ADVENTURES AND TRAVELS OF AN ENGINEERING WOMAN AT SEA
We all have to do something with our lives. Some people find a job. Others go to study. Some dream of getting married, having a family and raise children, while others don’t know what to do with their lives at all. But we can all agree on the fact that things mostly work out different …
The most frequently asked question to me by far is: ‘What do you do as a marine engineer?’ Let me tell you, and I think I can speak for all seafarers in general, that this is the most difficult question you can ask a seafarer. ‘What is it that you are actually doing on board?’ …
I have been dreaming of sailing the Seven Seas for a long time. With my high school diploma in my pocket and after spending six amazing months traveling through Central America it was time to put my plan into action. I registered myself at the Netherlands Maritime Academy in Rotterdam to become a ‘Maritime Officer’. …
We all have that moment in life where you need to make a choice. The choice you are about to make will have a huge impact on your life. It will define you as a person. It will change you, form you, shape your future or the world around you. It is a big decision …