Our experiences during the sabbatical year
In many blogs we have mentioned how kind the Ticos (people from Costa Rica) are. I can honestly say that we have found nothing but kindness from every Tico that we have encountered. And the ultimate proof of that was an incident with a traffic officer when travelling to Monteverde. I should start by saying … More The Ticos, nothing but kindness
Click here to see a video of La Ceiba from the sky. With many thanks to N. for making the videos with her drone. I cut and paste two flight recordings into one. PS Sorry for the confusion. I published the page and the post and then had second thoughts about the editing of the … More La Ceiba from the sky (v2)
Monday the 11th of January, I officially went back to work at Lund University. And it has been overwhelming. So much that I have not been with the energy to write about it…until today. I feel like a piece of a puzzle that has changed its shape during this last year…but that still needs to fit in … More The stress of going back to work
De tijd gaat nog steeds snel. De dagelijkse routine is alweer ingesteld. Het weekritme zit er nog niet echt in. Deze week werd ontregeld door W-day. … More Week 3. W-day
The English Google translate version of the Dutch post .
So, we went all the way to Costa Rica and buried ourselves deep into nature to enjoy it, not in the least to enjoy its form of ‘quiet’. And what do we get as a free bonus? The hum of the bloody refrigerator. … More Annoyances of the tropics (part 5 of 5): The fridge
Het werkzame leven begint te wennen. De kou van Monteverde ook. Vreemd genoeg. Wellicht interessanter is dat we deze week onverwacht kennis hebben gemaakt met het lokale wild, de enige open pizzeria hebben gevonden en onze auto hebben laten wassen. … More Week 2. Het begint te wennen.
The English Google translate version of the Dutch post .
My last contribution to the JRC has been to help with the organization of a Webinar on the Impact of Covid on Coservation Worldwide. The Webinar will bring together speakers from IUCN (Marta Mills), TRAFFIC (Ben Brocks), Oxford University (Amy Dickman), Europarc Federation (Ignace Schops) and the Jaguar Rescue Center (Encar Vila). I will be … More Join me on a Webinar on the impact of Covid on Conservation worldwide on January 15th, 2021
Click here to access the new photo album. Remember to click on the pictures to see them in a larger size. Pincha aquí para ver el nuevo album sobre Tortuguero. Pincha en cada foto para hacerlas más grandes Tortuguero National Park – Parque Nacional del Tortuguero
