Faster than a speeding student... able to speak several languages in a single sentence, our tour leaders are super heroes!
Average age of our tour leaders: 24.93 years old... not 93.24 years old.
Languages spoken by our tour leaders: French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, German, Polish and Teenager.
Number of countries recently visited by our tour leaders: 55
Percentage of our tour leaders involved in University studies: 90%
Percentage of our tour leaders who dance, sing, teach, tell jokes and do room-checks: 100%
Lipdub video created by our dynamic tour leader team. Check it out!
And now, let us introduce you to our wonderful team!!
| Christopher Atkins |
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Field
I studied History.
Travels
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, USA, all the Canadian provinces and Yukon
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Best travel experience
I spent 8 days and 300 kilometers canoeing on the Yukon River. No watch, no contact with the outside world, completely surrounded by the wilderness, eating good food on camp fires and watching the northern lights at night. That's life!!!
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| Julie Robert |
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Field
I am presently studying Civil Law.
Travels
Canada coast to coast, United States, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Scotland, England, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Russia and Tunisia.
Best travel experience
Sipping on an authentic Italian hot cocoa after a three day trek on Mont Blanc.
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| Lamine Baazi |
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Field
I am studying Psychology, working as a research assistant and acting as a T.A. at my university.
Travels
East and West coast of the U.S., France, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal and Canada
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Best travel experience
I participated in a lot of improvised musical jam sessions almost everywhere I visited and each time, I was amazed at how much one can learn from others.
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| Anne-Sophie Rousseau |
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Field
I majored in Anthropology
Travels
Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, England, France, Spain, Holland, Sweden, Belgium and Germany
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Best travel experience
I learned how to ride a motorcycle on the chaotic streets of Hanoi in Vietnam
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| Sydney Taylor-Wingender |
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Field
Political Science
Travels
Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, Germany and the U.S.A.
Best travel experience
I savoured the local cheese while sitting in front of a turquoise lake in Annecy with the Alps as my background.
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| Hugo Veilleux |
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Field
I am currently studying Communications.
Travels
England, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Morocco, Nicaragua and the United States
Best travel experience
I swam in the crater of an extinct volcano in Nicaragua
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| Andrée Goulet-Jobin |
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Field
Teaching french at the high school level.
Travels
Eastern and Western Europe, biked across Canada
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Best travel experience
I painted the face of the acupuncturist who had just saved my knees on his way to his therapeutic clown graduation in New Brunswick.
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| Mathieu Archambault |
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Field
I am studying to become a music teacher. I also teach drumming.
Travels
I travelled to Morocco, France, Spain, Canada and the United States
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| Olivier Legault |
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Field
I am studying Geography and Urbanism
Travels
USA, Canada, South East Asia, Western and Eastern Europe
Best travel experience
I spent five hours walking in the Borneo island jungle to finally end up in a small village with beautiful smiles, living off "slash and burn" agriculture and small river fish. What a cultural experience!
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| Laurence Tessier |
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Field
I am studying to become an E.S.L. teacher (English as a second language)
Travels
Mexico, Guatemala, Beliz, Honduras, Canada coast to coast and the U.S. from Vermont to Seattle.
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Best travel experience
I was attacked by angry monkeys in the Jungle of Tikal at 5 in the morning
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| Alexandre Armstrong |
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Field
I have a degree in History, Environment and International Development Studies
Travels
U.S., Australia, Malaysia, Mexico, Guatemala, France, Italy, England, Scotland, Spain, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Tunisia.
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Best travel experience
I got lost while biking in Italy. Asking for help, a generous man invited my friend and me to his house with his father and we spent the night eating good italian food and trying to communicate the best we could. It was an amazing cultural experience!
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| Alexis Biron |
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Field
I studied Tourism Management
Travels
Canada coast to coast, U.S., Cuba, Jamaica, Nicaragua, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, England, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia
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Best travel experience
I survived the "W" trek of the "Torres del Paine" National Park in Patagonia Chile, where the laws of nature do not apply...
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By reading the testimonials below, you will understand why our team is the very BEST!!!
“I spent a year traveling around Europe as well as extensive touring in the Caribbean, U.S. I have NEVER been so impressed by a tour guide to the point of forwarding comments to the company they are employed by. Chris impressed me THAT much.”
Stephanie, Parent, NS
“Our guide, Olivier, was awesome! He was professional, enthusiatic, organized and most importantly, FUN. We are so impressed with the recruiting and training Jumpstreet does with its guides.”
Christi, Teacher, WI
“Jumpstreet has done it again. We just returned from a 4-day Québec Carnival trip that was the best I have ever taken in my 33 years of teaching. …And their guides are the best – young, hip, very knowledgeable and fun!”
Deborah, Teacher, MA
“Jumpstreet goes above and beyond what is required of the already enthusiastic, fun and well-organized tour guides.”
Patti Slosek, Teacher, Oswego, NY
“Both times we had amazing tour guides. I’m not sure what the prerequisite is for becoming a tour guide but your company seems to find the perfect people for the job.”
Gina, Parent, NY
...And this is just the tip of the iceberg!!