Abafundi Be-Ocean Connectors Baletha “Inhlanhla Yomkhomo” Enhle!

NguFrances Kinney, uMqondisi, Izixhumi zolwandle

Abafundi base-Ocean Connectors bathola idumela lokuba nenhlanhla ku-Marrietta. Ngokubambisana neFlagship Cruises and Events, i-Ocean Connectors iletha izingane ezingu-400 ezibukwa imikhomo mahhala ku-Marrietta unyaka ngamunye. Enyangeni edlule abafundi be-Ocean Connectors base-National City, e-California bebebuka imikhomo e-grey efudukayo njengoba ibhukuda ogwini oluseNingizimu ye-California ilibangise e-Mexico. Isibalo semikhoma empunga eMpumalanga yePacific siye sakhula kancane kancane eminyakeni yamuva, okuholela ekubonweni okungajwayelekile kwezingane ezingakaze zibe sesikebheni ngaphambili, naphezu kokuhlala amakhilomitha ambalwa ukusuka ogwini lwasePacific.

I-Ocean Connectors isebenzisa imikhomo njengamathuluzi okufundisa nokuxhuma intsha emiphakathini enganakiwe oGwini lwe-Pacific lwase-US naseMexico. Le phrojekthi yokufundisa ngemvelo ehlukahlukene yeqa imingcele kanye nemingcele yamasiko, ixhumanisa abafundi basesikoleni samabanga aphansi ukuze bakhe umuzwa ofanayo wokuphatha kanye nokukhuthaza intshisekelo yangaphambi kwesikhathi ezindabeni zemvelo. Lolu hlelo lugxile emizileni efudukayo yezilwane zasolwandle ukukhombisa ukuxhumana kwezilwandle, ukusiza abafundi ukuthi bakhe umbono womhlaba wonke wokuphatha ugu.

Ohambweni lokubuka imikhomo ngoFebhuwari 12, umkhoma osemusha wasePacific ompunga uphathe abafundi be-Ocean Connectors ngombukiso omangalisayo ongaselwandle. Imikhomo yabhodloka, yagwaza, futhi inhloli yagxuma, phambi kwamehlo aqaphile ezilaleli zabafundi bebanga lesihlanu. Imikhomo igqekeze ngenjabulo yonke indawo ezungeze i-Marrietta ihora, inika wonke umfundi ithuba lokubona impilo yasolwandle isebenza. Ukuvumelana kwacaca kubasebenzi bezikebhe, izazi zemvelo, kanye noMqondisi we-Ocean Connectors ukuthi sibone okuthile okukhethekile ngempela ngalolo suku. Abafundi bafunde ukuthi ukuziphatha abakubonayo akujwayelekile ohambweni olude lwamamayela angu-6,000 lomkhomo ompunga usuka ezindaweni zokudlela e-Arctic uya emachibini azala amankonyane eMexico. Imikhomo ivame ukushesha ibheke emachwebeni, ayivamisile ukuma ukuze idle noma idlale. Kodwa lokhu bekungenjalo namuhla - ama-grey whales afaka umbukiso ongavamile owawuzokhunjulwa abafundi kuze kube phakade.

Ngemva kwesonto elilodwa nje, ngoFebhuwari 19, imikhoma emibili empunga eya eningizimu yaletha omunye umbukiso onamandla phakathi kokubonwa kwamahlengethwa, amabhubesi olwandle, nezinyoni amakhilomitha ambalwa ukusuka ogwini lwaseSan Diego. Amavolontiya esikebhe nabasebenzi besikebhe bababaza ukuthi lokhu kwakungenakwenzeka; bekuyivelakancane kakhulu ukubona imikhomo ephukile futhi ngokushesha, futhi eduze nogu. Kodwa ngokuqinisekile, imikhomo yafakazela ukuzenzela kwayo ngokugxuma okumbalwa okuwumdlalo emoyeni, isakazeke phansi phambi kwabafundi abamangele be-Ocean Connectors. Lolu bekuwusuku abafundi base-Ocean Connectors asebedume ngalo ngele-whale “inhlanhla”.

Sekusabalale izindaba zokuthi abafundi be-Ocean Connectors banamandla okubiza imikhomo empunga. Ngikholelwa ukuthi lezi zilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle ezimangalisayo ziyalibona ithemba nesithembiso esikhanya emehlweni abafundi - amehlo ezazi zezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle zangomuso, abalondolozi bemvelo, nabafundisi. Yilokhu kusebenzisana, isilwane esincelisayo nesilwane esincelisayo, okusiza ukuqinisa ikusasa lokunakekelwa kwemvelo.

Ukuze unikele ku-Ocean Connectors sicela uchofoze lapha.