Kumanani ndi Mayi Amene Akugwiritsa Ntchito Panjinga Kulimbikitsa Kufanana Kwa Akazi

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Mu 2006, Shannon Galpin-mphunzitsi wothamanga ndi aphunzitsi a Pilates-adasiya ntchito, adagulitsa nyumba yake, ndikupita ku Afghanistan yomwe idagonjetsedwa pankhondo. Kumeneko adakhazikitsa bungwe lotchedwa Mountain2Mountain, lomwe cholinga chake ndi kuphunzitsa ndi kulimbikitsa amayi. Zaka zisanu ndi zitatu pambuyo pake, wazaka 40 wapita ku Afghanistan maulendo 19-ndipo wachita chilichonse kuyambira kuyendera ndende mpaka kumanga sukulu za ogontha. Posachedwa, wabwerera ku mizu yake yolimbitsa thupi, akuthandiza timu yoyamba ya akazi ku Afghanistan popereka njinga zoposa 55 za Liv. Ndipo tsopano ali kumbuyo kwa njira yotchedwa Mphamvu mu Numeri, yomwe imagwiritsa ntchito magudumu awiri ngati chizindikiro cha ufulu wa amayi komanso chida chachitetezo cha chikhalidwe cha anthu ndikuyambitsa ku US ndi mayiko omenyera nkhondo mu 2016.

Maonekedwe:Chifukwa chiyani mudayambitsa bungwe la Mountain2Mountain?

Alirazamalik [SG]: Mchemwali wanga anagwiriridwa pa koleji yake ndipo inenso ndinagwiriridwa ndili ndi zaka 18 ndipo ndinatsala pang’ono kuphedwa. Tidasiyana zaka 10 ndikuzunzidwa tili ndi zaka zapakati pa 18 ndi 20, m'maiko awiri osiyana, Minnesota ndi Colorado - ndipo izi zidandipangitsa kuzindikira kuti dziko liyenera kusintha, ndipo ndiyenera kukhala nawo. Ndinadziwa kuti ndinali ndi chidziwitso chapadera pa nkhanza za amuna ndi akazi; Komanso pokhala mayi, ndimafuna kuti dziko lonse likhale lotetezeka, malo abwinoko kwa azimayi.

Maonekedwe:Ndi chiyani chinakupangitsani kuyang'ana kwambiri ku Afghanistan?

SG: Ngakhale nkhanza za jenda zidandichitikira ku US, tili ndi ufuluwu womwe azimayiwo alibe. Kotero ine ndinaganiza kuti ngati ine nditi ndimvetsedi nkhani zimenezi, ine nditi ndiyambe mu malo amene mobwerezabwereza Pansi pa malo oipa kwambiri kukhala mkazi. Ndinkafuna kumvetsa bwino chikhalidwe ndi chiyembekezo osati kusintha kusintha kumeneko, koma kuphunzira mmene kusintha kusintha kunyumba komanso.

Maonekedwe: Kodi mukumva ngati mwawona mbali ina ya zomwe zikuchitika kumeneko tsopano popeza mwakhalapo nthawi zambiri?

SG: Inde. Chimodzi mwa zinthu zomwe zidandisangalatsa kwambiri ndikuchezera ndikugwira ntchito m'ndende za akazi. Ndili m'ndende ya amayi ku Kandahar, zinthu zinasintha kwambiri. Munali m'ndende ya Kandahar pomwe ndidazindikira kuti mawu amafunikira ndikukhala ndi nkhani yathu ndiye phata la omwe tili. Ngati sitigwiritsa ntchito mawu athu, ndiye timapanga bwanji kusintha?

Maonekedwe: Mukuganiza nchiyani chomwe chidabweretsa izi?

SG: Azimayi ambiri amene ndinakumana nawo anagwiriridwa ndipo anaponyedwa m’ndende chifukwa cha mmene dziko linalili. Kubadwira ku America, ndinali m'malo osiyana kwambiri. M’malo mokhala munthu wokhoza kuchita za moyo wake ndi kupita patsogolo, ndikanaponyedwa m’ndende kuti nditeteze ulemu ndi kuimbidwa mlandu wa chigololo. Panalinso kuzindikira kuti ambiri mwa akaziwo anali m’ndende ndipo palibe amene anamvetserapo nkhani yawo—osati banja lawo, osati woweruza, kapena loya. Ndizoperewera mwamphamvu. Ndipo ndidazindikira kuti azimayiwa, omwe analibe chifukwa chouza zinsinsi zawo zakuya, zakuda ine adatsanuliranso nkhani zawo. Pali china chake chomasula modabwitsa pakugawa nkhani yanu, podziwa kuti wina akumvetsera, ndikuti nkhaniyi ikhala kunja kwa makoma amenewo. Pambuyo pake adakhala ndi mwayi womvedwa. Umenewo udakhala ulusi wazantchito zonse zomwe ndidayamba kuchita ndi Mountain2Mountain, kaya ndi zaluso kapena ndi akatswiri othamanga.

