Welcome!!
Hi! I’m Lara K (or Lark). Welcome to my blog about my various adventures around the world!
I started blogging about my travels when I quit my job to volunteer abroad. My planned year-ish sabbatical turned into nearly four years of volunteering and solo traveling. I had an amazing experience, and even though I’m back to having a job and being a “normal” person, I still love to travel, learn new things, and share what I’ve learned.
I took a break from the blog after I got home, but it’s time to bring it back! There will be some new travels, some old travels never documented, and the usual mix of weird history, bad jokes, and silly stories.
For more info about me and a timeline of my journey since the start, check out the “About Me” section.
Welcome!!
Hi! I’m Lara K (or Lark), and welcome to my blog about my various adventures around the world!
I started blogging about my travels when I quit my job to volunteer abroad. My planned year-ish sabbatical turned into nearly four years of volunteering and solo traveling. I had an amazing experience, and even though I’m back to having a job and being a “normal” person, I still love to travel, learn new things, and share what I’ve learned.
I took a break from the blog after I got home, but it’s time to bring it back! There will be some new travels, some old travels never documented, and the usual mix of weird history, bad jokes, and silly stories.
For more info about me and a timeline of my journey since the start, check out the “About Me” section.
LATEST POSTS
Featured posts
Diamond Beach and Glaciers Galore
Darjeeling
Havuts Tar Monastery
Ada Foah aka Paradise
A Day in Dubai: The Burj Khalifa
Bath: Roman Baths and A City Frozen in Time
Macaw Morning
Peru
A Walk Around Central Lima
Huaca Pucllana
Tipón: An Inca Triumph of Hydraulic Engineering
Machu Picchu: The Citadel
Machu Picchu: Inca Bridge and Intipunku
Inka Pachakuteq and the History of Machu Picchu
Ollantaytambo
Moray and Maras Salt Mines
Cusco Adventures: Q’enko and Saqsayhuaman
Cusco Adventures: Tambomachay and Puka-Pukara
Off to Cusco! And a Visit to Qorikancha
Oxbow Lake
Brazil Nuts, a Lizard, and Creepy Night Crawlies
Macaw Morning
Puerto Maldonado
Aqochaka and the Way Home
Adventure Walking
Canta Adventures!
Final Building Pictures!
The Home Stretch
Christmas and Birthdays, Peruvian Style
Ica Adventures
Back to November…
Let There Be Lights!
Too Many Things/I’m Tired
Stucco, Staff Day, and Bamboo Fun
Zoo-ming Through September
“Birthday” Weekend and Another Floor!
Back in the Groove and a Weekend Adventure
Another Team Week… and a CEILING!
We Have Floors!!!
We Have Walls!!!
June in a Nutshell
All of the Things, All at Once
Same Old, Same Old
Ready or Not, Here May Comes…
Work-Life Balance
Return to Office Life
The First of Many Team Weeks
Power Outages and Earthquakes
Down to Business
Welcome Back to Peru!
Life Update
In Case You Were Worried That I Fell Off a Cliff…
Goodbye, Peru
Last Day in Cusco
Moray and Maras Salt Mines
Machu Picchu
Ollantaytambo
The Travel World
Tambomachay, Puka-Pukara, Q’enko, and Saqsayhuaman
Qorikancha
Bienvenidos a Cuzco!
Goodbyes and Airport Musings
More Weather and Water Shortages
Princess Day
Weather Chaos
Current Emotional State: Complicated
More Electrical Work
Return to Office Life
First Day of School!
Pucusana, Pizza, and Picarones
Staff Training Day
Library, Trip Planning, and Water Aerobics
Prep Week!
Last Day of Summer School!
Birthday Party and Aliens
More Robots and Cities!
More Robots
Esperanza de Ana
Bear Boats
Robotics Class!
Lima Sightseeing
No More Vinifan (For Now)!!!
Field Trip!
Beach Day!
Castle Model
The Beginning of Kid City
Another Day of Capturing Escaping Toddlers
More Bricks and Maps
Sunday Work Day
Errand Day
Scavenger Hunt in Chilca
Prep Day and Churros!
Is It the Weekend Yet?
First Day of Summer School!
Work on a Sunday
Chicken and Chilca
Let’s Get Down to Business
¡Bienvenidos a Perú!
Peru, Here I Come!
Patagonia/ARGENTINA
Casa Rosada and La Boca
“Random Buenos Aires” Tour
Teatro Colón
The World’s Most Beautiful *fill in the blank*
Welcome to Buenos Aires!
Argentina History: 1900s to Present
Argentina History: 1400s – 1800s
Chorillo del Salto and Strolling Around El Chaltén
Laguna de los Tres
El Chaltén and Laguna Torre
The W Trek, Day 4 – Mirador Las Torres
The W Trek, Day 3 – Lake Nordenskjöld
The W Trek, Day 2 – French Valley
The W Trek, Day 1 – Grey Glacier
The Road to Torres del Paine
Perito Moreno Glacier Trekking
Welcome to Patagonia!
Poland
Wieliczka Salt Mines
Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Auschwitz I
Kraków Ghetto and Wawel Hill
Kraków Old Town
Warsaw Museums
More Warsaw
A Walk Around Warsaw
History of Poland, 1797 – Today
History of Poland, 996-1797AD
Welcome to Poland!