Caspar Verwer

After a certain time I started to develop the idea of realizing some of the wild fantasies that I had as a child. I have always been fascinated by the exquisiteness and complexity of nature and now was the time to step into a vessel of which I can impossibly tell where it will take me to.  

Two years ago I graduated at Larenstein University of Professional Education in Velp (NL).  My interest in ecology and natural resource management had broadened ever since. I decided to deepen my knowledge on some of the fields that are essential in ecological research, such as ecological modeling and statistical analyses. But of course I also dove into the core ecology and followed courses in aquatic ecology, resource ecology, forest ecology, plant physiology, vertebrate evolution and so on, all subjects that I certainly enjoyed and recommend to every young student intending to learn something truly exciting.

During my time at Wageningen University I even found myself traveling deep into the green hart of Southern America. I went there to complete the fieldwork necessary to study the population dynamics of the threatened mahogany. It was an experience that broadened my worldview not merely because I was attacked by dozens of spider monkeys, snakes, ticks and many other remarkable creatures, but also because I faced the real practice of tropical forestry, came into contact with local people and was stunned by the extreme economic poverty I saw. Those impressions made me think about some very basic life concerning questions, which is a good thing I suppose. But never mind, I now face the daring task of finding a proper job, which for many of the graduated students can be challenging.  I realize that one should in fact draw attention in order to flourish. And that is quite something.