Volunteering – THE FLIP FLOP LIFE

Volunteering creates a network

October 23, 2022

About two and a half years ago, I decided to start a company to build database applications for biologists, NGOs, companies, government agencies and other actors in nature conservation. However, what do they need so urgently that they will pay for it? One could simply ask them. Right? Yes, except that I did not have a network in nature conservation. This is the second blog about how I am changing it. … More Volunteering creates a network

Join me on a Webinar on the impact of Covid on Conservation worldwide on January 15th, 2021

January 10, 2021

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

What to look for when planning to volunteer in a Wildlife Rescue Center

January 8, 2021

There are many rescue centers around the world. And choosing the center that is right for you might be difficult. Are you interested in a particular species? Are you an animal lover and would like to spend as much time as possible with them? Is it important for you to be part of a group of volunteers? … … More What to look for when planning to volunteer in a Wildlife Rescue Center

A visual summary of our sabbatical

December 24, 2020

As the sabbatical year comes to an end, it is time to reflect on what we have done and learnt and how this sabbatical has changed us in many ways. Some reflection blogs will come but for the time being, I wanted to start with a visual representation of our sabbatical in the form of … More A visual summary of our sabbatical

New photo album: A visual summary of our volunteer work at the JRC

December 19, 2020

Click here to access the album Pincha aquí para ver el album https://theflipflop.life/photo-albums/a-visual-summary-of-our-volunteering-at-the-jrc/

The end of the volunteer work

December 13, 2020

With the month of November, our volunteer work has come to an end. Well, mine, since Frank had already finished in October. Gone are four months working for the Jaguar Rescue Center and La Ceiba, which, together with the four months of volunteering at Osa Conservation, has taken up two-thirds of our sabbatical. Perhaps it is premature to take stock … More The end of the volunteer work

Week 47. Vakantie, vrijwilligers werk, werk werk en post-sabbatical werk

December 9, 2020

Als het je nog niet was opgevallen : onze sabbatical is al bijna voorbij. Toen ik het nieuws van week 10 schreef, hadden we al een maand vrijwilligerswerk voor Osa Conservation achter ons, en kon ik me nauwelijks voorstellen hoeveel tijd we nog wel niet hadden. Nu zijn we al in week 47 en het voelt als ‘nog maar’ vier weken vakantie en dan moeten we weer aan de slag. Maar het is wel ‘maar liefst’ nog vier weken. … More Week 47. Vakantie, vrijwilligers werk, werk werk en post-sabbatical werk

Where did November go?

December 5, 2020

I got up today with the sensation that November had gone in a flash. As if October had been naturally followed by December…One day, I had still one month of volunteer work to do, and the next one, I was finished volunteering. Just like that. I guess that it is just a sign of how … More Where did November go?

Week 46. Poep opruimen. Alweer. Maar dit keer anders

December 3, 2020

Afgelopen week was een week met stress voor Cristina. Met name omdat ze haar rapport met een voorstel voor een onderzoeksstation af wilde hebben. Dat lukte en men was er blij mee. Of er ook een onderzoeksstation komt, is nog maar de vraag, maar ze heeft weer haar stinkende best gedaan. Cristina en ik hebben … More Week 46. Poep opruimen. Alweer. Maar dit keer anders

A busy week- releases and newcomers

November 30, 2020

Last week was a particularly busy week at La Ceiba. It all started with the visit of the vet on Sunday. He was bringing back a small parrot that had to go to the clinic and he took the chance to visit all the animals that we had at the pre-release station. When I found … More A busy week- releases and newcomers

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