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About GoOverseas.com
GoOverseas.com was started with the simple idea of creating a centralized website to provide the resources required for meaningful travel abroad. That idea has grown and expanded into what you see here, a community driven website of like minded people who are all passionate about teaching, studying and volunteering abroad. GoOverseas.com features a popular 'Help Me Find a Program' forum where users regularly discuss a wide range of travel topics, and a blog community where we have brought together a wealth of overseas travel experiences. We also regularly post insightful articles to help expand the community's knowledge about opportunities to travel abroad. Please join us in our mission to build a great online community for any and all people interested in meaningful travel abroad!
MITCH GORDON
{President and Co-Founder}
Like you, I am passionate about traveling and experiencing different cultures. I first traveled to Taiwan to teach English and instantly fell in love with its friendly people and delicious food. My aim is to model future travel after the motto of this website, "Travel with a Purpose". After participating in a program abroad, make sure to come back and leave a rating and review on this website. User ratings and reviews are the most important resource on Go Overseas, so give back to the community by leaving a review of any program you have participated in.
You can email me at Mitch@GoOverseas.com and follow me on Twitter at @mitchgordongo.
ANDREW DUNKLE
{CTO and Co-Founder}
Andrew is the technical mastermind behind the website and is largely responsible for keeping everything running smoothly. He has traveled extensively throughout his life and considers the US, Australia and Taiwan a three-way home. Recently he has had something of a Latin obsession and is making plans to invade South America. While building the site he discovered a keen interest in travel writing and is now one of the top content contributors to the site. You'll often find him at the beach taking long walks and touching rocks.
You can email me at Andrew@GoOverseas.com and follow me on Twitter at @AndrewOverseas.
TUCKER HUTCHINSON
{Marketing Director}
Tucker is an avid traveler (unsurprisingly) who spent his most recent summer backpacking around Southeast Asia. Working for the site stokes his wanderlust on a daily basis but he's having too much fun collaborating with the rest of the Go team to consider hitting the road again anytime soon. He's a native Californian who made it through 6 years in New York and one in Korea before returning home to the Bay Area. Tucker loves cavorting with friends, food, exploring San Francisco, and hanging out with his family in beautiful Sonoma.
You can email me at Tucker@GoOverseas.com and follow me on Twitter at @tuckeroverseas.
NADIA MUBASHAR
{Website Director}
Nadia spent much of her childhood in Pakistan and hopes to return soon to reconnect with her heritage. She enjoys working with the Go Overseas team and learning about different ways to travel abroad. In her free time, she loves to watch basketball, read history, and attempt to make different ethnic foods.
You can email me at Nadia@GoOverseas.com and follow me on Twitter at @NadiaMubashar.
BRETT MCKAY
{Study Abroad Director}
Native to New England, Brett grew up on the coast of Rhode Island. He left home early to attend a boarding high school in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Excelling in mathematics from an early age, he went on to get an Applied Mathematics degree from RPI in Albany, NY. After graduating, he and his girlfriend packed the car and moved to the other side of the country. Brett is building a list of places to travel abroad to, but is looking forward to exploring more of California for the time being.
Contact me at Brett@GoOverseas.com
ANDREA MORAN
{Teach Abroad Director}
Andrea Moran is the Marketing Director for Teach Abroad at Go Overseas. She spent her childhood living vicariously through National Geographic, which sparked her interest in journalism and the world. After living in three countries, she now has her eyes set on the wilds of Chile. She loves writing and epic road trips.
You can email me at Andrea@GoOverseas.com and follow me on Twitter at @AndreaM_M.
KATIE BOYER
{Volunteer Abroad Director}
After studying public relations at Cal Poly in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California, Katie is happy to be back in the Bay Area where she grew up. Katie has always been an active volunteer in her community and has recently had the chance to volunteer and live in Peru and Mexico. She is passionate about the outdoors, biking, vegetarianism, feminism, animals, music, writing, and exploring new cultures.
You can email her at Katie@GoOverseas.com and follow her on Twitter at @VolunteeReviews.
BEN ROSS
{Lead Developer}
Ben recently received his PhD in Applied Science & Technology from UC Berkeley. When he's not immersed in code (preferably PHP and JavaScript), Ben is shooting music videos or performing with an indie rock band in and around the Bay Area.
