Julie Watson and Greg Bull of The Associated Press
"Jules and I have been married for four years but together since we graduated from J-school at CU," said Bull, an award-winning staff photographer for The Associated Press in New York City, where Watson works as an editor on the AP international desk. Before that, the couple, both 34, worked together for the AP in Mexico.
"I stayed and worked for Mesoamerica, a monthly magazine circulated throughout the U.S. that's published by the Institute for Central American Studies out of San Jose, Costa Rica."
After working for two years on the Texas border, Bull and Watson decided to quit their jobs, go to Ecuador and try free-lancing.
"One time we went to find a hot spot for migrants to cross the border. It was way out there in the desert. We went with a group of officers from a police force called Grupo Beta, which is a kind of migrant rescue squad set up by the Mexican government."
"I loved my college days," Watson said. "I participated in the South African protests. I lived in the shantytown we built on campus. Later I worked at Campus Press covering protests. There were so many that they actually made a beat and called it 'protest.' " "
They enjoy the change of pace New York City has provided — things such as yoga classes, great restaurants, clubs and parties.
"She (Jules) is currently taking Arabic classes," he said, "so we shall see where we go next .…"