First name: Tom
Hometown: the world
Nationality: Belgian or so they say
Roll on ship: radio operator

How/why did you get involved with Greenpeace?
A friend asked me to come and help out in the ware-house in Belgium 9 years ago and after helping paint banners I worked in the ware-house as a volunteer for a couple of years and one thing led to another....

How did you get started working at sea?
The oceans are one of our "last frontiers" we can't see them when we are on land but a lot of things are happening here and I wanted to help out.

What do you love/hate about being at sea?
Being at sea is freedom.

Whats been your involvement in Defending our oceans campaign?
I was on board of the Sunrise when we were not allowed to go into Saint-Kitts during the IWC meeting.
The protest against the mining at Rapu-Rapu (the Philipines), working together with the local community and by using our name to help those people.

Highlights
Seeing the active volcano near Legazpi (Philipines) was an amazing thing and off course seeing Waikiki beach ;)


Something interesting you learnt about the ocean this year
There is plastic everywhere.... incredible and disturbing...

What are you reading or listening to right now or what you have brought onboard to listen/read?

Music: Lamb, VNV Nation

What do you want for Xmas? or Your xmas message?
The rich less rich and the poor less poor!!!

What do you think the Esperanza wants for xmas?
Some paint maybe?

What are your New Years resolutions?
More of the christmas gifts I asked for.....