My name is Dinda Rizki Danardini Sudomo. I was born in Jakarta on May 19, 1985 in a Javanese family. I am the youngest and the only girl in the family, I have three older brothers. We were very naughty children.
I and my brothers did many silly things when we were small. We used to steal our parents’ coins to buy some snacks and ice cream; we broke many stuffs when we were playing football inside the house; we also almost burnt down the house one day when we were playing with fire as if we were in a camp.
Since I was a kid, many people have complained about the way I behave, sometimes I behave like a tomboy.
My mom registered me into some girl’s activity to balance my behavior, such as dancing. I have learned Balinese dance since 11 years old.
When I was 14 years old, I went to one from two homogenous senior high school in Jakarta and I joined a marching band group, called The Tarakanita Corps. I played a part of battery percussion, called bass drum in that corps and we won many competition, such as at Grand Prix Marching Band,
After finished senior high school, I went to University of Indonesia to study Russian literature, but after 1 year studied there, I got a scholarship from Russian government to continue my study in Russian Federation, so I went to Russia on September 2004.
I had learned Russian language for 1 year before continued to study in Journalism Faculty. I spent my life in Russia for 5 years and I had so many experiences by live there. That was the first time when I have a lot of friends from many different countries in the world with many different characteristics. I have learned to be more tolerant in life since that time.
I came back from Russia after I have got my bachelor degree on 2009. I had worked in an American Oil & Gas Company in Jakarta, called Baker Hughes Inc., as a junior secretary before The Jakarta Post gave me a job as a journalist.
Since end of January 2011, I have joined The Jakarta Post as a cub reporter. I will have been learning how to become a good journalist in The Jakarta Post learning center for two months by March. I really enjoy the training, because it teaches me so much about journalism. I look forward so that I can pass the training. If I can pass the training, I will be working at The Jakarta Post for the next three years.
I really want to be a professional journalist and I really hope that I can work in BBC in the future as a news anchor.
