Senior Contributor
Hello, We Are My Rooftop Stories
My Rooftop Stories is a travel and entertainment blog dedicated to telling stories.
We love traveling and the many life experiences it has given us. On My Rooftop Stories, we share interesting travel encounters, tips, and anecdotes about the destinations we visit. We are performing artists, television, and music aficionados.
Our goal is to share our love of visual and performing arts and let our passion for travel provide inspiration for your next destination. Find out more about us.
Meet Our Founder & Editor
Gina Duncan
Sitting on her rooftop as a child in New York City watching the airplanes take off from LaGuardia Airport, Gina would dream and write about all the journeys she wanted to go on.
She started traveling in college. Since then, she has been sharing her passion for travel by planning and leading teen trips through Europe and the United States. Two years ago she created My Rooftop Stories, a community of writers dedicated to telling their travel stories. Gina has been featured by various media outlets including Global Girl Life and Voyage Atlanta.
Still wanting to inspire young people, she invites teen writers to share their perspective on travel, dance, and the television shows they are watching.
This year My Rooftop Stories is launching writing training opportunities for
ages 12-19.
What We Do
My Rooftop Stories is a community of travel and entertainment writers.
We share our travel stories, passion for dance, and our perspective on the television shows we are watching here online and on Instagram @myrooftopstories.
Travel Advice: We provide travel advice and tips on destinations around the world.
Student Writers: We mentor high school and college-age students giving them support and feedback on the story writing process. Visit our Young Writers page to discover how to join us.
Promotional Brands: We introduce our followers to our favorite brands. We are authentic in our desire to share brands that have value to our reader.
Meet TheTeam
Senior Contributor
Gina Duncan
Founder and Editor
A Trip Nickname I Received: GP
First Travel Memory: Trip to Jamaica
Favorite Destinations: Barcelona, Tokyo, and anywhere in Ireland
Worst Travel Experience: Falling in a bog and breaking two fingers on my first day of a week-long backpacking trip.
Favorite Television Shows: Grey's Anatomy and This Is Us
Other Passions: yoga, flamenco, tap, ballet, journaling, video editing, and watching television
Bucket List Destinations: Rome, the Isle of Skye, Mumbai, Cantabria, Bali, Lourdes, and Reykjavik
Katy Matello
Senior Contributor
Katy teaches high school students Social Studies, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies. Her training has taken her to Poland as one of ten Auschwitz Jewish Center Fellows.
News: Katy and her husband Ryan welcomed a baby girl this year.
First Travel Memory:
Favorite Destinations: Montepulciano, Italy, St. George Island (Florida), and Alaska
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Favorite Television Show: Grey's Anatomy
Other Passions: reading, gardening, and playing with her fur babies
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Stokes OShields
Senior Contributor
Stokes is a graduate of Agnes Scott College in Atlanta. She is the gallery director at The Loft, an art gallery on the Historic Marietta Square.
First Travel Memory: Going to the beach with my family and being terrified of the water. I was so scared that I spent one vacation in the car while everyone else enjoyed the sun and surf. Once I finally was brave enough to get in the water, I have loved it ever since.
Favorite Destinations: the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland
Worst Travel Experience: Getting sick while traveling to London for my study abroad. I took melatonin and woke up to turbulence that made me very nauseous. Thankfully the entire rest of the trip was amazing!
Favorite Television Shows: The Crown, The Mandalorian, The Great British Baking Show
Other Passions: art, photography, and macrame
Bucket List Destinations: Scotland, New Orleans, the Grand Tetons, Japan, the Grand Canyon
Elon Graves
Student Contributor
Elon is a journalist with dreams of making an impact. She is a senior at Arizona State University majoring in Journalism with a focus in Public Relations. She enjoys writing about the injustices of society, influences in music, and how culture shapes people.
A Fun Fact: Elon is a hip hop dancer and is signed with a talent agency.
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Other Passions: ASU Hip Hop Coalition dance member, Next Generation Service Corps
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Martha Sanderson
Senior Contributor
Martha is a high school science teacher. She has lived in Maine and studying as a marine biologist.
A Fun Fact: Emma is getting married in 2021!
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Abbi Stickels
Student Contributor
Abbi is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin where she is a dance major. She loves traveling to experience different cultures, new cuisines, and meet interesting people.
A Fun Fact: Abbi is an avid activist, she champions the underdog and is not afraid of speaking up on her social media.
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Favorite Destinations: Yellow Stone, and Arches National Park, Mount St. Helens, and the Grand Canyon
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Other Passions: hiking national parks
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Julia Duncan
Student Contributor
Morgan Moore
Student Contributor
Julia is a senior at the University of Georgia with a double major in sports management and advertising. She’s already been to three continents, North America, Europe, and Africa.
A.K.A.: JuJu
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Favorite Destinations: Uganda, London, and Alaska
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Other Passions: photography
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Morgan is a freshman at Rhodes College.
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Favorite Destinations: Philadelphia because of its vibrant street art
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Other Passions: photography, fashion, and exercise
Bucket List Destinations: Italy
Student Guest Writer
Michael Duncan
Michael moved from home to finish his senior year as a trainee for Cincinnati Ballet in Ohio. He will return there for the 2020-21 season.
He is a Renaissance man, not only does he dance, he has performed in several plays, been an extra in the “Hunger Games” movies, and won awards in culinary competitions. Michael is also an avid runner and sports aficiando.
Traveling to Alaska was the highlight of his 9th grade summer. He hopes to hike all the national parks and to visit all 50 U.S, states but first on his list are California, Seattle, the Grand Canyon, Denver, and Niagara Falls.