The experiences I lived out in nature have always taught me how each life is connected and dependent on every individual. I look back on the year with gratitude, upon all the unforgettable moments I could take into my heart in natures embrace, wondered about beautiful scenery, learned curious views and exchanges many warm handshakes of my fellow partners. I am also thankful to you readers, who read these sentences and encourage me to strive forward in my future work.
I wish you a sincere and warm journey to unknown and known places in the year 2018 as well!
May the light on the inner heart shine in even the coldest and most freezing days ahead.
Petra Draškovič Pelc
dr. Petra Draškovič Pelc
Born in the Slovene Štajerska, she chose to live in Kočevje and the mere thought of adventures in the wild nature of Alaska gets her heart racing like a wild animal. She enjoys silence, peace and the beauty of the light-flooded wilds of all the untouched corners of the world, as well as the beauty of her local Kočevje-area and Slovenia. She is an enthusiastic traveler, a curious admirer of nature, a tourist guide, author of countless articles in Slovenia as well as abroad and a doctor in biomedical science, who found her calling in (natural scientific) photography. Throughout her work with ARS NATURAE she tries to express love towards nature and its preservation.