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IVeki ye-Peace Corps

By UJessica C

Isaci sePeace Corps sithi “I-Peace Corps ngowona msebenzi unzima onokuze uwuthande,” kwaye awunakuba yinyaniso ngakumbi. Ndenze uhambo kwaye ndifunda phesheya kule minyaka idlulileyo kwaye ndafunda malunga ne-Peace Corps xa umqeshwa weza kwiyunivesiti yam yesidanga sokuqala. Ndaqonda ngoko nangoko ukuba ekugqibeleni ndiza kujoyina kwaye ndivolontiye. Ngoko, malunga nonyaka emva kokuphumelela ekholejini, ndafaka isicelo. Inkqubo yathatha malunga nonyaka omnye; yaye kwiiveki ezintathu ngaphambi kokuba ndihambe, ndafumanisa ukuba ndabelwa eTanzania eMpuma Afrika. Ndabelwa ukuba ndibe livolontiya lezempilo. Ibindichulumancisa lento ndizodibana nayo nabantu endizodibana nabo. Ndathelela iPeace Corps ndinomnqweno wokukhenketha, ukufunda izinto ezintsha nokuba litsha-ntliziyo; kwaye i-adventure yayiza kuqalisa.

Ukufika kwam eDar es Salaam, eTanzania ngoJuni 2009, saba neveki yoqeqesho, saza saya kwindawo yethu yoqeqesho. Saya njengeqela loqeqesho lamatsha-ntliziyo amalunga nama-40. Ebudeni bezo nyanga zimbini, ndahlala nentsapho endiyifumeneyo ukuze ndifunde ngenkcubeko yaye ndachitha i-50% yoqeqesho kwiiklasi zolwimi noontanga bam. Kwakusoyikisa kwaye kuchulumancisa. Yayininzi into ekwakufuneka ifundwe yaye ifunxwe, ngakumbi xa kuthethwa ngeSwahili (ingqondo yam ayikuthandi ukufunda iilwimi zesibini; ndizamile izihlandlo ezininzi!). Kwakuyinto engakholelekiyo ukuba phakathi kwamavolontiya amaninzi ahamba kakuhle kwaye anomdla kunye nabasebenzi (bobabini baseMelika nabaseTanzania).

Ngeenyanga ezimbini zoqeqesho emva kwam, ndehliswa (ndedwa!) kwilali yam eyayiza kuba likhaya lam elitsha kwiminyaka emibini elandelayo. Kulapho izinto zaba lucelomngeni kodwa zakhula zaba luhambo olungaqhelekanga.

Umsebenzi: Abantu badla ngokucinga ngamatsha-ntliziyo njengaza “kunceda,” kodwa asiyiyo loo nto ifundiswa yiPeace Corps. Asithunyelwa phesheya ukuba sincede okanye silungise. Amavolontiya axelelwa ukuba aphulaphule, afunde, kwaye adibanise. Siyacetyiswa ukuba singenzi nto kwindawo yethu kwiinyanga ezintathu zokuqala ngaphandle kokwakha unxibelelwano, ubudlelwane, ukudibanisa, ukufunda ulwimi, kunye nokumamela abo basingqongileyo. Ndenjenjalo ke. Ndandilitsha-ntliziyo lokuqala elalini yam, ngoko yayingamava okufunda kuthi sonke. Ndamamela into efunwa ngabahlali neenkokheli zelali nesizathu sokwenza isicelo sokufumana ivolontiya. Ekugqibeleni, ndasebenza njengomnxibelelanisi kunye nomakhi weebhulorho. Kwakukho imibutho emininzi yasekuhlaleni kunye nemibutho engenzi ngeniso ekhokelwa ngabemi bomthonyama kwisithuba seyure nje ukusuka kwidolophu ekufutshane eyayinokufundisa nokuxhasa abemi belali kwimigudu yabo. Yinto yokuba uninzi lwabahlali basekhaya aluhambi kangako edolophini. Ke, ndancedisa ekudibaniseni nasekuhlanganiseni abantu ukuze ilali yam encinci ixhamle kwaye ichume kubutyebi obusele bukwilizwe labo. Oku bekungundoqo ekuxhobiseni abahlali kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba iiprojekthi zizinzileyo ndakuba ndihambile. Sisebenze kunye kwiiprojekthi ezininzi zokufundisa uluntu ngempilo, isondlo, impilo, kunye noshishino. Kwaye siye sayenza loo nto!

