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spent his university years participating in archeological digs
in the Andes and in Europe as part of his anthropology research. He also
pursued his other interest, German literature, by visiting great literary
sites behind the Iron Curtain at a time when it was severely restricted to
Westerners. In his spare time, he obtained his pilot's license and became
an Outward Bound mountaineering instructor in the Berchtesgaden Alps, forging
relationships that continue to this day. While working on his doctorate in
maritime law in Washington, D.C., Matt took every opportunity to crew on a
German tall ship in the Baltic Sea, working his way up from deck hand to
boatswain's mate to executive officer. Even when the ship was in drydock,
Matt took his navigation skills and restless spirit across the Sahara Desert
with an offroad convoy of European researchers. When it became apparent that
travel was his real passion in life, he joined Goodspeed and Bach, Inc. and is
now planning and implementing tours and events around the world. Matt and his
wife, Amy live in New York State and have two children, Harry and Rebecca.
credits her interest in travel to her grandfather. His love
of travel began when he worked in Berlin, Germany in 1926. Under his guidance,
she spent a year abroad in Austria, studying German and working in Vienna. Now
settled in her native Vermont, Deborah has worked extensively in music management
and the travel industry. She has a strong musical background, singing with Mixed
Company, an a cappella group for thirteen years, and recently recorded her own solo CD
featuring Vermont folksongs and ballads. She performs concerts regularly throughout
Vermont and also sings in the Burlington Choral Society. She has nine years
professional experience planning and escorting concert tours for choirs and specialty-
interest groups throughout Europe and the United States.
graduated from the Free University of Berlin, Germany, with a degree in history and journalism. She received her Masters degree in Library Science
from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She served as Head Librarian of Burlington's
Fletcher Library, Vermont's largest public library, for more than twelve years. There
she managed a million dollar budget and was instrumental in securing nationally renowned
grant programs. Her travels have taken her around the globe and she speaks three languages
fluently. She has planned, implemented and escorted a variety of tours for Vermont Public
Radio, with particular emphasis on classical music and contemporary culture.
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