Jodi’s Background

Jodi started her teaching career as an art teacher in New Jersey, however soon became re-certified to teach Science and Social Studies at the high school level in Connecticut.  As a teacher, Jodi enjoyed giving her students the “insider’s scoop”: incorporating behind the scenes information from world-wide travels into her Science or Social Studies classes wherever appropriate.  She left teaching to indulge her growing passion of world travel.

Jodi’s explorations stopped after “discovering” Malaysian Borneo. “Everything I ever traveled to see is all in this one fantastic land: wildlife, rainforest, indigenous people still living in the forests, a harmonious, multi-cultural society, tropical climate, and the icing on the cake: English is a 2nd language in Malaysia, so it was possible to have extensive contact and develop true friendships with the locals.”

The woman who “never goes anywhere twice” has made approximately 15 trips to Sarawak, each of 2-3 months duration in the past 10 years!! Although no longer teaching, Jodi retains her love of sharing knowledge, and decided to share her experiences more directly.

Why did she start organizing tours to Borneo?
 “During the course of my visits I have made a lot of friends, many of whom are involved in tourism. Living there part-time each year, I am now more of a local than a tourist and decided to use my experience and contacts to design tours for the western market  and share this paradise.”