Ben isn't on Twitter yet, but we hope he jumps on the bandwagon one of these days!
MEGAN LEE
{Study Abroad Editor}
Megan's favorite book growing up was "Letters from Felix," a story about a traveling rabbit and his worldwide tales (tails?). She's been hooked on adventure ever since. Now working in Beijing, she spends her time perfecting her chopsticks skills and hopping on trains headed for new places.
You can follow Megan on Twitter at @peglegmeg for the latest and greatest study abroad content.
Elise Blum
{Study Abroad Marketing}
In younger years, Elise proudly owned the title of nerd, fostering a love for chemistry and band. At CSU Long Beach, she studied abroad in London and earned a B.A. in Psychology. A life-long learner, she is currently a student of photography, knitting, cooking, and cycling. Unsure of which country is next, she is exploring the nooks and crannies of the bay area for now...
VIDYA KAIPA
{Content Coordinator}
Vidya organizes, edits, and publishes all the Go Overseas articles. She is in her fourth and final year at Cal. Currently, she has only been to sixteen countries, but she intends to fill her passport with at least eighteen new ones in her post-graduation voyage across the world. She loves photography, blogging, and most of all, talking with people, so she often has found herself in the most bizarre of circumstances (the best kind).
RAYA RIOS
{Director, Campus Rep Program}
Raya is a native San Diegan who enjoys beautiful weather, California burritos, and a good game of Pictionary. She is currently double majoring in film studies and media studies at UC Berkeley and hopes to learn as much as possible from the Go Overseas staff. Her travel escapades include road trippin’ around North America and memorable trips to China and the Bahamas with her Grandma. Raya looks forward to traveling more after she graduates.
ROBBY NEPOMUCENO
{Graphic Designer}
Born and raised in the Bay Area, he is currently a third-year architecture major at UC Berkeley. Robby has traveled across Western Europe, cruised around the Caribbean, and volunteered in Central America just this past winter. His big travel goal is to visit all of the world's Disney theme parks (and he's halfway there). Robby loves spending time with his family and friends, graphic design, and of course food.
ELAINE ANDRES
{Journalism Intern}
Elaine is a rhetoric major in her final semester at UC Berkeley. She is a native of Redlands, CA and enjoys making music, trying new foods, great conversations, and being the most efficient person in the airport security line. As an advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness, with an interest in post-colonial trauma, Elaine spent last summer as a sexual health educator in rural Tanzania. She can't wait to soak in more of Tanzania and beyond when she returns to work in Africa after graduation this spring!
MADISON KILLEN
{Journalism Intern}
Madison is finishing her third year at Cal. Although she has only been out of the states a few times, she acquired a taste for travel and new places by moving around every year as a kid and hopes that working at Go Overseas will help her find new places to go. She loves writing, painting, piano, running, telling stories, most cheeses and everything California--especially avocados, the PCH, and Berkeley.
YEV PILIPOVSKIY
{Marketing Intern}
Spending his childhood in Ukraine has really driven Yev to travel to other countries and see all the unique cultures that they have to offer. Most of his teenage years were spent living in the lovely Bay Area and it looks like he couldn’t bring himself to leave it just yet. He is now a 2nd year at U.C. Berkeley, double majoring in Political Science and Business, with a minor in Spanish. He will be spending this upcoming summer in Spain, soaking up the sun and hopefully getting a better grasp of that ever-elusive accent!
WENDY WANG
{Social Media Intern}
Originally from New Jersey, Wendy decided it was time for a change and traded in those cold winters for some California sun! She is currently a sophomore Economics major at UC Berkeley. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, playing the guitar, and breaking a sweat with the Berkeley Quidditch Team.
INGRID CHANG
{PR and Graphics}
Ingrid is a 2nd-year majoring in Political Economy and minoring in Music. She loves new experiences and has always loved to travel. Of all the places that she has been to she has to say that so far Spain, Japan, and Taiwan are her favorite countries to visit. During her free time she likes to learn new recipes, play the piano, browse photo blogs, watch musicals and try new dishes.
