Our Home in Myanmar
Jessica Mudditt
After a whirlwind romance in Bangladesh, Australian journalist Jessica Mudditt and her Bangladeshi husband Sherpa arrive in Yangon in 2012 – just as the military junta is beginning to relax its ironclad grip on power. It is a high-risk atmosphere; a life riddled with chaos and confusion as much as it is with wonder and excitement.
Jessica joins a small team of old-hand expat editors at The Myanmar Times, whose Burmese editor is still languishing in prison. Whether she is covering a speech by Aung San Suu Kyi, getting dangerously close to cobras, directing cover shoots with Burmese models, or scaling Bagan’s thousand-year-old temples, Jessica is entranced and challenged by a country undergoing rapid change.
But as the historic elections of 2015 draw near, it becomes evident that the road to democracy is full of twists, turns and false starts. The couple is blindsided when a rise in militant Buddhism takes a personal turn and challenges their belief that they have found a home in Myanmar.
Duration - 7h 4m.
Author - Jessica Mudditt.
Narrator - Jessica Mudditt.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2021 Jessica Mudditt ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
After a whirlwind romance in Bangladesh, Australian journalist Jessica Mudditt and her Bangladeshi husband Sherpa arrive in Yangon in 2012 – just as the military junta is beginning to relax its ironclad grip on power. It is a high-risk atmosphere; a life riddled with chaos and confusion as much as it is with wonder and excitement. Jessica joins a small team of old-hand expat editors at The Myanmar Times, whose Burmese editor is still languishing in prison. Whether she is covering a speech by Aung San Suu Kyi, getting dangerously close to cobras, directing cover shoots with Burmese models, or scaling Bagan’s thousand-year-old temples, Jessica is entranced and challenged by a country undergoing rapid change. But as the historic elections of 2015 draw near, it becomes evident that the road to democracy is full of twists, turns and false starts. The couple is blindsided when a rise in militant Buddhism takes a personal turn and challenges their belief that they have found a home in Myanmar. Duration - 7h 4m. Author - Jessica Mudditt. Narrator - Jessica Mudditt. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 Jessica Mudditt ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:10
Dedication
Duration:00:00:09
About the author
Duration:00:00:25
Prologue
Duration:00:11:34
Chapter 1
Duration:00:22:12
Chapter 2
Duration:00:10:58
Chapter 3
Duration:00:08:10
Chapter 4
Duration:00:15:49
Chapter 5
Duration:00:14:29
Chapter 6
Duration:00:10:47
Chapter 7
Duration:00:17:06
Chapter 8
Duration:00:20:03
Chapter 9
Duration:00:08:06
Chapter 10
Duration:00:18:44
Chapter 11
Duration:00:12:36
Chapter 12
Duration:00:06:03
Chapter 13
Duration:00:13:16
Chapter 14
Duration:00:24:17
Chapter 15
Duration:00:24:39
Chapter 16
Duration:00:13:10
Chapter 17
Duration:00:14:38
Chapter 18
Duration:00:21:05
Chapter 19
Duration:00:14:45
Chapter 20
Duration:00:16:38
Chapter 21
Duration:00:23:34
Chapter 22
Duration:00:11:04
Chapter 23
Duration:00:13:19
Chapter 24
Duration:00:28:38
Chapter 25
Duration:00:18:06
Epilogue
Duration:00:07:46
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:02:12
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:10