Sabata ya Peace Corps

Mwambi wa Peace Corps ndi wakuti “Peace Corps ndi ntchito yovuta kwambiri yomwe mungakonde,” ndipo singakhale woona. Ndinali nditapitako ndikuphunzira kunja kwa zaka zambiri ndipo ndinaphunzira za Peace Corps pamene wolemba ntchito anabwera ku yunivesite yanga yoyamba. Nthawi yomweyo ndinadziwa kuti ndidzajowina ndikudzipereka. Chotero, pafupifupi chaka chimodzi nditamaliza maphunziro a ku koleji, ndinafunsira. Ntchitoyi inatenga pafupifupi chaka chimodzi; ndiyeno kutatsala milungu itatu kuti ndinyamuke, ndinapeza kuti ananditumiza ku Tanzania ku East Africa. Ndinasankhidwa kukhala wodzipereka pazaumoyo. Ndinasangalala kwambiri ndi zomwe ndikumana nazo komanso anthu omwe ndikupita kukakumana nawo. Ndinaloŵa gulu la Peace Corps ndi chikhumbo cha kuyenda, kuphunzira zinthu zatsopano, ndi kudzipereka; ndipo ulendo unali pafupi kuyamba.

Nditafika ku Dar es Salaam, ku Tanzania mu June 2009, tinakhala ndi mlungu umodzi woti tiphunzire, kenako tinanyamuka kupita kumalo athu ophunzirira. Tinapita monga gulu la anthu ongodzipereka pafupifupi 40. M’miyezi iŵiri imeneyo, ndinakhala ndi banja londilandira kuti ndiphunzire za chikhalidwecho ndipo ndinathera 50% ya maphunziro a chinenero ndi anzanga. Zinali zodabwitsa komanso zochititsa chidwi. Panali zambiri zoti tiphunzire ndi kuzimvetsa, makamaka pankhani yophunzira Chiswahili (ubongo wanga suli wofunitsitsa kuphunzira zinenero zachiŵiri; ndayeserapo kangapo!). Zinali zodabwitsa kukhala pafupi ndi anthu odzipereka oyenda bwino komanso osangalatsa (onse aku America ndi a Tanzania).

Ndili ndi maphunziro a miyezi iŵiri kumbuyo kwanga, ndinatsitsidwa (ndekha!) m’mudzi mwathu umene ukanakhala nyumba yanga yatsopano kwa zaka ziŵiri zotsatira. Apa ndipamene zinthu zidavuta koma zidakula kukhala ulendo wodabwitsa.

Ntchito: Nthawi zambiri anthu amaganiza za anthu ongodzipereka kuti "athandize," koma izi si zomwe Peace Corps imaphunzitsa. Sititumizidwa kunja kukathandiza kapena kukonza. Odzipereka amauzidwa kuti azimvetsera, kuphunzira, ndi kuphatikiza. Tikulangizidwa kuti tisachite kalikonse patsamba lathu kwa miyezi itatu yoyambirira kupatula kumanga maubwenzi, maubwenzi, kuphatikiza, kuphunzira chilankhulo, ndikumvera omwe akutizungulira. Choncho ndi zimene ndinachita. Ndinali munthu woyamba kudzipereka m’mudzi mwanga, choncho chinali phunziro kwa tonsefe. Ndinamvetsera zimene anthu a m’mudzi komanso atsogoleri a m’mudzi ankafuna komanso chifukwa chimene anafunsira kuti apeze munthu wongodzipereka. Pamapeto pake, ndinatumikira monga cholumikizira ndi kumanga milatho. Panali mabungwe ambiri akumaloko ndi mabungwe osapindula omwe amatsogozedwa ndi nzika zakumaloko kwa ola limodzi chabe kuchokera m'tauni yapafupi kuti athe kuphunzitsa ndi kuthandizira anthu akumidzi pazochita zawo. Kungoti anthu ambiri akumudzi kwathu salowa mtauni mpaka pamenepo. Choncho, ndinathandiza kugwirizanitsa ndi kusonkhanitsa anthu kuti mudzi wanga wawung'ono upindule ndikuyenda bwino ndi chuma chomwe chili kale m'dziko lawo. Ichi chinali chinsinsi chopatsa mphamvu anthu akumudzi ndikuwonetsetsa kuti ntchitozo zikhale zokhazikika ndikangochoka. Tinagwira ntchito limodzi pamapulojekiti osawerengeka ophunzitsa anthu ammudzi za thanzi, zakudya, thanzi, ndi bizinesi. Ndipo tinali okondwa kuchita!

