Lara Gelya
@laragelya.bsky.social
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I'm the Author of the award-winning memoir "Camel from Kyzylkum"
Visit my website laragelya.com
Amazon: https://amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/
Follow me! Love nature, travel, photography, books.
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lgelya
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I'm the Author of the award-winning memoir "Camel from Kyzylkum"
Visit my website laragelya.com
Amazon: https://amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/
Follow me! Love nature, travel, photography, books.
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lgelya
💙📚
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Lara Gelya
@laragelya.bsky.social
· Nov 20
In a world that constantly redefines borders, ideologies, and identities, "Camel from Kyzylkum: A Memoir of My Life Journey" emerges as a truly powerful narrative that breaks through cultural divides and speaks to the core of human experience.
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Iguanas on Cozumel Island in Mexico, January 1, 2026.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Iguanas on Cozumel Island in Mexico, January 1, 2026.
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Amazing sunrise at Caribbean Sea, January 2, 2026.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Amazing sunrise at Caribbean Sea, January 2, 2026.
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Cruising Caribbean Sea was a great get away from all the craziness that is going on in our country...
#CaribbeanSeaCruise #NewYear2026 #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
#CaribbeanSeaCruise #NewYear2026 #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
January 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Cruising Caribbean Sea was a great get away from all the craziness that is going on in our country...
#CaribbeanSeaCruise #NewYear2026 #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
#CaribbeanSeaCruise #NewYear2026 #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
December 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends and followers from Camel from Kyzylkum! Wishing you Joy and Peace!
Amazon link: amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/
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Amazon link: amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/
#followerseveryone #happyholidays #camelfromkyzylkum #endof2025 #lgelya #laragelya #refugeestories
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends and followers from Camel from Kyzylkum! Wishing you Joy and Peace!
Amazon link: amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/
#followerseveryone #happyholidays #camelfromkyzylkum #endof2025 #lgelya #laragelya #refugeestories
Amazon link: amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/
#followerseveryone #happyholidays #camelfromkyzylkum #endof2025 #lgelya #laragelya #refugeestories
December 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic International Sand Sculpting Festival is an internationally recognized, family-friendly event held at Siesta Beach, Florida, typically in November.
#sandfestival #siestakey #crystalclassic #florida #art #lgelya #laragelya #travel #iphonephotography
#sandfestival #siestakey #crystalclassic #florida #art #lgelya #laragelya #travel #iphonephotography
December 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic International Sand Sculpting Festival is an internationally recognized, family-friendly event held at Siesta Beach, Florida, typically in November.
#sandfestival #siestakey #crystalclassic #florida #art #lgelya #laragelya #travel #iphonephotography
#sandfestival #siestakey #crystalclassic #florida #art #lgelya #laragelya #travel #iphonephotography
Herm Island is a small, car-free island in the English Channel, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, famous for its stunning white-sand beaches, clear waters, and tranquil, natural environment, accessible by a short ferry from Guernsey.
#HermIsland #travel #EnglishChannel #lgelya #laragelya
#HermIsland #travel #EnglishChannel #lgelya #laragelya
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Herm Island is a small, car-free island in the English Channel, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, famous for its stunning white-sand beaches, clear waters, and tranquil, natural environment, accessible by a short ferry from Guernsey.
#HermIsland #travel #EnglishChannel #lgelya #laragelya
#HermIsland #travel #EnglishChannel #lgelya #laragelya
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Travel through resilience and self-discovery in Camel from Kyzylkum by Lara Gelya!
#MemoirReads #LaraGelya #BookRecommendation
Travel through resilience and self-discovery in Camel from Kyzylkum by Lara Gelya!
#MemoirReads #LaraGelya #BookRecommendation
December 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Travel through resilience and self-discovery in Camel from Kyzylkum by Lara Gelya!
#MemoirReads #LaraGelya #BookRecommendation
Travel through resilience and self-discovery in Camel from Kyzylkum by Lara Gelya!
#MemoirReads #LaraGelya #BookRecommendation
A big blue cock in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The rooster is over 25 feet tall and glows an eye-searing blue, like some sort of radioactive accident.
#minneapolissculpturegarden #minneapolis #travel #garden #nature #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
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December 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
A big blue cock in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The rooster is over 25 feet tall and glows an eye-searing blue, like some sort of radioactive accident.
#minneapolissculpturegarden #minneapolis #travel #garden #nature #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
#minneapolissculpturegarden #minneapolis #travel #garden #nature #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
Abu Simbel Temples in Egypt.
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, in Nubia near Egypt's southern border, is among the most awe-inspiring monuments of Egypt. isted as World Heritage since 1979.
We traveled there in 2022.
#AbuSimbel #Egypt #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, in Nubia near Egypt's southern border, is among the most awe-inspiring monuments of Egypt. isted as World Heritage since 1979.
We traveled there in 2022.
#AbuSimbel #Egypt #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Abu Simbel Temples in Egypt.
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, in Nubia near Egypt's southern border, is among the most awe-inspiring monuments of Egypt. isted as World Heritage since 1979.
We traveled there in 2022.
#AbuSimbel #Egypt #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, in Nubia near Egypt's southern border, is among the most awe-inspiring monuments of Egypt. isted as World Heritage since 1979.
We traveled there in 2022.
#AbuSimbel #Egypt #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
We traveled across Canada in August 2025, taking the train through the Canadian Rockies from Vancouver to Banff National Park. Banff, you are unforgettable!
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#BanffNationalPark #canada #travel #CanadianRockies #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
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#BanffNationalPark #canada #travel #CanadianRockies #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
Canadian Rockies by Train, Aug. 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We traveled across Canada in August 2025, taking the train through the Canadian Rockies from Vancouver to Banff National Park. Banff, you are unforgettable!
youtu.be/XtsJ4Q5i0hk?...
