Hy,
I am Deborah Elesie, I am a forester volunteering in the environmental space, I advocate for SDG 13&15 goals and also a Climate Reality Leader trained in August 2020 by the former vice president of America Mr. Al Gore.
I am here to learn as I plan to embark an MSc in Forest Conservation and wildlife.
Am so sorry am late here I have been unavailable.
Hi Taylor!
Unique for sure! We loved it there! Hoping to make it back someday. We did some WOOFing/work for accommodation & food the first six months (one of which was a really remote located that we got to ride in a helicopter to get to which was very cool). We worked on a dairy farm for the rest of it which was nice as they provided housing at no cost. Other than that we did Hobbiton, lots of backpacking/hiking, Milford Sound & Doubtful Sound, Stewart Island, Speights Brewery Tour (haha!), whale watching in Kaikoura. It was all really good, but still so much that we missed out on! Some of our favorite hikes were up the Huxley Valley near Lake Oahu to Broderick Hut and Nelson Lakes up to the Hopeless Hut. I’m glad I’m not the only one that loves those cheeky little birds!
Are you living there long term or on a working holiday as well?
Hello everyone!
I am a 4th year BS Biology Student from the Philippines. I am currently having an internship related to my program. I am still a beginner in QGIS and I look forward that I will be able to acquire additional skills that is useful in my future jobs.
I hope to interact with you all. God bless!
Hi everyone 
Am Busayo from NIGERIA, A graduate of remote sensing and Geographic Information System, I Specialise in the application of Remote sensing and Geographic Information System in public health with the Use of Arcgis and Qgis, have made wide use of Arcgis and a little bit use of Qgis, so am looking forward to expand my knowledge on this platform as the course module catch my interest.
Currently i work on different GIS projects including field exercise but much part of Public health
Am a football lover and relax watching football
Thanks and Cheers
Nice meeting you all
Olowoyeye Busayo
Hello,
My name is Joe Altobelli and I am a PhD candidate at the University of Otago in New Zealand. My thesis focuses on the habitat use and behavior of New Zealand native frogs. I have had some experience in the past using GIS but it has now been many years and I could really use a refresher!
Hi there,
I’m Akintola Mercy Onaopemipo, currently in 300L schooling in the giant country of Africa NIGERIA. Studying Remote sensing and GIS.
In 2017, i started learning more about GIS and it has been fun and amazing, here i am to contribute and learn more from the professional bodies.
Hi there, my name is Linda Rulumeni based in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. I am a Rhodes University BSc. Honours Graduate in Environmental Science and currently working as a GIS and Environmental Management intern. I am very passion about Natural Science and Technology so the combination of the two in GIS is just amazing for me.
I really enjoy learning new things and I hope this course will benefit me greatly (I’M A VERY EXCITED BEGINNER!!!). 
Hello! My name is Leslie. I am certified in GIS and looking for a GIS job. I’m excited to learn QGIS and have a lot of interest in conservation. Looking forward to this course!
Thanks Jonathan for this information and the link to the resources. This will be very useful for me.
Cheers!!!
Hi Maurice, it’s wonderful to see a brother on the forum. Rwanda is such a lovely country. I lived in Kigali for 4years, teaching at UR-CST and also consulting in property valuation. I’m happy to link up and explore collaborations where possible.
Hello Everyone!
I am Sheila Ivy Baylon Abarico, a fourth year student taking up Bachelor of Science in Biology at the Surigao Del Sur State University. If your are asking why I am here? Simply, I would like to learn about GIS, since it is my first time to enrolled this kind of online course and I am really looking forward for a great deal opportunity to be knowledgeable to this kind of platform that may enhance my practical skills and techniques that will enable myself to produce good projects.
I am really excited to learn with and from you all.
Best,
Sheila Ivy
Good day!
I am Lito M. Bagona, currently studying Bachelor of Science in Biology. I lived in the Philippines specifically in Mindanao, province of Surigao del Sur. This find me interesting to learn more about QGIS.
Best wishes,
Lito
Hello everyone,
I am Aleiradel T. Hernandez. I am currently finishing my Bachelor’s degree in Biology in Surigao Del Sur, Philippines. I am very much interested in learning about the QGIS software as I think it would be a useful skill for my thesis project on the species diversity of Ocypodinae on our local beaches and I am hoping that the knowledge I will gain from this experience would be helpful for my chosen career path as well.
Hie there,i am also a CUT graduatee. Happy to meet you.
Hello everyone, I am Philomina Kika, a gradaute of Animal and Environmental biology and a masters degree holder in Environmental Management and Hydrobiology and Fisheries. Although i am new to QGIS, i have worked with ArcGis before.
I am therefore very interested in learning this course considering the free acess to QGIS unlike the ArcGIS, I hope I will be able to meet up.
I am interested in aquatic ecology, so this knowledge cannot be taken for granted.
Hi There,
I did BSc Environmental Studies and also completed a BSc Honours degree in Environmental Sciences. Over the years, I have worked within the environmental field in both private and public sector. I have experience in Facilitation, Coordination, Project management, Freshwater ecology, waste management, environmental law and environmental management as a whole. Currently I am working in a government sector and I enrolled on this course to improve my skills and knowledge, and to be able to apply GIS within the work place.
I hope this course will be fun and enjoyable.
Best wishes,
Lazola
Hello, Apologies for the late introduction. My name is Ana María Herrera. I’m a conservation biologist from Colombia. I’m interested to learn how to use GIS, and specially QGIS. My professional background is at conservation projects and ecological and social monitoring, and I think learning QGIS is a great opportunity for my academic and professional outlook.
Hello everyone,
I am Maria Estefania Lopez, I am a biologist from Colombia. I worked with biological collections in the past, and I am very interested in understanding how these resources can be used to understand the biodiversity on our planet.
In the past, for my fieldwork, I collected in the past ants from Malpelo to compare with past collections of the same area, and also looking for differences between populations of the same island and other species of the same genera.
Hey all,
I’m a bit late to join, but I am very eager to complete this course as I believe GIS is a valuable tool in research and an important skill sought out by job creators. I am a postdoc in Zoology currently trying to expand my skillset.