Moyo: Poyamba ndidalimbana ndi oyambira anga a Chiswahili koma mawu anga adakula mwachangu popeza ndimatha kugwiritsa ntchito kulumikizana. Ndinafunikiranso kuphunzira kuchita zinthu zatsiku ndi tsiku m’njira yatsopano. Ndinafunika kuphunziranso kuchita chilichonse. Chokumana nacho chilichonse chinali chophunzirira. Pali zinthu zomwe mukuyembekezera, monga kudziwa kuti mulibe magetsi kapena mudzakhala ndi chimbudzi chosambira. Ndipo pali zinthu zomwe simumayembekezera, monga momwe zidebe zimakhalira gawo lofunikira pa chilichonse chomwe mumachita tsiku lililonse. Zidebe zambiri, ntchito zambiri! Ndinali ndi zokumana nazo zambiri zatsopano, zonga ngati kusamba m’zidebe, kunyamula zidebe zamadzi pamutu panga, kuphika pamoto usiku uliwonse, kudya ndi manja anga, kukhala opanda mapepala akuchimbudzi, ndi kuchita ndi anthu okhala m’chipinda osafunidwa (tarantulas, mileme, mphemvu). Pali zambiri zimene munthu angazoloŵere kukhala m’dziko lina. Sindimada nkhawanso ndi mabasi odzaza ndi anthu, anthu okwera m'chipindamo osaitanidwa, kapena kugwiritsa ntchito madzi pang'ono posamba (pamene ndimagwiritsa ntchito pang'ono, ndimayenera kunyamula zochepa!).

Kusamalitsa: Iyi inali gawo lovuta kwambiri. Monga ambiri aife tiliri, ndine womwa khofi, wopanga-mndandanda, wodzaza ola lililonse-ndi-zopanga zamtundu wa gal. Koma osati mmudzi wawung'ono waku Tanzania. Ndinafunikira kuphunzira kuchedwetsa, kumasuka, ndi kupezekapo. Ndinaphunzira za chikhalidwe cha ku Tanzania, kuleza mtima, ndi kusinthasintha. Ndinaphunzira kuti moyo suyenera kuchita zinthu mopupuluma. Ndinaphunzira kuti nthaŵi ya misonkhano ndi lingaliro ndipo kuti kufika mochedwa kwa ola limodzi kapena aŵiri kumalingaliridwa panthaŵi yake. Zinthu zofunika zidzachitika ndipo zosafunika zidzazimiririka. Ndinaphunzira kuvomereza lamulo lotsegula pakhomo la anansi anga akubwera kunyumba kwanga popanda chenjezo kuti tikambirane. Ndinalandira maola omwe ndinali m'mphepete mwa msewu ndikudikirira basi kuti ikonzeke (nthawi zambiri pamakhala malo oima pafupi ndi tiyi ndi mkate wokazinga!). Ndinakulitsa luso langa la chinenero kumvetsera miseche pa dzenje limodzi ndi akazi ena kwinaku ndikudzaza zidebe zanga. Kutuluka kwadzuwa kunakhala wotchi yanga yochenjeza, kulowa kwa dzuwa kunali kundikumbutsa kuti ndigone usiku, ndipo chakudya chinali nthawi yolumikizana ndi moto. Ndikhoza kukhala wotanganidwa ndi ntchito zanga zonse ndi mapulojekiti, koma nthawi zonse pamakhala nthawi yochuluka yoti ndisangalale ndi nthawiyi.

Kuchokera pamene ndinabwerera ku America mu August 2011, ndimakumbukirabe zimene ndinaphunzira mu utumiki wanga. Ndine wochirikiza kwambiri ntchito / moyo wabwino ndikutsindika kwambiri gawo la moyo. Ndikosavuta kumamatira m'masilo athu ndi madongosolo otanganidwa, komabe ndikofunikira kuti tichepetse, kupumula, ndikuchita zinthu zomwe zimatibweretsera chimwemwe ndi kutibwezeretsanso kunthawi yathu ino. Ndimakonda kulankhula za maulendo anga ndipo ndikukhulupirira kuti ngati munthu aliyense akanakhala ndi mwayi wokhala mu chikhalidwe chachilendo, ndiye kuti chifundo ndi chifundo zikhoza kufalikira padziko lonse lapansi. Tonsefe sitiyenera kulowa nawo Peace Corps (ngakhale ndikuyamikira kwambiri!) Koma ndikulimbikitsa aliyense kuti apeze zochitika zomwe zidzawatulutse m'malo awo otonthoza ndikuwona moyo mosiyana. Ndine wokondwa kuti ndinatero!