I-CommYOUnity Foundation: Izikhumbuzo Zabasebenzi Nolwandle

Lapha e-The Ocean Foundation, sikholelwa emandleni olwandle kanye nemiphumela yalo yemilingo kubo bobabili abantu neplanethi. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, njengesisekelo somphakathi, sikholelwa ukuthi umphakathi wethu ubandakanya wonke umuntu othembele olwandle. UWE WENA! Ngoba, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlala kuphi, wonke umuntu uyazuza olwandle olunempilo nasezigwini.

Sicele abasebenzi bethu, njengengxenye yomphakathi wethu, ukuthi basitshele izinkumbulo zabo eziyintandokazi zamanzi, ulwandle, nogu - nokuthi kungani besebenzela ukwenza ulwandle lube ngcono kuyo yonke impilo esemhlabeni. Nakhu abakusho:

“Bengilokhu ngiluthanda ulwandle, futhi ukukubona ngeso lengqondo indodakazi yami kungenze ngaba nentshisekelo yokuluvikela.”

Frances Langa

“Sekuyisikhathi eside ngikhumbula, amaholide omndeni wami ayesogwini lolwandle, lapho ngangizwa khona umoya wasolwandle okokuqala ngqa ngisemncane njengezinyanga ezimbili ubudala. Njalo ehlobo, sasihamba amahora amade ngemoto eningizimu yeBuenos Aires silandela iRío de la Plata, umfula ohlangana noLwandlekazi i-Atlantic. Sasihlala olwandle usuku lonke sikhukhulwa amagagasi. Mina nodadewethu sasikujabulela ngokukhethekile ukudlala ngasogwini, okwakuvame ukuhilela ubaba engcwatshwe ekujuleni kwesihlabathi ekhiphe ikhanda kuphela. Eziningi zezinkumbulo zami zokukhula zibangelwa (noma zihlobene) nolwandle: ukugwedla ePacific, ukutshuza ePatagonia, ngilandela amakhulukhulu amahlengethwa, ngilalele i-orcas, kanye nohambo emanzini acwebile e-Antarctic. Kubonakala sengathi iyindawo yami ekhetheke kakhulu.”

U-ANDREA CAPURRO

“Ngaba nenhlanhla yokukhulela olwandle eFlorida futhi angisakhumbuli isikhathi lapho ulwandle lwalungekho kimina. Ngafunda ukubhukuda ngaphambi kokuba ngikwazi ukuhamba futhi eziningi zezinkumbulo zami ezinhle kakhulu ngiseyingane ngezobaba wami owayengifundisa ukuntweza emanzini noma ukuchitha izinsuku emanzini nomndeni wami. Ngiseyingane ngangichitha usuku lonke emanzini futhi namuhla ulwandle lisengenye yezindawo engizikhonzile emhlabeni.”

U-Alexandra Refosco

“Nasi isithombe sami nobaba wami ngo-1990 ePender Island. Ngihlale ngithi ulwandle luzizwa lusekhaya kimi. Noma nini lapho ngihlezi eduze kwayo ngizwa umuzwa omkhulu wokuzola kanye 'nokulunga,' kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngikuphi emhlabeni. Mhlawumbe kungenxa yokuthi ngikhule nginayo njengengxenye enkulu yempilo yami, noma mhlawumbe amandla olwandle anawo kuwo wonke umuntu.”

U-Alexis Valauri-Orton

“Izinkumbulo zami zokuqala zolwandle zihlala zingikhumbuza isikhathi esisichitha nomndeni nabangane abahle. Inendawo ekhethekile enhliziyweni yami egcwele izinkumbulo eziyigugu zokungcwaba abangani esihlabathini, ukugibela i-boogie boarding nezingane zakithi, ubaba wami ebhukuda ngemva kwami ​​lapho ngizumeka ku-float, futhi ezibuza ngokuzwakalayo ukuthi yini engase ibhukuda eduze kwethu lapho sabhukuda saphumela ngaphandle kangangokuthi asibange sisakwazi ukuthinta phansi. Isikhathi sesidlulile, ukuphila kushintshile, futhi manje ulwandle yilapho mina nomyeni wami, ingane yentombazane, inja, kanye nami sihamba khona ukuze sichithe isikhathi esiseqophelweni eliphezulu sobabili. Ngiphupha ngiyisa intombazanyana yami emachibini lapho isikhulile ukuze ngiyibonise zonke izidalwa ezingazithola lapho. Manje sidlulisa ukudalwa kwezinkumbulo olwandle futhi sithemba ukuthi uzokwazisa njengoba senza. "

U-Alyssa Hildt

“Ngenkathi ‘ulwandle’ lwami lwaluyiLake Michigan (engachitha isikhathi esiningi kulo), ngikhumbula ngibona ulwandle okokuqala ngqa ohambweni lomndeni oluya eFlorida. Sasingenalo ithuba lokuhamba kakhulu ngisakhula, kodwa ikakhulukazi ulwandle lwaluyindawo ejabulisayo esasingayivakashela. Akukhona nje ukuthi kwakulula kakhulu ukuntanta olwandle uma kuqhathaniswa namachibi anamanzi ahlanzekile, kodwa amagagasi ayemakhulu kakhulu futhi kulula ukwenza i-boogie board. Ngangichitha amahora amaningi ngibambe ikhefu kuze kube yilapho isisu sami sishiswa amacansi futhi kubuhlungu nokunyakaza.”

