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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to send me an email J
Hope
to hear from you soon.........
Have a good day.........
Be good to yourself and others..........