UChristopher Columbus ngasikhathi sinye wavula umhlaba iziqhingi ezinkulu ezindala. Futhi iparele eliyinhloko emqheleni walezi ziqhingi, yisiqhingi saseJamaica. Nganginenhlanhla yokuya lapho ngo-2005. Manje, ngabe ngangicabanga isikhathi eside, ngiye lapho, noma kwenye indawo. Ezokuvakasha eRussia zavula izindlela ezikuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba. Wonke amabhizinisi aphumule ngentengo yodaba nesikhathi sohambo oluya egoli lakho elikholwe. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi ngangisebenza enhlanganweni efanayo, lolu hambo lwaluthathwa njengohambo lwebhizinisi. Hhayi eJamaica, kunjalo. UJamaica wayenohlobo lwephuzu eliphakathi. Futhi nje, ukuxhuma okuwusizo ngokumnandi, bekubuye kube yi-Big Plus yalolu hambo.
Sindiza sasuka eCuba siye eJamaica Island. Kusuka edolobheni laseSantyago de Cuba kuya kwi-Kingston cishe amakhilomitha amathathu. Besishayela uDouglas othile, okuyindawo yokulahla umoya. Bengicabanga ukuthi yindiza yokugcina empilweni yami. Kepha uNkulunkulu namqande sengineminyaka yobudala. Kusuka eKingston Airport futhi kwaqala ukujwayelana kwami nokuthuthwa kwalesi siqhingi esihle.
EJamaica, khona-ke inani labantu lalibalelwa ezigidini ezingama-2,5 million ama-Yamayans. Bazibiza nzima. Futhi ulimi olusemthethweni lwezwe luyisiNgisi. Kepha inani labantu likhuluma kakhulu esikhwameni, lokhu kuyingxube yesiFulentshi-Spanish-English-Portugueses kanye nezinye izilimi zase-Afrika. Ngo-2005, izivakashi zaseRussia esiqhingini, mhlawumbe azikho. Amahhotela amaningi nezivakashi zaseMelika nezesiNgisi. NamaRussia, mhlawumbe sasingedwa. Basibheka, kube sengathi sifika sivela enyangeni noma eJupiter, kwakukhona isiNgisi sethu. Umhlahlandlela awusikhululanga. Kwakunesikhathi esiningi - inyanga yonke. Umsebenzi wawucatshangelwa okungenani. Ngokuvamile, iholide eliphansi eligcwele kancane, ukusuka maphakathi no-January kuya maphakathi noFebhuwari. Ukushisa kusuka ebusuku obungama-20, kuze kube izinsuku ezingama-32.
Sasindiza saya eKington ekuseni, sasibantu abangu-14. Sihlangane nebhasi lenhlangano eyodwa, ligqugquzela inhlonipho emhlabeni wonke. Ibhasi yibhasi elingu-40-50. Ukuhlangana nephosta efingqiwe ebhasini, kwaletha umshayeli futhi wanyamalala. Salungiselela uhambo oluya ehhotela lethu. Kepha umshayeli wanyamalala. Kwakungelona isigamu sehora. Ngalesi sikhathi, abanye abantu basondela, baya ebhasini. Ekugcineni, kwavela umshayeli, waqala ukuqoqa imali. Sathatha i-50 USD yabantu abangu-14. Ibhasi laligcwele, abantu baze bema. Ihora nehafu elijikelezwe eKington, ukutshala abagibeli ezingxenyeni ezihlukene zomuzi. Ekugcineni, ihhotela lethu. Umholi wethu wasihlangane nathi egumbini lokuphumula. Saxoxa ngezingazi. Yeka ukuthi akazange ahleke kanjani, kepha wehle! Kuvela ukuthi umshayeli wethu, indiza yamakhasimende, ehlanganiswe nentshisekelo yakhe yezentengiselwano, ekhombisa ubuciko. Futhi ama-50 aseMelika ama-rolsers amnika ize. Ngakho konke okukhokhelwe. Inkanuko. Yini engiyishoyo? Yebo, iqiniso lokuthi le ndawo yile ndlebe. Ngingahlehlisa kuphi abokufika kwinkinga yezezimali - ithonya. Kepha bazokwenza kube mnandi, ngamahlaya-ama-booms.
Esikhathini sakhe sokuphumula, iqembu lethu labelwa iMercedes yabagibeli emibili. Ngokungajwayelekile ukugibela lesi siqhingi kungabonakala kungasebenzi emaphashini, ikakhulukazi njengoba imihlangano ende nezwe namaphoyisa aseZakuleli awenzanga ezinhlelweni zethu. Kodwa-ke, silwazi le nyanga. Imigwaqo esiqhingini ayilungile. Kepha isitayela sokushayela sendawo sinolaka kakhulu, futhi ukunyakaza kwesokunxele. Ngakho-ke, sasisendleleni yesonto lokuqala lalimelela ingozi yangempela, enze ukungaqiniseki ekuhambeni nasekuhambeni kwezingqinamba kanye nokuhlangana. Ngemuva kwalokho sathola kahle.
