{"id":13,"date":"2022-11-15T14:02:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T13:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-05-19T13:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:37:58","slug":"over-ons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/en\/over-ons\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61dc32d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"61dc32d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1220ec\" data-id=\"f1220ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d1981 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99d1981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Over Mij<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e7c43d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e7c43d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-162c943\" data-id=\"162c943\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea23c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea23c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alexander Nieuwenhuis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb56dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb56dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">wilderness guide and author<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aebc48a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aebc48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being outside, that's where everything starts. The wind is blowing in your face, the sun is shining on your skin and life is everywhere surrounding you. Being outside, you know that you can't turn on the heating when it's cold, that you can't go to the supermarket for food, and that you can't take a shower. You have to prepare and make your place in the wilderness\n\nSince 2019 I have gained skills and knowledge about surviving outside. I know how to find water, how to know where north is, even without a compass, how you can make a fire when you have lost an arm, the plants that are edible and the plants that can cure you. These are great skills that I share happily. But the most important thing for me is the relation that develops when you gain new knowledge about nature, or a new skill that can be usefull in an emergency situation. You start to look at nature differently and that's what it's about. \n\nIn my first novel Winterthur (van Oorschot 2022) I have incorporated a lot of knowledge and I regularly use the research that i did for the book in my trainings. So both the professions enrich eachother. \n\nAlexander Nieuwenhuis (1984) \n\n\nCSWI guide front country\nHike and Survival Instructor\nMFA\nWFA\nSAR certificaat\nIGA apprentice guide\nMountains 101\nBackyard Meteorology\nLanguages: Spanish English, Dutch, French, Italian German. \nSpecialisation: Flora and Fauna<\/p><p>De afgelopen jaren heb ik steeds meer kennis en vaardigheden opgedaan om buiten te kunnen leven en, in het ergste geval, te overleven. Ik weet nu waar je water kunt vinden, hoe je, zelfs zonder kompas, het noorden kunt bepalen, hoe je vuur maakt als je een arm bent kwijt geraakt, welke planten je kunt eten, welke je kunnen genezen. Het zijn handige vaardigheden die ik graag met mensen deel. Maar het belangrijkste vind ik de relatie die ontstaat als je nieuwe kennis opdoet over de natuur, of een nieuwe vaardigheid leert die van pas kan komen in een noodsituatie. Je gaat anders naar de natuur kijken. Dat is waar het om gaat.<\/p><p>In mijn debuutroman Winterthur (Van Oorschot 2022) heb ik veel van mijn kennis een plek kunnen geven, en het onderzoek dat ik voor het boek deed gebruik ik vaak tijdens de trainingen. Op die manier verrijken beide beroepen elkaar.\u00a0<\/p><p>Alexander Nieuwenhuis (1984)<\/p><ul><li>CSWI guide front country<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">Hike and Survival Instructor<\/span><\/li><li>MFA<\/li><li>WFA<\/li><li>SAR certificaat<\/li><li>IGA apprentice guide<\/li><li>Mountains 101<\/li><li>Backyard Meteorology<\/li><li>Talen: Nederlands Spaans Engels (vloeiend) Frans Italiaans en Duits (adequaat)<\/li><li>Specialisatie: Flora en Fauna<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f73a9\" data-id=\"b5f73a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7f8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad7f8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/172608340_5284518084951419_9198562715810918777_n-424w.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/172608340_5284518084951419_9198562715810918777_n-424w.webp 420w, https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/172608340_5284518084951419_9198562715810918777_n-424w-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2984fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2984fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc8c4f\" data-id=\"3bc8c4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e1c0b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5e1c0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MarcEllo Verkerk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9cc784\" data-id=\"a9cc784\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cf535d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cf535d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9721f95\" data-id=\"9721f95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e77059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e77059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Of het nu de zee, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">de bergen of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">het bos <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">is<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, sinds mijn kindertijd ben ik het liefst buiten. Ik ben opgegroeid in het kajak- en klimbedrijf van mijn opa, en inmiddels neem ik zelf graag groepen mee de natuur in.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><h6 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">De natuur roept bij mij een onuitputtelijke nieuwsgierigheid op. Vogels, planten, het weer of de dynamiek van de zee<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> er valt altijd iets nieuws te ontdekken. Tegelijkertijd is alleen al het ervaren van de natuur vaak genoeg.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Die beleving delen met anderen is mijn grote passie. Daarbij horen ook praktische vaardigheden en <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">de juiste<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> kennis, want de natuur kan ook onvoorspelbaar en ruig zijn.<\/span><\/h6><h6 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Naast<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> ruim vijf jaar ervaring in de buitensport, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">met<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> uiteenlopende rollen <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">als<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">onder andere <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">surfinstructeur <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">en <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">berggids<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #444444; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, en verschillende opleidingen, geloof ik ook in &#8216;practice what you preach&#8217;. Ik probeer daarom mezelf te blijven trainen en ontwikkelen in de wildernis.<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad8e73d\" data-id=\"ad8e73d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e388c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e388c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TL_20250220_0009-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2412\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TL_20250220_0009-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TL_20250220_0009-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TL_20250220_0009-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TL_20250220_0009-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TL_20250220_0009-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TL_20250220_0009-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TL_20250220_0009-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over Mij Alexander Nieuwenhuis Wildernis gids en Schrijver Buiten zijn, daar begint alles voor mij. De wind blaast in je gezicht, de zon schijnt op je huid en overal is leven. Als je buiten bent weet je dat je de verwarming niet aan kunt doen als het koud is, dat er geen supermarkt is waar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":77,"href":"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2415,"href":"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/2415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherewildthingsare.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}