For my minor I did an exchange with Erasmus to Lesbos, Greece. Lesbos is an amazing diverse and nature rich island in the Mediterranean Sea, almost touching the coast of Turkey. Here I followed a full marine science semester. Before…
This last August a group of divers, both current and old Seadragons, went on a diving holiday together! Nine of us decided to cross the Mediterranean Sea and head further south towards Safaga, Egypt. Safaga is a fairly small town…
After completing my bachelor’s degree, I decided to take a gap year, and with some planning, I have fulfilled my lifelong dream – travelling to Australia! And I knew, for certain, that I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see the…
I love diving, and I think diving can be a very powerful tool for science and research, but also to sensitize people to the beauty and value of the underwater world as well as to its fragility. It is for…
I decided to do my semester abroad in the second largest city of arctic Norway, Bodø! That means two things: And it was exactly that when I arrived. But as the sun returned and the local temperatures increased, so did…
SCUBA and free diving as tools to study invasive species and animal behaviour. I am writing this post on 24th February 2024, while sitting on a plane. The destination is Crete (Greece), where I will spend around two months with…
When I arrived on the 13th of May this year on Statia to start my Internship. I did not yet know that I was going to be diving as a volunteer for the marine park. My internship at Wageningen Marine Research…
Hello beautiful reader! In this blog, I will tell you my experience of diving in Egypt, Hurghada. My main aim to go on this solo-diving holiday was to dive in tropical waters and see corals for the first time (most…
For my MSc thesis fieldwork, I headed to Mallorca, Spain. The largest island of the Balearics in the Mediterranean Sea. Although among tourists the island is often only known for its never-ending party scene, there is a whole other world…
Hey all, I would love to tell you guys a little bit about my diving experiences on Nusa Penida, Indonesia! How to get there? Nusa Penida is an island very close to Bali. Next to Nusa Penida are the small…
