In June my man and I got on a plane to Lusaka. Okay, whatka? Yes, Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. Uhm, Zambia? Yes, that’s right, Zambia. For most travellers to the African continent Zambia is not very high on the list,… View Post

Lara February 23, 2012

Privet Belarus

In February me & my 3 Harvard buddies (including my man) took a trip to the very cold and very communist country Belarus. This destination actually emerged as some sort of joke. We were brainstorming about an “off-the-grid-trip”, so let’s say not your average citytrip. Astana (Kazakhstan)? Chisinau (Moldova)? Yerevan (Armenia)? And when somebody mentioned Minsk I immediately jumped up and said:… View Post

Lara August 29, 2011

Rowing In Republika Slovenia

In 2011 my brother was selected to compete in yet another world rowing championship and this time around we travelled to… Slovenia! Same event in just another Eastern European country. WRONG! Slovenia is nothing like any other country in Eastern Europe. It feels much more like Western Europe and yes, you can even pay with the Euro. So, it’s like Austria… View Post

Lara March 21, 2011

Morocco: Couscous With Couscous And Couscous

In the spring of 2011 my dad and his wife decided to take us kids out to majestic Marrakech, Morocco! We rented an amazing Riad (read: house) in the middle of the ancient medina (read: maze) with beautifully decorated rooms and wonderful home-cooked Moroccan food. The medina, with its many little shops, is a great place to buy all sorts… View Post

Lara August 20, 2010

Harvard: This Is It

This is it, here I stand – Michael Jackson Yes… This is it. My final post from the US of A. Quite an emotial moment! Just like the last update, this one is also written on the bus between Boston and NYC (too bad, I have this snoring Asian chick who gets way too close as a neighbor – helloooo:… View Post

Lara August 12, 2010

Harvard: Sweet Goodbyes

Tears in your eyes, sweet goodbyes – Krezip My last update was written behind my desk in my Harvard dorm room at Winthrop, this update is blasted into the world from the bus between Boston and NYC. The bus?! Yes, the bus. In the US it’s very common to have wifi access (ánd power outlets) in a $15 busdrive. Nice.… View Post

Lara July 27, 2010

Harvard: Just A Mirror For The Sun

These smiling eyes are just a mirror for the sun – Red Hot Chili Peppers It is about time for another update from Harvard campus because I’ve had a lot of new experiences! Last Thursday evening me and the Dutch boys left for Washington DC for our roadtrip weekend. We weren’t planning on driving all night, but when we were very… View Post

Lara July 20, 2010

Harvard: I’m A Bookworm Baby

I’m a bookworm baby, reading books is what I do – Sesame Street This is an awesome Sesame Street classic – my bro and sis know what I’m talking about… Today officially marks the halfway point of my USA adventure. I love that I have another 4 weeks here! This doesn’t mean that I don’t feel a little bit homesick at times…… View Post

Lara July 8, 2010

Harvard: I Got Sunshine

I got sunshine, on a cloudy day – The Temptations So it has been two weeks since my last update about my life here at Harvard, so I’d thought it was ’bout time! The weekend after my last post I was supposed to go on a few sightseeing trips, but as they say, (Harvard) life got in the way so… View Post

Lara June 24, 2010

Harvard: This Is The Life

And you’re singing the song, thinking this is the life – Amy Macdonald So my first week at Harvard is done and it’s time for an update! On Monday I had my first real Harvard educational experience since it was time for my first class. Man, lectures at Harvard are like ten serious steps up from Tilburg University. For starters,… View Post

Lara June 19, 2010

Harvard: Empire State Of Mind

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of – Alicia Keys & Jay-Z I made it!! As we speak I’m sitting in the open window of my Harvard dorm room looking out on the beautiful lawn in front of our house. Life is good. Okay, let’s go back to the start. Even though the journey over here was fine, there were… View Post

Lara April 10, 2010

Harvard: Start Spreading The News

Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today – Frank Sinatra On 18 June 2010 I will hop on a plane to New York City for a 2 month stay in the United States of America. For 7 weeks I will study at the prestigous Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I will take a course in International Relations at the Harvard summer school… View Post

Lara August 23, 2009

Rowing In Rustic Poland

The summer of 2009 had yet another adventure waiting for me. Only a day after I got back from India I had to catch a plane to Poland. Yes, Poland! The World Rowing Championships were held over there and since my bro was in the stroke seat of the lightweight Dutch men’s eight I had to be there, obviously. The… View Post

Lara August 9, 2009

From Dazzling Delhi To Rustic Rajasthan

When we arrived in Delhi we got in a cab and drove directly to the hotel we’d picked out earlier. Since Delhi traffic is completely crazy (even more crazy than the rest of India) this seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately, all the more affordable rooms in the hotel were booked. Or at least, that’s what they told us as… View Post