ISiseko soLuntu loLuntu: Iinkumbulo zabasebenzi kunye noLwandle

Apha kwi-Ocean Foundation, sikholelwa kumandla olwandle kunye neziphumo zalo zomlingo kubantu nakwiplanethi. Okubaluleke ngakumbi, njengesiseko soluntu, sikholelwa ukuba uluntu lwethu lubandakanya wonke umntu othembele elwandle. NguWE lo! Kuba, nokuba uhlala phi, wonke umntu uyazuza kulwandle olusempilweni kunye namanxweme.

Sicele abasebenzi bethu, njengenxalenye yoluntu lwethu, ukuba basixelele iinkumbulo zabo ezizithandayo zamanzi, ulwandle, kunye namanxweme - kwaye kutheni besebenzela ukwenza ulwandle lubengcono kubo bonke ubomi emhlabeni. Nantsi into abayithethayo:

“Kudala ndiluthanda ulwandle, kwaye ukukubona ngeliso lentombi yam kundenze ndakuthanda nangakumbi ukulukhusela.”

Frances Lang

“Kudala ndikhumbula, iiholide zosapho lwam zaziselunxwemeni, apho ndeva khona impepho yolwandle okokuqala ndimncinci njengeenyanga ezimbini ubudala. Rhoqo ehlotyeni, sasihamba iiyure ezinde ngemoto emazantsi eBuenos Aires silandela iRío de la Plata, umlambo odibana noLwandlekazi lweAtlantiki. Sasihlala elwandle imini yonke sikhukuliswa ngamaza. Mna nodade wethu sasikuthanda kakhulu ukudlala ngaselunxwemeni, nto leyo eyayidla ngokubandakanya utata engcwatywe nzulu esantini ekhuphe intloko kuphela. Uninzi lweenkumbulo zam zokukhula zi (okanye ezinxulumene) nolwandle: ukubheqa kwiPasifiki, ukuntywila ePatagonia, kulandela amakhulukhulu ehlengesi, ukumamela i-orcas, kunye nokuhamba ngenqanawa kumanzi anqabileyo e-Antarctic. Kubonakala ngathi yeyona ndawo yam ikhethekileyo.”

ANDREA CAPURRO

“Ndibe nethamsanqa lokukhulela ngaselwandle eFlorida kwaye andikhumbuli naxa ndandingekho ulwandle. Ndafunda ukuqubha ngaphambi kokuba ndikwazi ukuhamba kwaye uninzi lweenkumbulo zam zobuntwana zezokuba utata wam endifundisa ukusefa okanye ukuchitha iintsuku emanzini nosapho lwam. Njengomntwana ndandichitha imini yonke emanzini kwaye namhlanje ulwandle luseyenye yeendawo endizithandayo ehlabathini.”

Alexandra Refosco

“Nantsi ifoto yam notata ngo-1990 ePender Island. Ndihlala ndisithi ulwandle luziva ngathi likhaya kum. Nanini na ndihleli ecaleni kwayo ndiziva ndizolile yaye ‘ndilungile,’ kungakhathaliseki ukuba ndiphi na ehlabathini. Mhlawumbi kungenxa yokuba ndikhule ndiyibona njengenxalenye enkulu yobomi bam, okanye mhlawumbi ngamandla olwandle anawo kumntu wonke.”

UAlexis Valauri-Orton

“Iinkumbulo zam zokuqala zolwandle zihlala zindikhumbuza ixesha endilichithe nosapho kunye nabahlobo abalungileyo. Ibambe indawo ekhethekileyo entliziyweni yam ezele ziinkumbulo ezixabisekileyo zokungcwaba abahlobo entlabathini, ukukhwela i-boogie boarding kunye nabantakwethu, utata wam equbha emva kwam xa ndilele kwi-floatie, kwaye ezibuza ngokuvakalayo malunga nokuba yintoni enokuqubha kufutshane nathi xa saqubha saphumela ngaphandle kangangokuba sasingasenakuphinda sichukumise umhlaba. Ixesha lihambile, ubomi buye batshintsha, kwaye ngoku elwandle kulapho umyeni wam, umntwana oyintombazana, inja, kunye nam sihamba ukuze sichithe ixesha elisemgangathweni kunye nomnye. Ndiphupha ngokuthatha intombazana yam encinci ukuya kuma-tidepools xa ikhula kancinci ukuze ndiyibonise zonke izidalwa eziza kufumanisa apho. Ngoku sidlulisela indalo yeenkumbulo elwandle kwaye sinethemba lokuba uya kuyixabisa njengoko senza. "

Alyssa Hildt

“Ngelixa 'ulwandle' lwam lwaluyiLake Michigan (endichithe ixesha elininzi kuyo), ndikhumbula ndibona ulwandle okokuqala kuhambo losapho oluya eFlorida. Sasingenalo ithuba lokukhenketha kakhulu ekukhuleni kwam, kodwa ngokukodwa ulwandle lwaluyindawo echulumancisayo yokutyelela. Kwakungekho lula kakhulu ukudada elwandle xa kuthelekiswa namachibi anamanzi acwengileyo, kodwa amaza ayemakhulu kakhulu kwaye kulula ukwenza i-boogie board. Ndandichitha iiyure ndibambe ikhefu laselunxwemeni de isisu sam sigutyungelwe kukutsha kwetyali yaye kwakubuhlungu nokushukuma.”