Maonekedwe: Tiuzeni momwe mudaphatikizira njinga.

SG: Ndinayamba kutenga njinga yanga kumeneko mu 2009. Kunali kuyesa kwamtundu uliwonse kuyesa zopinga za jenda zomwe zimalepheretsa amayi kukwera njinga. Monga njinga yamoto yamapiri, ndinali wokondwa kwambiri kuwona Afghanistan. Ndinkafuna kuwona momwe anthu angachitire. Kodi angafune kudziwa? Kodi akanakwiya? Ndipo ndingakhale ndikumvetsetsa bwino chifukwa chake azimayi samatha kukwera njinga kumeneko? Ndi amodzi mwamayiko ochepa padziko lapansi pomwe zikadali zotsutsana. Bicycle idakhala chombo chosangalatsa kwambiri. Pamapeto pake, mu 2012, ndinakumana ndi mnyamata wina yemwe anali m'gulu la amuna okwera njinga. Ndinaitanidwa kukakwera ndi timu ya mnyamatayo ndipo ndinakumana ndi mphunzitsi, yemwe ndinapeza kuti akuphunzitsanso timu ya atsikana. Zomwe adaziyambitsa zinali chifukwa mwana wawo wamkazi amafuna kukwera ndipo monga woyendetsa njinga, adaganiza, 'ichi ndichinthu cha atsikana ndipo anyamata ayenera kuchita.' Chifukwa chake ndidakumana ndi atsikanawo ndipo nthawi yomweyo ndidalonjeza kuti ndipereka zida za timu, mipikisano yothandizira, ndikupitilizabe kuphunzitsa kuti ndifalitse kumadera ena.

Maonekedwe:Zimakhala bwanji kuzungulira ndi atsikana? Kodi yasintha kuyambira ulendo woyamba?

SG: Chomwe chasintha kwambiri kuyambira pomwe ndidayamba kukwera nawo koyamba ndikukula kwamaluso awo. Asintha kukhala osakhazikika, nthawi zina amachepetsa nthawi yokwanira kuti agwiritse ntchito phazi lawo popuma panjira podalira kupuma kwawo. Kuwawona akukwera limodzi ngati gulu ndikofunikira kwambiri. Tsoka ilo, miyala ikuponyedwa, zonyoza, zipolopolo-zomwe sizinasinthe. Ndipo izo zidzatengera m'badwo kuti usinthe. Ichi ndi chikhalidwe chomwe sichinathandizepo amayi. Mwachitsanzo, pali azimayi ochepa omwe amayendetsa ku Afghanistan. Ochepa omwe amachitanso chimodzimodzi-ndiko kudziyimira pawokha, ndiye ufulu, ndiye zomwe zimatsutsana komanso chifukwa chake amuna akuchita. Atsikanawa ndi olimba mtima kwambiri, chifukwa ali kutsogolo kusintha chikhalidwe.

Maonekedwe:Kodi mumamva ngati mwawona chidaliro chikukula mwa iwo?

SG: Inde. M'malo mwake, msungwana wina adandiuza nkhani yokhudza kukwera ndi mphunzitsi wake mgalimoto akuthandizira timu momwe iwo anali kukwera, ndipo amuna onsewa anali kunyoza atsikanawo atakwera kuti apume. Kumbuyo kwake kunali ngolo ya chakudya yomwe inali ndi masamba atsopano. Anatenga ma mpiru awiri odzaza manja ndikuyamba kumenya m'modzi mwa anyamatawo. Zimenezo sizikanachitika kale. Mkazi waku Afghanistan sangachitepo kanthu. 'Muyenera kungotenga' - mumamva zimenezo nthawi zonse. Ndipo ndizachikulu kuti sanangovomereza.

Maonekedwe: Kodi ndi phunziro lalikulu liti lomwe mwaphunzira?

SG: Kumvetsera kwambiri kuposa kulankhula. Umo ndi momwe mumaphunzirira. Phunziro lachiwiri lalikulu ndikuti zikafika kumanja kwa amayi, mwatsoka ndife ofanana kuposa momwe timasiyana. Monga mayi waku America, ndili ndi ufulu wambiri womwe amayi ambiri padziko lonse lapansi alibe. Ndipo komabe, zambiri zomwe ndimaziwona-zomwe zili mwatsatanetsatane-ndizofanana. Azimayi amaimbidwa mlandu wa momwe amavalira ngati agwiriridwa kapena kuukiridwa ku US nawonso, mwachitsanzo. Sitingathe kuchotsa chiwawa ichi monga, 'Chabwino zomwe zikuchitika ku Afghanistan, chifukwa, ndi Afghanistan.' Ayi, zikuchitikanso kumbuyo kwa Colorado.

[Kuti mudziwe momwe mungalowerere ndi gulu la Galpin mutha kupita apa kapena perekani apa. Ndipo kuti mumve zambiri, musaphonye buku lake latsopano Phiri mpaka Phiri.]

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