Members Isabelle Roughol

About me

I am journalist based in Paris, France, and just come back from a 15-month adventure in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

My career goal is to remain in a creative and leading role while exploring all sorts of media. My passion is first for writing and storytelling, while I also ... More »

Location:
France, Paris
Current organization
Le Figaro
Current role:
Journalist
Past organizations:
The Cambodia Daily, The Columbia Missourian, The Santa Cruz Sentinel, Society of Professional Journalists
Gender:
Female
Areas of expertise:
Journalism, Southeast Asia, Environment , Development Issues/Projects, International Affairs

I am:
Blogger, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Environmentalist, Global soul, Journalist, Photographer, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Languages:
French, English, German
My website links:
The J Junkie (blog & portfolio)
Universities:
University of Missouri - Columbia, Lycee Carnot, Dijon

TEDCRED 10+ Associate TED Translator

More about me
I'm passionate about

Writing, the environment, travel, ideas, my family, youth exchange programs
An idea worth spreading

Everyone (and I mean everyone) should have the experience as a teenager of living abroad for a year. I recommend developing countries, but if not practical, another developed country will do, too. (See the way it's proposed in the movie Lions for Lambs, it's actually a brilliant idea.) It broadens one's mind as no other (happy) life experience can.
Talk to me about

Anything I'm interested in and anything I have not yet come to be
People don't know that I'm good at

Learning stuff.
My TED story

I'm exactly the same age as TED. I've never been to a conference, but my brother discovered the videos online, got addicted to them, and in turn converted me.