UBEN SCHEELK

“Njengoba i-scrapbook kamama yami isho, bengilokhu ngiwathanda amanzi futhi manje ngithanda ukusebenza ukuze ngiwavikele. Nangu mina njengengane encane ngidlala emanzini eLake Erie”

I-Courtnie Park

“Mina ngineminyaka engu-8 eSydney. Ukuchitha izinsuku ngithatha izikebhe nezikebhe e-Sydney Harbour, nokuchitha isikhathi esiningi e-Bondi Beach, kwaqinisa uthando lwami lolwandle. Eqinisweni, ngangiwesaba kakhulu amanzi aseSydney Harbour ngoba ayebanda futhi ejulile - kodwa ngangiwahlonipha noma kunjalo. "

FERNANDO BreTOs

“Izinkumbulo zami zokuqala zolwandle kwakuwukuzingela amagobolondo amancane e-coquina clam kanye nokuhudula izinhlanzi eziwashiwe ogwini lwaseCalifornia ngesikhathi sokuvakasha komndeni. Ngisho nanamuhla, ngikuthola kuwumlingo ukuthi ulwandle luziphalazela ogwini—lunikeza ukuqonda mayelana nokuthi yini ehlala emanzini aseduze nogu nokuthi ingaphansi libukeka kanjani, kuye ngobuningi bolwelwe, ama-clam halves, izingcezu ze ama-coral, ama-crustacean molt, noma amagobolondo omnenke abekwe ngasogwini logu.”

Kaitlyn Lowder

“Kimina, ulwandle luyindawo engcwele nengokomoya. Kulapho engiya khona ukuze ngiphumule, ngenze izinqumo zami ezinzima kakhulu, ngikhale ngokulahlekelwa futhi ngishintshe futhi ngibungaze izinto ezijabulisa kakhulu zokuphila. Lapho igagasi lingishaya, ngiba nomuzwa wokuthi ulwandle lunginika ‘i-high five’ ukuze ngiqhubeke.”

UKATE KILLERLAIN MORRISON

“Uthando lwami ngolwandle lwavela othandweni lwami lwamanzi, ngichitha ubuntwana bami emifuleni yaseMissouri nasemachibini aseMichigan. Manje nginenhlanhla yokuhlala eduze nolwandle, kodwa angisoze ngakhohlwa izimpande zami!”

UKatie Thompson

“Bengizifela ngolwandle kusukela ngisemncane. Konke mayelana nakho kwangithakazelisa futhi kwaba nalokhu kudonsela olwandle okuyimfihlakalo. Ngangazi ukuthi kufanele ngiphishekele umsebenzi wesayensi yasolwandle futhi ngimangele ngempela ngakho konke engikufundile. Ingxenye engcono kakhulu ngokuba kulo mkhakha ukuthi sihlala sifunda okuthile okusha mayelana nolwandle nsuku zonke - njalo ezinzwaneni zethu!"

U-LILY Rios-Brady

“Ekukhuleni kwethu, ukuvakasha komkhaya ogwini kwakuyisiko laminyaka yonke. Nginezinkumbulo eziningi ezimangalisayo ngidlala esihlabathini nasezinkundleni zemidlalo ye-boardwalk, ngintanta emanzini, futhi ngisiza ukusunduza isinqola eduze nosebe lolwandle.”

UMichelle Logan

“Mina ngiseyingane eNiagara Falls. Ngokuvamile zazingimangaza izindaba zabantu ababewela impophoma ngomphongolo.”

UTamika Washington

“Ngakhulela edolobhaneni elincane lasepulazini esigodini esimaphakathi neCalifornia, futhi ezinye zezinkumbulo ezinhle kakhulu engizikhumbulayo zihlanganisa umkhaya wakithi owabalekela oGwini Olumaphakathi lwaseCalifornia usuka eCambria uya eMorro Bay. Ukuhamba ogwini lolwandle, ukuhlola amachibi olwandle, ukuqoqa i-jade, ukukhuluma nabadobi ezindaweni zokudoba. Ukudla inhlanzi nama-chips. Futhi, engikuthandayo, ukuvakashela izimvu zamanzi.”

UMark J. Spalding

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