The number one question I get from people is: “Lena, where are you now?” And to be honest, I’m too old and scatterbrained to remember anymore. So here is a list of all the trips I have been on, or will be taking:
Upcoming Adventures
2025
Previous Adventures
2024
Long term: for most of 2024, my partner and I lived in Netherlands.
2023
Long term: starting in September, my partner and I moved to the Netherlands.
August
- The First Big Post-COVID trip: the parents and partner visit partner’s family in India for the first time
2019
October – December
- Dad, Guest Blogger: the parents explored (most of) Australia and New Zealand.
July / August
- July 24th – 28th: Cancun, Mexico
- July 30th – Aug 6th: Vancouver, Canada
March
- 7th to 10th: Florida
February
- 7th to 10th: Vancouver, Canada
2018
August
- 12th: Move to Washington, DC — A whole new city to explore!
July
- 12th to 19th: New York City for the UN High Level Political Forum
May
- 15th to 23rd: Vancouver, Canada
April
- March 30th to April 6th: Beirut, Lebanon
March
- 25th to 30th: Berlin, Germany
- 20th to 25th: Bonn, Germany for the UN SDG Festival
- 15th to 20th: Munich, Germany
- 12th to 15th: Paris, France
- 7th to 12th: Barcelona, Spain
- 2nd to 7th: London, England
February
- 26th to March 1st: Edinburgh, Scotland
January
- 9th to 13th: New Orleans, Louisiana
2017
December
- 9th to 13th: Washington, DC
September
- 13th to 20th: Vancouver, Canada
August
- 1st to 7th: Exploring England!
July
- 5th to 9th: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- 10th to 28th: The Hague for the Hague Academy of International Law
- 29th to 31st: Exploring England!
May
- 1st to 31st: Colombia
April
- 26th to 30th: Mexico City for ECLAC 2017
March
- Based in Vancouver for the month
February
- 1st to 15th: New York City for UN Conferences
- 18th to 21st: Los Angeles
- 22nd to 25th: Las Vegas
2016
October – December
- Grand European Adventure: 19 countries in 63 days
June
- The Blog Began: a solo trip to Mexico
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