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ABOUT US: Jodi's Background
As a high school teacher, Jodi enjoyed giving her students the "insider's scoop":
behind the scenes information from world-wide travels.
She left teaching to indulge her growing passion of world travel
and her explorations stopped after "discovering" Malaysian Borneo.
"Everything I ever traveled to see is all in this one fantastic land: wildlife, rainforests,
indigenous people still living in the forests as their ancestors did,
a harmonious, multi-cultural society, tropical climate, and the icing on the cake:
English is a 2nd language in Malaysia, making it possible to develop true friendships with people I meet"
As a high school teacher, Jodi enjoyed giving her students the "insider's scoop":
behind the scenes information from world-wide travels.
She left teaching to indulge her growing passion of world travel
and her explorations stopped after "discovering" Malaysian Borneo.
"Everything I ever traveled to see is all in this one fantastic land: wildlife, rainforests,
indigenous people still living in the forests as their ancestors did,
a harmonious, multi-cultural society, tropical climate, and the icing on the cake:
English is a 2nd language in Malaysia, making it possible to develop true friendships with people I meet"
Through Jodi's Jungle Jaunts,
You will be able to enjoy the benefits of a tour without the constraints.
Jodi's clients often say their guides make them feel like they are traveling with a friend.
Our guides are from Malaysia's indigenous tribes, professionally certified, fluent in English and
enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge of their culture.
Living in Malaysia approximately 3months a year for the past 13 years, Jodi has the knowledge, insight and experience
to design your trip to bridge the gap between Western tastes and Eastern culture.
You will be able to enjoy the benefits of a tour without the constraints.
Jodi's clients often say their guides make them feel like they are traveling with a friend.
Our guides are from Malaysia's indigenous tribes, professionally certified, fluent in English and
enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge of their culture.
Living in Malaysia approximately 3months a year for the past 13 years, Jodi has the knowledge, insight and experience
to design your trip to bridge the gap between Western tastes and Eastern culture.
BRADT'S TRAVEL GUIDE ON BORNEO:
"Quirky, personalized trips run by an American woman with extensive life experience in the Sarawak region..."
"Quirky, personalized trips run by an American woman with extensive life experience in the Sarawak region..."
Community Action Activities
Since her 4th year of business, Jodi was able to achieve her start-up goal
of donating a portion of each client's bill to schools and orphanages in the Kuching area.
Click link above for more information on Jungle Jaunts' Community Service page on FB:
"Helping Remote Rural Villagers Help Themselves"
"Helping Remote Rural Villagers Help Themselves"
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Supplies donated & distributed to very remote rural school serving 4 villages. Impending forcible relocation due to dam construction. (update: relocated)
2009-11 / Jodi & the school principal distributing supplies purchased from money raised by Jungle Jaunts. This was a 2-year project: First school teacher Redan Ginoh shared his photographs with Jodi to print on T's. She then took orders and sold to clients and associates in the USA. By the following year usd$600. had been raised. On Jodi's next trip to Sarawak she purchased the items for the children and distributed them.
Pre- Christmas shopping spree with some of "my kids" from the Salvation Army Children's Home
2012 / Some of the girls after selecting new shoes!!
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To distribute the supplies, Jodi & 2 porters needed to cross 10 Bidayuh bamboo bridges... part of the 4 hour trek to the remote village school (SK Semban)
Pre-Christmas shopping spree for children from the Kuching Salvation Army Home.
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The older students posing with their long-wished for Red Crescent caps & T's. With their teachers Redan Ginoh & Samsol Bin Morshidi Bujang.
Happy shoppers after a day at the mall.
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Visit and donation to boys in residential facility for delinquent youth.
2013 / Boys from SK Tunas Bakti Kuching (boys' home) learning how to master a new brain challenging game.
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Jodi presenting donation to the school principal and advisor.
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Purchase and donation of requested supplies to residents of Sarawak Society for the Blind
