Lisa_Ling

At any point, if discovered, I could have been arrested and kept in the country for an endless amount of time. It wasn't until my sister was abducted, did I realize how serious what I was doing over there was. It is unlike any place in the world.

Know how to write. To me, a good writer with stories to tell can be a good journalist. I start writing and reporting furiously and submitting your stories to various news outlets, as there are many. I would also ask to shadow people your admire. You may get a lot of doors slammed in your face, but someone may just agree.

Thanks so much! Definitely when I went into the sex offender colony and was told about the egregious things these men had done to children. I was sick to my stomach but had to try to maintain my composure. I am still haunted by the experience.

I wish I could answer that, but am unfortunately not in a position to do so.

That's a tough one. I will always love meeting and interviewing the former, deceased Prime Minster of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto and His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Recently for THIS IS LIFE, I met two extraordinary young men--twins--who have just entered the priesthood. Though I am not religious, these two men displayed such Godly love to people they interacted with and I was so moved.