Ukujwayelana kwami kokuqala namaCarpathian kwenzeka ngo-2009. Kwakunguhambo lukaKhisimusi e-Yaremche. Leli qembu lalijabule ngezingadi ezizimele, ezazisatshalaliswe ukuthi ngubani ozodla futhi anikeze indawo yokubutha yohambo. Ngosuku lukaKhisimusi edolobheni kwakukhona isimo sezulu sase-Frosty, izintaba kanye namadoda afile "afaka izingubo ezinamaqhwa emikhosi", umfula uyaphuphuma ngokwengxenye ngeqhwa.
Idolobha laseYaremche lincane futhi licocekile. Lapho ungabukeki - yonke indawo ememeza izintaba. Ukuhamba emigwaqweni (umangale iqiniso lokuthi i-thermometer yabonisa --15, kepha ibingabandi imakethe yaseSouvenir, eduzane nomfula. Onke amashalofu asuswa nge-toy yethoyizi elimhlophe qhwa, izinkulumo eziya emasokeni, ama-hulls, ukufezeka kanye nezandla zokhuni.
Bema ebhulohweni - ethandwa yiqhwa eliyindilinga eliyindilinga eligcwele lagcwala maphakathi ne-non-paresing maphakathi nomfula i-Prut. Bazama ukuya eKolybu, kodwa kwakungekho ndawo, unogada akazange avumele umkhawulo. Ngosuku lukaKhisimusi, yonke imikhiqizo yanyamalala ezitolo. Ngobusuku bangoJanuwari 6, kwakungenzeki ukuthenga ngisho nesinkwa. Imigwaqo yayingenalutho, bonke abantu bendawo babuyela ekhaya baya ezindlini baphuze i-Uzbari. Ukwazi amasiko endawo kaKhisimusi kukhawulelwe kuma-carols kanye namasiko ezilimo. UCarols wezivakashi wenza abanikazi be-sadyba uqobo.
Enye yezinsuku zokuvakasha zazinikelwe ekuhlolweni kwe-zoo yangasese yendawo. Ezindaweni ezinkulu ezivulekile ziqukethe abamele izilwane zaseCarpathian. Izingane zimane zijabule nge-Hand Deer neKabanchikov.
