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 Eric
V. Van Der Hope is a native of Southern California (born
in Lancaster) and grew up in the foothills of
Pearblossom in the Angeles National Forest. He basically
grew up with the mountains in his backyard, within
walking distance of a nearby county park named Devil's
Punchbowl! (Wild name huh!?) Even though Mr. Van Der
Hope grew up in a medical family - his grandfather was a
surgical doctor, grandmother an R.N., mother an R.N.,
and father an administrator of a hospital, he was never
interested in that line of work and ended up taking a
different route! Before Mr. Van Der Hope was even 12, he
traveled to New Zealand (by myself) and attended school
there for a year. When he was a teenager, he attended an
established English boarding school 65 miles southwest
of London. The school is nestled in one of the most
beautiful parts of the country on the South Downs of
West Sussex, 65 miles southwest of London.
Seaford College, West Sussex, England
While living and going to school in England, Mr. Van Der
Hope had the opportunity to also visit and live in
Europe, specifically – France and Germany. It was a
fabulous opportunity and while there he experienced
life-changing events while living with a Turkish
Ambassador to Germany.
Mr. Van Der Hope has worked in the construction field,
health care field, both Civil and Structural Engineering
fields, water utility field and participated in a
religious sabbatical for 2 years. He is especially proud
of serving his country as a member of the United States
Military, contributing to the safe navigation of a
United States Spruance Class Destroyer, USS Fife
(DD-991). As a result, Mr. Van Der Hope traveled
extensively throughout the world - from as far North in
Sapporo - Japan, to the South including, Tokyo,
Yokohama, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Okinawa, Guam, the
Philippians, and further still to Hobart - Tasmania. He
was fortunate to visit his mother's country - Australia,
and while there enjoyed Melbourne, Sydney, Esperance and
Darwin. Mr. Van Der Hope also experienced the sites and
sounds of Bali, Jakarta, Singapore (and many other
Indonesian countries), as well as Thailand and Hong
Kong.
United States Spruance Class Destroyer - USS Fife
(DD-991)
Obviously, Mr. Van Der Hope has traveled extensively
throughout the world and he's thankful for being
American and more important, fortunate to experience
what he has seen from his travels. He has gained a
tremendous amount of appreciation and respect for all
people who contribute in one way or another to our
society of humankind. Mr. Van Der Hope feels that it's a
shame that this world cannot get along with each other
better - "all of us have something in common don't we .
. . we're all human!?"
Mr. Van Der Hope is the President of Globalnet
Publishing, whose goal it is to promote advanced
techniques in publishing in the 21st Century. He is a
respected international author, publisher, copywriter,
speaker, coach and environmentalist and as a result he's
owned, operated and designed several websites that
promote these ideas. He's noticed the enormous potential
that the internet has to offer and as a result helps
others to realize that it can be used in a meaningful
way.
Two of the many websites that Mr . Van Der Hope
currently owns and operates,
ReefKeepingBasics.com and
SaltwaterFishPets.com, are geared towards the promotion
and learning of Saltwater Fish and Reef Keeping.
Mr. Van Der Hope has had considerable experience with
Saltwater Fish Keeping (in all - over 19 years). It all
started with his fascination of the beautiful ocean
while living off the coast of the North Island of New
Zealand.
Mr. Van Der Hope is also a strong supporter of people
who follow their passion by doing what they love. There
is nothing more fulfilling than seeing someone doing
something they truly have a passion for and love. He is
currently working on another website - but no ordinary
one, a site that will bring people together so that they
can share what their interests and passions are and how
they in turn can help others as well.
You can learn more about the services he offers by
browsing the pages within this official website:
http://www.EricVanDerHope.com |