Discovery Channel 5 Takes - On the Way to Starlettedom

A month ago, I wrote to Discovery Channel why they should consider me to become Season 3 TJ (travel journalist) at 5 Takes. This is what I wrote:

When people ask me where I’m from, I have a hard time answering. Born in Poland, early childhood in Denmark, teenage years in Malaysia, now living in HK. Perhaps not having a defined home, I have no cliché views of this world. My travels are very diverse – from hiding in a yoga ashram in India for 3 weeks, helping teach English in Cambodia, to mountain biking around Bali. I travel-write and photograph, and have an eye for the small and quirky things that make people and places so different yet so similar; all documented on my blog: molonese.blogspot.com. I’m an athletic person, used to have an all-girl adventure racing team, now focusing on mountain-biking, cross-country running and yoga. As an advertising planner, it’s my second nature to be a team player, bring new, innovative and creative ideas to the table and wrap things I do with much passion and dedication.

This is what I got in my mailbox just yesterday:

Dear 5 Takes TJ hopeful

Congratulations! You've made it through the first round and are just two steps away to becoming a TJ on the new season of Discovery Travel & Living's 5 Takes! To realise your dream, you'll now need to send us a short vlog (video log) telling us more about yourself and why you think you'll make the best 5 Takes TJ. We will also require you to write us a sample blog about a specific travel experience. If we like your vlog and your blog, you'll be invited to a closed-door audition in August so we can meet you in person.

Please go to http://www.travelandlivingasia.com/join5takes/video for detailed instructions and submission details on the sample blog and vlog. You will need to submit them no later than 13 August 2006. If you have any questions, you may direct them to 5takes_asia@discovery.com.

Thanks! We look forward to seeing your submission.

From the Discovery Travel & Living Team

Oh, how fun.
I like the concept of the program. The TJs travel to a place and do 5 exciting things, film them with handycams and report each day on their travelogs. The audience is involved in choosing the next destination and the activities the TJs should cover in a given place. A great way to get the TV audience involved - from leaning backwards, to leaning forwards!

I look at the average age of the TJs from the previous episodes - 23 to 25. I'm 33, and they know it. But, I've got a camera ready for the weekend and will get a video footage of myself. Like... you never know. Now, does that sound like I'm 25 again?