WHO IS ALEX BERGER?

More than just a traveler – I’m a 27 year old Communication and Cognition Masters student at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, a business professional and graduate from Arizona State University with degrees from Barrett, The Honors College and the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication.  I wrote my undergraduate Thesis on Virtual Worlds and their impact on society and am fascinated by the synergy between education, technology, business and travel.

I am a driven entrepreneur with extremely diverse interests who recognizes the value of bolstering entrepreneurial activities with corporate experience, continuing education and community involvement. I have over seven years of corporate experience.  My corporate career began handling research, mapping and IT work for Colliers International, the second largest Commercial Real Estate Company in the world.  In late 2007 I transition from Real Estate into business Mergers and Acquisitions with Fox and Fin Financial Group, LC where I served as Director of Research. My time in the Commercial Real Estate and Mergers and Acquisitions industry have exposed me to the inner workings of multi-million dollar companies and offered key insights which I apply to my entrepreneurial pursuits.

PROJECTS – WHAT I DO

I have leveraged my professional experience to found and operate FusionVirtual, a leading edge distance learning company which is currently exploring alternative approaches to online education and seeks to leverage virtual world and gaming technology to create truly engaging online University-focused solutions.

In addition to FusionVirtual I founded and currently operate the Travel Resource Network (TRN). The TRN is a network of four travel-oriented websites which focus on providing resources, content and information.  The network consists of VirtualWayfarer, the Ultimate Packing List, the Travel Resource List and the Daily Travel Pic. The TRN is profitable and supported by advertising revenues.

I am currently the acting President of the board for Southwest Research and Education Service Inc. (SRES) a family/education based non-profit.

I contribute by request on a variety of topics from travel, to millennials and entrepreneurship. My articles and quoted statements can be found in both regional and international print and digital media.

I enjoy guest lecturing and presenting.  While I enjoy the intimacy of small audiences I am comfortable with and enjoy large audiences as well.  I am a two time Ignite Phoenix presenter where I presented “From Ballroom to Boardroom: Three Steps in the Right Direction” and “The Art of Wayfaring“.  Recent speaking engagements include guest lectures on online media, branding, and blogging at Arizona State University in JMC 305 “Online Media” and Virtual Worlds, Social Media and Online communities in NLM/PRM/TDM 301 “Sustainable Communities”. You can view a 55 minute excerpt from the JMC 305 lecture here.  I have also presented on professionalism and business as the weekly speaker for both the Financial Management Association and ASU’s Tau Beta Pi Honors Engineering fraternity.

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THE TRAVELER

I’ve had the travel bug since before I could walk. By the age of two we had begun a yearly tradition which stretched well into my College Career. Once a year we would pack up and head across the border and into Mexico for several weeks at a time.

By 5th grade that wanderlust was securely cemented when we rented our house, packed a year’s worth of possessions into four bags and caught a plane to Europe. Once there we spent 11 months traveling by train, car, bus and boat. During that time I was travelschooled and quickly learned to love foreign cultures, history and the world at large.

After our return I spent a conventional year in school before we struck out once again, this time I spent 7th grade on the road. Instead of revisiting Europe we took our 32 foot fifth-wheel trailer and RV’d across the U.S.

I am a passionate traveler with perpetually itchy feet. I’ve currently set foot in 38 countries across four continents and since College have tried and take at least two trips internationally each year. My preferred travel style is as a budget hostel/backpacker, a travel style which I find to be both enjoyable and extremely social.

WHERE I’VE BEEN

August 1994 – July 1995

• Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Monaco, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

August 1996 – July 1997

• The majority of the continental U.S., parts of Canada, Northern Mexico

May 2004 – June 2004

• England, Scotland, Ireland

September 2007 – December 2007

• England, Scotland, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Greece

December 2008

• Spain

July 2009

• Northern Ireland, Scotland

December 2009 – January 2010

• Mexico, Belize, Guatemala

June 2010 – July 2010

• Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Germany

December 2010 – January 2011

• Argentina (layovers in Chile, Peru)

June 2011 – December 2011

• Denmark (moved), Sweden, Hungary

December 2012 -

• Turkey

Misc:

• Hawaii, Alaska, Southern Mexico, Baja

**Disclaimer – Because they passed that idiotic new legislation here’s the mandatory disclaimer: This site has several ads on it. Those ads really don’t generate any money, but they might and apparently that has the potential to corrupt my judgment (or not).  Some of my links are also affiliate links – but have no fear, whatever I’ve recommended is a genuine recommendation – I just run it through an Amazon affiliate link/etc.