UBEN SCHEELK

“Njengokuba incwadi kamama yam isitsho, bendisoloko ndiwathanda amanzi yaye ngoku ndiyakuthanda ukusebenza ukuze ndiwakhusele. Nanku ndisengumntwana odlala kumanzi eLake Erie”

Courtnie Park

“Ndineminyaka esi-8 ubudala eSydney. Ukuchitha iintsuku ndithatha izikhitshane kunye nezikhephe ezijikeleza iSydney Harbour, kunye nokuchitha ixesha elininzi eBondi Beach, kwaluqinisa uthando lwam lolwandle. Enyanisweni, ndandiwoyika kakhulu amanzi eZibuko laseSydney kuba ayebanda kwaye enzulu - kodwa ndandisoloko ndiwahlonela nangona kunjalo. "

FERNANDO BreTOs

“Iinkumbulo zam zokuqala zolwandle zazizingela amaqokobhe amancinane e-coquina clam kunye nokurhuqa i-kelp ehlanjiweyo kunxweme lwase-California kwiiholide zosapho. Nanamhla oku, ndikufumanisa kuwumlingo ukuba ulwandle lutshice amasuntswana odwa elunxwemeni-inika ingqiqo malunga nokuba yintoni na ehlala kumanzi akufuphi nonxweme kunye nokuba ujongeka njani umzantsi, kuxhomekeke kubuninzi bealgae, iiclam halves, bits of iikorale, ii<em>crustacean molts, okanye amaqokobhe eenkumba abekwe ecaleni konxweme.”

UKaitlyn Lowder

“Kum, ulwandle yindawo engcwele nengokomoya. Kulapho ndiya khona ukuze ndiphumle, ndenze ezona zigqibo zinzima, ndizilele ilahleko kwaye nditshintshe kwaye ndibhiyozele eyona mincili ebomini. Xa ndiliza lindibetha, ndivakalelwa kukuba ulwandle lundinika ‘isantya esiphezulu’ ukuze ndiqhubeke.”

UKATE KILLERLAIN Morrison

“Uthando lwam ngolwandle lwavela ekuthandeni kwam amanzi, ndichitha ubuntwana bam kwimilambo yaseMissouri namachibi aseMichigan. Ngoku ndinethamsanqa ngokwaneleyo lokuhlala ecaleni kolwandle, kodwa andisoze ndizilibale iingcambu zam!”

UKatie Thompson

“Bendithe phithi ngolwandle ukususela ebuntwaneni. Yonke into malunga nayo yandichukumisa kwaye yayinolu tsalo lungaqondakaliyo ukuya elwandle. Ndandisazi ukuba kufuneka ndiqhubele phambili nomsebenzi wenzululwazi yaselwandle kwaye ndiye ndamangaliswa ngayo yonke into endiyifundileyo. Eyona nto ilungileyo ngokuba kweli candelo kukuba sihlala sifunda into entsha malunga nolwandle yonke imihla - sihlala sikwiinzwane zethu!

ULILY Rios-Brady

“Ekukhuleni kwethu, iiholide zentsapho zazisisithethe minyaka le. Ndineenkumbulo ezininzi ezimangalisayo ndidlala esantini nakwi-boardwalk arcade, ndidada emanzini, kwaye ndincedisa ukutyhala isilawuli sisondele elunxwemeni.”

UMichelle Logan

“Ndisengumntwana eNiagara Falls. Ngokuqhelekileyo ayendimangalisa amabali abantu ababehamba phezu kwengxangxasi ngomphanda.”

UTamika Washington

“Ndakhulela kwidolophu encinane yasefama kumbindi wentlambo yaseKhalifoniya, yaye ezinye zezona nkumbulo zimnandi zibandakanya usapho lwethu lokusabela kuNxweme olukumbindi lwaseKhalifoniya lusuka eCambria lusiya eMorro Bay. Ukuhamba elunxwemeni, ukuhlola amachibi amanzi, ukuqokelela i-jade, ukuthetha nabalobi kwii-piers. Ukutya iintlanzi kunye neetshiphusi. Kwaye, endikuthandayo, ukutyelela amatywina. "

UMark J. Spalding

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