Joan Marques' Personal webpage
Welcome
I was born in Paramaribo, Suriname in the year of the rat.
Sunny Suriname is a republic, located on the northeast coast of South America.
My native language is dutch, but we speak our own language (lingua franca) as well: Sranang Tongo.
The dutch prefer to call it: "taki-taki", probably because it sounds like that J
 
In the seventies I visited the Mr. Dr. J.C. de Miranda Lyceum and in the eighties I studied Business Economics (HEAO).
Communication has always been my first love.
One way or another, I was always in touch with media people, and while doing research for one of my term papers on highschool, I was requested to make a voice-test for the SRS (Stichting Radio Omroep Suriname/ Foundation Radio Announcement Suriname)
That's where my carreer started.
From 1977 on I was successively: radio-announcer, advertising agency employee and radio- and tv show-host.
In 1979 I started my own advertising agency, while continuing producing and hosting my own shows on radio and tv.
In the nineties I started making documentaries about my country in an effort to increase self-esteem among my fellow countrymen.
In 1996 I founded "de Stichting Vrouwen voor Vrouwen" (the Foundation Women for Women) , producing and presenting programs about Surinamese women, their struggles, achievements and possibilities.
I am the mother of three wonderful youngsters: Coert (19), Evita (17) and Mercedes (15)
In 1998 I moved to Burbank, California, where I started studying again.
Currently I am an MBA-student at Woodbury University.
 

 In my opinion "good life" consists of :
                              * Devotion to your loved ones
                               *Dedication in everything you do
                               *A harmonious balance between work and home
                               *Valuable book
                               *Quality music
                               *Long relaxing walks
                               *And everything else that brings inner-peace and harmony
                                (remember: this is the dawning of the age of aquarius…)

 
What I've learned from life up till now?
" Simplicity, friendliness, an open mind and a positive attitude are the answer to everything"
 
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