296 Appendices Conall – lovely, what’s the crack? An Irish-Basque connection with shared love for the sea…It came out to work pretty naturally! Kudos: no complaints after a 40 km 4daagse training the first time we stepped out of Uni. I’m very glad to have met your supportive gaelic boat, now happily sailing back to calm waters, although it’s clear that you’ll always live in one – The life, please keep me onboard! Anna, moi! So, guess what? Destiny did not only reserve our Master time for us. A meant to be expat buddy with cool traveling experiences from the opposite site of the continent. We survived a lot, including anectodical board game nights and paranymphing our beloved buffer friend. Moi moi, I woulnd’t be surprised if destiny has more waiting for us... Another 4daage with the very brave Steve...? Martijn, thanks for your steady positivity and too on point dry humor. Swimming on Mondays turned more professional and fun with you. Let’s (not) swim in Leiden canals again! Martyna, it was really pleasant to join the department around the same time as you, surrounded by your motivation, good energy and proactivity – qualities that made the department more enjoyable to work at. Thanks to you, I also got to know Simon, who kindly and patiently joined me through my 1st year of sports climbing fever during covid. I hope to see you and little Elliot in the future! Magda and Pieter B, I really benefitted from being close to such caring, smart and high performing office mates for almost 4 years. Magda, you’re a young mum in science idol, I wish you best of luck in your academic career. Pieter B, from being my first laboratory supervisor to eloquently still answering all of my PhD lab doubts, you will always remain one of the most competent doctors I know. Evalien, the camouflaged paleontologist in biogeochemical reactions wearing a microbiologist costume, so nice to immediately click with you! It’s kind of special and rare when you get to know somebody like you, who brings easiness and excitement to almost everything – including a (half) –marathon in Malaga! Fun, fun, fun – to be continued! Robin, thanks for your steady kindness in between sulfide precipitates, spontaneous Barcelona appearances and very much fun gigantische koeien full cycling loops. See you in Sakoneta! Paula, thanks for your initial support during the first year of PhD, something I haven’t forgotten. I am very glad to see you thriving in Amsterdam. Asimismo, durante ese primer año,
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