Ubomi: Ndiqale ndasokola nabaqalayo bam isiSwahili kodwa isigama sam sakhula ngokukhawuleza njengoko yayikuphela kwento endandinokuyisebenzisa ukunxibelelana. Kwakhona kwafuneka ndifunde ukwenza izinto zemihla ngemihla ngendlela entsha ngokupheleleyo. Kwakufuneka ndifunde ukwenza yonke into kwakhona. Onke amava ayengamava okufunda. Kukho izinto ozilindeleyo, ezinjengokwazi ukuba awuyi kuba nawo umbane okanye uya kuba nendlu yangasese enomngxuma yokuhlambela. Kwaye kukho izinto ongazilindelanga, njengokuba amabhakethi aya kuba yinxalenye ebalulekileyo phantse kuyo yonke into oyenzayo suku ngalunye. Iibhakethi ezininzi, zininzi zokusetyenziswa! Ndaba namava amaninzi amatsha, anjengokuhlamba ii-emele, ukuthwala iiemele zamanzi entloko, ukupheka emlilweni busuku ngabunye, ukutya ngezandla, ukuphuma ngaphandle kwendlu yangasese, nokuqhubana nabantu abangabafuniyo endihlala nabo (i-tarantula, amalulwane, amaphela). Kuninzi umntu anokuqhela ukuhlala kwilizwe elahlukileyo. Andisakhathazwa kukubona iibhasi ezixineneyo, abantu endihlala nabo abangamenywanga, okanye ukusebenzisa amanzi amancinane kangangoko ndinako ukuhlamba (okukhona ndisebenzisa kancinane, kokukhona bekufuneka ndihambe kancinci!).

Ibhalansi: Le yayiyeyona nxalenye yayinzima. Njengoko uninzi lwethu lunjalo, ndingumntu osela ikofu, ukwenza uluhlu-umenzi, gcwalisa-ngeyure-ngemveliso yohlobo lwegal. Kodwa hayi kwilali encinci yaseTanzania. Kwafuneka ndifunde ukuthoba isantya, ukuphumla nokubakho. Ndifunde ngenkcubeko yaseTanzania, umonde, kunye nokuba bhetyebhetye. Ndafunda ukuba ubomi abuyomfuneko. Ndafunda ukuba amaxesha eentlanganiso alicebiso yaye ukufika emva kweyure enye okanye ezimbini kuqwalaselwa kwangethuba. Izinto ezibalulekileyo ziya kwenziwa kwaye nezinto ezingabalulekanga ziya kubhanga. Ndafunda ukwamkela inkqubo yokuvula umnyango wokuba abamelwane bam bangene endlwini yam ngaphandle kwesilumkiso sokuba ndincokole. Ndamkela iiyure ezichithwe ecaleni kwendlela ndilinde ibhasi ukuba ilungiswe (kusoloko kukho indawo yokumisa ekufutshane ukuze ufumane iti kunye nesonka esiqhotsiweyo!). Ndazilolonga ulwimi lwam ndimamela intlebendwane namanye amabhinqa ngoxa ndigcwalisa iiemele zam. Ukuphuma kwelanga kwaba yiwotshi yam yealarm, ukutshona kwelanga yayisisikhumbuzo sam sokuhlala ebusuku, kwaye izidlo yayilixesha lokudibanisa emlilweni. Ndisenokuba ndizigcine ndixakekile ngayo yonke imisebenzi yam kunye neeprojekthi, kodwa bekusoloko kukho ixesha elininzi lokonwabela lo mzuzu wangoku.

Oko ndabuyela eMelika ngoAgasti 2011, ndisazikhumbula izinto endizifundileyo kwinkonzo yam. Ndingumthetheleli omkhulu wolungelelwaniso lomsebenzi / wobomi kunye nogxininiso olumandla kwinxalenye yobomi. Kulula ukuxinga kwiisilos zethu kunye neeshedyuli ezixakekileyo, kodwa kunyanzelekile ukuba sicothe, siphumle, kwaye senze izinto ezisizisela uvuyo kwaye zisibuyisele kulo mzuzu wangoku. Ndiyakuthanda ukuthetha ngohambo lwam kwaye ndiqinisekile ukuba ukuba wonke umntu unethuba lokuhlala kwinkcubeko engaphandle kweyakhe, ngoko uvelwano kunye novelwano lunokwanda ngokubanzi kwihlabathi jikelele. Sonke akufuneki sijoyine i-Peace Corps (nangona ndiyincoma kakhulu!) Kodwa ndikhuthaza wonke umntu ukuba afumane loo mava aya kubakhupha ngaphandle kwendawo yabo yokuthuthuzela kwaye abone ubomi ngokuhlukileyo. Ndiyavuya ndenzile!