Abesifazane baseJamaica abashayeli ukushayela. Ngemuva kwesondo yi-macho nge-grizzle of cigar, futhi kubonakala sengathi uyabhema ngokuqhubekayo. Ifu lentuthu lihlala liphulwa efasiteleni. Ukuze ugcine uphethiloli, abasebenzisi ama-air conditioners. Isimo somoya - Ilungelo leTekisi. Izinto zokubala etekisini ziyatholakala, kepha zihlobisa kuphela. Mayelana nentengo kufanele kuxoxwe ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho kuthathwa. Nakanjani uzobuza ukuthi ngabe i-air conditioner ifakiwe yini. Zilungiselele ukuthi amaphesenti amaphesenti angama-20 angezwa inani okuvunyelwene ngalo. Futhi ukukopela okukodwa, kepha umthetho wensimbi: amathiphu 10-15%, zilungiselele. Ama-Yamaican Guys ashisa kakhulu, futhi ubumbano lwabashayeli bamatekisi abuyazi umkhawulo, ngoba, ikakhulukazi, izivakashi ziqhubekela esiqhingini etekisini, kanye nama-Aborigine ambalwa acebile.
Lapho uqhubekela emigwaqweni yalesi siqhingi, naka izinkomo ezizulazulayo eceleni komgwaqo. Njengenani labantu baseJamaica, buzolile, phlegmatic. Kepha uma "uthola" ngesibonakaliso sakhe se-clason yakho, zilungiselele ukuhlaselwa. Futhi hhayi izinkomo kuphela. Eduze kungumalusi, ozovusa ukukhala kwazo ezindabeni. Uzobonakale enjabulisweni, nikeza izikweletu ezimbalwa ukuze uphunyuke ezintweni zawo ezinobungane. Okuhle kakhulu, ngokuzolile kuya emhlanjini bese ulindela ukuthi ushayele. Futhi abashayeli bendawo ngeke bathukuthele. Kuzinkomo lapha isimo sengqondo sithembeke kakhulu, sibekezela.
Manje ngizokutshela okuncane ngalolu hlobo lwezokuthutha njengebhasi. Sizisebenzise kuphela edolobheni, kodwa abantu abasebenza lapha bakhanyiselwa.
Ibhasi eJamaica luhlobo lwentando yeningi kakhulu lwentando yeningi. Angikhulumi ngamabhasi amahhotela, amakhulu futhi anethezekile. Ngikhuluma ngabantu. Into yokuqala esicabanga ngayo, ehamba ngebhasi, lokhu kuyintengo yombuzo, futhi futhi, izohamba malini nokuthi kuzofika malini. Intengo iphansi kakhulu, esayina nje. Amamayela angama-50, futhi lokhu kungamakhilomitha angama-80, uzobiza cishe amadola angama-100 ama-dollar, acishe abe ngu-1. Kepha akudingekile ukuthemba indawo ehlukile kanye nomoya womoya kwikhabethe. Ngesinye isikhathi, edolobhaneni lesifundazwe, ukusuka ekhefini, sabuka ukuhamba kwalesi sithuthi salesi sabantu saseJamaican. Ngenhlanhla, umshayeli ubehleli etafuleni elilandelayo futhi ephuza ikhofi. Wayesebalindele ihora elilindelwe ukugcwaliswa kwekhabethe, futhi ibhasi lalilingana nePazik yethu. Izikhathi eziningana ziphume kubantu besifazane abathukutheli. Wayezolile. I-salon yagcwala, indoda 10 imi eduze kwebhasi. Ekugcineni umshayeli wakhokhile waya emotweni. Isigamu sabantu abavela e-salon bafika-ephuma, indawo yanele kuwo wonke umuntu. Ngakho-ke, ukuthutha kwabantu, ngasikhathi sinye yiklabhu yendawo. Futhi nalokhu futhi isiko likazwelonke.
Futhi, izeluleko zokugcina ezinhle. Lapho uhambela eJamaica, ungakhohlwa ukwehla elinjalo lemilingo elinjengokuthi "Yamoni." Akekho owaziyo ukuthi kusho ukuthi ngokoqobo, kepha ukubingelela, nokuvalelisa, futhi unjani, futhi nginento enhle, nokuthi umamezala wakho noyise wakho benza kanjani, nokuningi.