ULucy Allan, Bilingual Bridges' Umsizi Wokumaketha, uyisifundo sonyaka wokugcina eButler University e-Indianapolis, IN. Ufunda izifundo ze-Elementary Education kanye ne-Peace & Conflict Studies, kanye ne-minoritating ngeSpanishi kanye ne-Mild Intervention. Kusukela ngoMeyi 12 kuya kuJuni 1, 2019, u-Allan wabamba iqhaza ku Ukucwiliswa kukaButler eSpain uhambo oluya eCosta Rica. Ingxenye yalolu hambo yayihilela ukufunda iSpanishi ngamakilasi olimi e- Isikole Solimi se-ILISA eSan José, ayichaza ngezansi njengendaba yakhe yokuqala ochungechungeni lwezindaba zokuhamba!
NgoMgqibelo, siqale usuku lwethu e- I-Doka Estate, Indawo yokutshala ikhofi enkulu kunazo zonke eCosta Rica.
Lapho, safunda ngesinyathelo ngasinye senqubo yokukhiqiza ikhofi; nokho, ngithole isinyathelo sokuqala (ukukha ama-cherry ekhofi) sibaluleke kakhulu ngenxa yezimo zokusebenza ezazizungeze inqubo.
E-Doka Estate, inqubo yonke yokukhiqiza ikhofi iqala ngo-6 ekuseni, lapho abasebenzi bebopha obhasikidi abayindilinga, abaphaphathekile, abapinki okhalweni lwabo ukuze babambe ama-cherry. Kuze kube ngu-4 ntambama, bayawahlubula bese bewadonsa amagatsha asindayo ukuze bafinyelele ama-cherry akude, bese behlola kabusha izihlahla abazikhe ekuqaleni kwesonto ukuze bathole ama-cherry amasha.
UReynoldo, umqondisi wethu wezivakashi, uvumile ukuthi ukukhetha akulula neze ngenxa yezizathu eziningi kunalokho ebesikubona.
“Akunandaba ukuthi liyana noma liyashisa, noma ukuthi izimbungulu ziyakuhlupha… Kufanele uqhubeke,” esho. “Ezihlahleni zekhofi, ungathola izinyoka, izinyosi, izintuthwane, izicabucabu… kodwa kufanele uqhubeke.”
Isinxephezelo siyinkinga ehlukile. Izisebenzi zithola u-$2 ngebhasikidi ngalinye (amakhilogremu angu-28) futhi zidinga ukugcwalisa amabhasikidi angu-8-10 ngosuku ukuze ziziphilise. Ngenxa yalezi zimo, nokho, abantu baseCosta Rica ngokuvamile abafuni ukusebenza emasimini ekhofi. Cishe u-80% wezisebenzi ezingu-200 zefa zivela eNicaragua.
(Izinzuzo? Nokho, iDoka Estate iphinde inikeze abasebenzi bayo “izindlu, ugesi, namanzi” mahhala – kanye nalo lonke ikhofi ongaliphuza.”)
Njengomuntu ongakaze ayithande ikhofi, angivami ukucabanga ngayo kakhulu, kodwa ukuvakashela iDoka Estate kwashintsha lokho kimi. Nakuba kwakumnandi ukufunda ngenqubo yokukhiqiza ikhofi, manje sengiyakwazi ukubona ukuthi umkhiqizo abaningi abawuthatha kalula ungaba yingozi kangakanani kubantu abahilelekile ekuwukhiqizeni. Ngizokukhumbula lokho nakanjani lapho ngithenga esikhathini esizayo.
Saqhubeka nohambo lwethu losuku oluya e- I-Poás Volcano futhi Ipaki Yemvelo Yezingadi Zasemanzini ZaseLa Paz.
Imiklomelo Yombhali Nezithombe: Lucy Allan
