An Indonesian student's journey to publication (interview with Ahmad Alkadri, part 2)

One thing that really struck me about Ahmad's answers to my interview questions was how similar his journey to publication was to that of people I know here in the United States--being a vigorous fan, joining writing groups, participating in NaNoWriMo, going through the pain of rejection, and then at last publication--in his case, with a new small press. But I'll let him speak for himself:

You are a student. What are you studying? Will you pursue work in the field when you graduate? Or go on t...