#BanffNationalPark #canada #travel #CanadianRockies #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
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#BanffNationalPark #canada #travel #CanadianRockies #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
Sunset at Mallory Square in Key West, Florida.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Sunset at Mallory Square in Key West, Florida.
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#sunset #MallorySquare #keywest #florida #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
“Mom, I got deported, I’m here.” Her mother tried to comfort her, she said: “She was just like, ‘It’s OK. We already knew."
#AnyBelloza #Massachusettsstudent #Deportation #ICE #Honduras #Resist #laragelya #lgelya
#AnyBelloza #Massachusettsstudent #Deportation #ICE #Honduras #Resist #laragelya #lgelya
‘It felt like if I was a criminal when I’m not,’ says college student deported to Honduras
Any Lucia López Belloza, a first-year college student on a scholarship, never imagined she would be sent back to the country she left as a 7-year-old child.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Mom, I got deported, I’m here.” Her mother tried to comfort her, she said: “She was just like, ‘It’s OK. We already knew."
#AnyBelloza #Massachusettsstudent #Deportation #ICE #Honduras #Resist #laragelya #lgelya
#AnyBelloza #Massachusettsstudent #Deportation #ICE #Honduras #Resist #laragelya #lgelya
Camel from Kyzylkum is far more than a memoir; it's a map of endurance, drawn in honesty and human warmth. It traces the shape of a spirit that refuses to break, no matter how many landscapes it must cross.
Get your copy now:
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December 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Camel from Kyzylkum is far more than a memoir; it's a map of endurance, drawn in honesty and human warmth. It traces the shape of a spirit that refuses to break, no matter how many landscapes it must cross.
Get your copy now:
laragelya.com
#camelfromkyzylkum #laragelya #lgelya #refugeenarrative
Get your copy now:
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#camelfromkyzylkum #laragelya #lgelya #refugeenarrative
Zion National Park, Utah.
Zion lies in southwestern Utah, its terrain is dramatic: the park sits at the meeting point of the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert.
#zionnationalpark #Utah #travel #nature #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
Zion lies in southwestern Utah, its terrain is dramatic: the park sits at the meeting point of the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert.
#zionnationalpark #Utah #travel #nature #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
November 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Zion National Park, Utah.
Zion lies in southwestern Utah, its terrain is dramatic: the park sits at the meeting point of the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert.
#zionnationalpark #Utah #travel #nature #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
Zion lies in southwestern Utah, its terrain is dramatic: the park sits at the meeting point of the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert.
#zionnationalpark #Utah #travel #nature #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
Happy Thanksgiving from laragelya.com!
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November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from laragelya.com!
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Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim (Arizona).
The Grand Canyon as seen from the South Rim is an almost surreal, unbelievable sight that will leave you changed forever.
We traveled there in August of 2021.
#GrandCanyon #Arizona #travel #lgelya #laragelya #NationalParks #iphonephotography
The Grand Canyon as seen from the South Rim is an almost surreal, unbelievable sight that will leave you changed forever.
We traveled there in August of 2021.
#GrandCanyon #Arizona #travel #lgelya #laragelya #NationalParks #iphonephotography
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim (Arizona).
The Grand Canyon as seen from the South Rim is an almost surreal, unbelievable sight that will leave you changed forever.
We traveled there in August of 2021.
#GrandCanyon #Arizona #travel #lgelya #laragelya #NationalParks #iphonephotography
The Grand Canyon as seen from the South Rim is an almost surreal, unbelievable sight that will leave you changed forever.
We traveled there in August of 2021.
#GrandCanyon #Arizona #travel #lgelya #laragelya #NationalParks #iphonephotography
The Albuquerque (New Mexico) International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly hot air balloon festival that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during early October.
We visited it in October 2021.
#Albuquerque #NewMexico #hotairballoonfestival #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
We visited it in October 2021.
#Albuquerque #NewMexico #hotairballoonfestival #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Albuquerque (New Mexico) International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly hot air balloon festival that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during early October.
We visited it in October 2021.
#Albuquerque #NewMexico #hotairballoonfestival #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
We visited it in October 2021.
#Albuquerque #NewMexico #hotairballoonfestival #travel #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography
Today, November 22, marks the 92nd anniversary of the Holodomor — the genocide of Ukrainians, a man-made famine created by the leaders of the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
#Holodomor #genocide #Ukraine #SovietUnion #GreatHunger #memories #lgelya #laragelya #November22
#Holodomor #genocide #Ukraine #SovietUnion #GreatHunger #memories #lgelya #laragelya #November22
Lara Gelya (@laragelya)
As many of you know, I was born and raised in Ukraine. Growing up, the truth about the Holodomor was never written in books—it lived in whispers. In hushed voices behind closed doors, our parents and ...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today, November 22, marks the 92nd anniversary of the Holodomor — the genocide of Ukrainians, a man-made famine created by the leaders of the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
#Holodomor #genocide #Ukraine #SovietUnion #GreatHunger #memories #lgelya #laragelya #November22
#Holodomor #genocide #Ukraine #SovietUnion #GreatHunger #memories #lgelya #laragelya #November22
Dear Ukraine,
I apologize. I’m sorry my country elected someone who works for Putin. Someone who’s on Putin’s side. As long as he is President, America won’t stand with you. Just know tho, that most Americans DO stand with you.
Best,
A Ukraine-Supporting American Citizen
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
#Ukraine #resist
I apologize. I’m sorry my country elected someone who works for Putin. Someone who’s on Putin’s side. As long as he is President, America won’t stand with you. Just know tho, that most Americans DO stand with you.
Best,
A Ukraine-Supporting American Citizen
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
#Ukraine #resist
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM