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Yonke into yangichofoza lapho ngizama ukuntweza obusika obunye eHawaii ebhodini elide elihle engangiliboleke kumngane wami. Ngenkathi ngigibela igagasi lami lokuqala, ngabona ufudu lwasolwandle lushibilika ngaphansi kwebhodi lami. Ngangazi ukuthi lokho kwakuwuphawu ukuthi kufanele ngiqhubeke.
Manje, ngintweza phezu kwezinsuku zonke. Ngibophela ibhodi lami emotweni yami ngaphambi kokushiya indodana yami esikoleni bese ngiya olwandle. Yilapho ngiya khona ukuze ngithule, ngicubungule imicabango yami, futhi ngikhiphe izingcindezi zosuku. Ungumelaphi wami, yindawo yami engcwele, yindawo yami yokudlala.
Futhi ngemva kwaso sonke lesi sikhathi, angikaze ngilahlekelwe yileso sitoko ositholayo ngokubamba igagasi lakho lokuqala. Ukuzwa ukuthi igagasi lizonginikani, bese ngibuyisela amandla ami kugagasi - ngumdanso. (Okuhlobene: Indlela Umpetha Womhlaba Wabesifazane We-Surf League uCarissa Moore Akwakha Kabusha Ukuzithemba Kwakhe Ngemva Kokuhlazeka Umzimba)
Ukuntuleka Kokumelwa Emhlabeni - Nasemagagasi
Abekho abesifazane abaningi abanemibala abalinde amagagasi emigqeni yama-surf eCalifornia ... Ngiyayibona, ungeke ube yiyo. Kubalulekile ukuba naleso sithombe ebusweni bakho usemncane, ukuze ube yileya ntombazane eklebhula ngeminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye noma eyi-10 futhi ikwazi ukulwela ukuba sezweni lomhlaba. Uma ungaqali usemncane, usesimweni esingesihle.
Enye into engishaye kakhulu ukuthi, ngokuya ngezithombe ezijwayelekile, izindaba eziningi ze-Black surfing zibonakala ziphela ekuqaleni: Ubona isithombe sengane yase-Afrika yaseMelika ifakwa emanzini ngumsindisi omhlophe, ifunda ukuthi ukubamba amagagasi abo okuqala, futhi yilokho. Futhi leso yisikhathi esihle, kodwa futhi kuyisiqalo sohambo — akuyona yonke indaba yabatshuzi abamnyama.
Ukuvusa Udadewabo Osesefa
Thina batshuzi abane bethu satholana nge-inthanethi, futhi saqala i-Textured Waves ukuze sikhuthaze ukuhlukahluka emanzini nokwakha umphakathi. Kwakunaleli zwi elalilahlekile ekushweni kwama-surfing, isiko elalingamelwe. Besifuna ukukushintsha lokho.
Ku-Instagram, siqale ukuhlunga okuqukethwe okuhle ngempela kwabatshuzi besifazane nabesifazane abanemibala, yawo wonke amathunzi, umumo, nosayizi, ukusefa namagagasi okugibela. Kamuva, saqala ukuhlanganisa izithombe zendlela yokuphila nesenzo sethu sokuntweza kanye nokushwiba i-skateboard ekhasini le-Instagram, futhi ekugcineni saqala ukuthumela ezinye izithombe esizitholile zabanye abantu besifazane bemibala, okungenzeka ukuthi esibancomayo noma esasibazi mathupha. (Okuhlobene: Odade Be-Yoga Yindawo Edingeka Kakhulu Yabesifazane Abanemibala)
Yebo, i-Textured Waves iphrojekthi yothando. Ngiqonde ukuthi, sonke sinemisebenzi nezimpilo zesikhathi esigcwele, kodwa sonke sitshalwe ngokujulile ekuboniseni lolu olunye uhlangothi lokuntweza - ukuthi ludlulela ngale kwalelo gagasi lokuqala. Siyaqhubeka nokugibela amagagasi nsuku zonke, futhi sizama ukwakha umphakathi, sikhulise le nhlangano, futhi sithole abesifazane abaningi bebala abazibandakanye kulo mdlalo. Ngoba kukhetheke kakhulu lapho ungazibona ukunye umuntu osemanzini futhi wabelana ngamagagasi. Kuyinto enhle ngokwayo.
I-Shape Magazine, ukukhishwa kuka-Okthoba 2020