Juice999

I've followed your posts as long as you've been on NPR, and often commented on them for your insight and understanding of the culutral differences in these varied countries. My parents are from Indonesia, and I've been back and forth for over 20 years and lived full-time in Yogyakarta for 6 years working with artisans and teaching English at a university. I speak Indonesian and Dutch (and studied French, Spanish, Navajo, Swahili, Javanese, Thai and Lao). I've done a lot of travel writing to promote my traditional arts business, and have 30 years experience in art and travel photography that I've shown in galleries, but my dream is to be a reporter and news photographer in Southeast Asia. Does it seem a bit outdated not be in video and radio reporting? I've been told I have a great "teaching" voice and plan to volunteer at our local independent radio station in Santa Fe this winter to improve my live reporting abilities. I'm applying to graduate programs in journalism, Asian studies and political science this year (I have a masters in arts management). What do you recommend if I want to write or report for agencies based in Indonesia?

Thanks for this advice! Helpful to me also!