Isithuthuthu
Ngelixa amaqabane ka-Alex ebefunda i-HSC, wayefunda ukuphefumla kwakhona
"Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo bekusidinisa, kodwa ke ndizama ukufumanisa ukuba yintoni," utshilo u-Alex. “Sele ziinyanga ezili-11 ngoku, ukususela oko ndonzakeleyo. Ngayo yonke ikhosi endiye ndanayo usapho kunye nabahlobo abalungileyo, abaye banceda ukubamba imiba ngokwembono.
"Uyahamba, 'Hayi, ngekhe uyenze loo nto, nangona kunjalo unokuba nakho ukwenza oko kwaye'. Kodwa ke ndiza kubanako ukugqiba ikholeji njengonyaka oqhelekileyo we-12, kodwa ke ndiza kuba nakho ukuya e-uni ndize ndiqhube imoto. ”
UAlex wenze ngokufanelekileyo ngaphakathi kweemviwo ezili-11 zangaphambi kwengozi yakhe, ke ngoko kuqikelelo lwe-ATAR egqithileyo, ikholeji yaseMacquarie yamenza ukuba angabinamiqathango kwangaphambili abonelele ngenqanaba lesayensi. Uye wathi, "Kunzima kakhulu," utshilo.
Ngaphandle kokunqongophala kweenyanga zobuchwephesha, uAlex wahlala kwiimviwo zakhe, kwaye uya kuhlala kwi-HSC ngekhefu lokuphumla kunye nombhali wokumnceda ukubhala.
Ukongeza ngokumisela indlela anokubuyela ngayo ngesithuthuthu. "Ndizamile umjikelo wesandla, opholileyo," utshilo. “Ndongeze ndaya kumbhoxo wesitulo esinamavili kwaye ndaya khona. Bendiqhele ukuziqhelanisa nje, ndityhale isitulo esinamavili.
“Kwakumnandi ukuhamba ubabukele bonke, kwaye uthethe nabantu abakwimeko efanayo. Ndingabona ukuba bazakwenza ntoni. Bonke baqhuba ezabo izithuthuthu, banemisebenzi, bathatha inxaxheba kwezemidlalo. ”
UNkosikazi Richter wathi indlu ka-Alex kunye nabalingane bakhe babemhlanganisile, nangona uninzi, abantakwabo babandakanywa, babengavunyelwa ukuba baye kuye esibhedlele ngenxa ye-COVID-19.
“Ebesakha kakhulu, yonke indlela ngendlela. Akaphindi athathwe kwakhona. Akaze abuze nayiphi na into eyonakalisayo, utshilo. Ulungile, kwaye abantwana bam ababini abohlukeneyo bebengamatye am ngokufanelekileyo.
“Sinengqiqo bantu bakuthi. Sigxile ekulungiseni umba ngokuphakathi kunokuba ubethe. Kukho nje imiba embalwa ongaqhula ngayo. ”
Amaqabane ka-Alex acwangcise umsebenzi wokunyusa ingxowa mali, Ride With Richter, ukonyusa imali ngezixhobo azakuzifuna, ezilingana nemoto eguqulweyo, isithuthuthu- esinokumnika ukuzimela kwemihla ngemihla- kunye nokulungiswa kwekhaya lakhe.