That's amazing getting to grow up in a multi lingual environment like that! The richness of culture and opportunities will be unfounded.
You're probably going to push me in the right direction here on taking the initiative to learn a writing system. Maybe the cultural richness is what I'm missing if I don't tackle writing.
You're so right on striking the right balance between technology and developing hand craft (for writing). They're both pivotal in their own respects.