The concept of GoHitchhike started from the idea of candy. Not just any candy, but my grandmother’s homemade candy. She knows that I like to eat candy, especially when I feel upset, and she would give me some candy to encourage me.

At the end of 2006, I went back to Taiwan and visited my grandmother. At the time, I had already studied in the United States for a year, and was terribly homesick. She prepared a bag of her handmade candy and asked me to bring it back with me. Without a word, a full bag of homemade candy that she put in my hand clearly demonstrated her love for me.

As the days passed, I almost ran out of the candies. Then I started to think about how I could get more candy from Grandmom. She lives in the countryside and doesn’t know any English. It is difficult for her to deliver the candy to me, and the shipping is too expensive. “How about creating a website that helps me find people who live close to me, and plan to go to Taiwan?” I asked myself. They can bring my candy on their way back. I wondered about how many people study and work overseas have the same problem as me. This website not only makes life convenient, but also delivers love and support from friends and family. Imagine how many people will be cheered when they receive their specific items from their hometowns or from family members.

I named the website “GoHitchhike.” “Go” means the action of deliver;“Hitchhike” refers tom the item itself: the package “hitchhikes” its way across the country with the help of travelers, who visit the website. GoHitchhike helps people get close to friends by sharing stories of items and trips, and sending families’ loves.