Esi sithuba sesesithathu kuthotho lokubhiyozela IVeki yaseCalifornia Arbor. Namhlanje, siva ku-Ashley Mastin, uMphathi weNethiwekhi kunye noNxibelelwano eCalifornia ReLeaf.
Njengomsebenzi waseCalifornia ReLeaf, ndingangena engxakini ngokuvuma ukuba umthi endiwuthandayo awukho, enyanisweni, awukho eCalifornia. Endaweni yoko kwelinye icala lelizwe eMzantsi Carolina apho ndakhulela khona.
Lo mthi wom-oki useyadini yendlu yabazali bam. Ityalwe ngabanini bokuqala bendlu ngeminyaka yee-1940, yayisele inkulu ngokuzalwa kwam ngo-1980. Ndandidlala phantsi kwalo mthi ebuntwaneni bam. Ndafunda ukubaluleka komsebenzi onzima wokunyusa amagqabi awela ukuwa. Ngoku, xa sityelele intsapho yakowethu, abantwana bam badlala phantsi kwalo mthi ngoxa mna nomama sihleli kamnandi emthunzini wawo.
Xa ndandifudukela eKhalifoniya kwiminyaka elishumi eyadlulayo, ndandinobunzima bokubona nantoni na ngaphandle koohola bendlela kunye nezakhiwo ezide. Engqondweni yam, imithi efana ne-oki yayigcwele iSouth Carolina kwaye ndandisandula ukufudukela kwihlathi lekhonkrithi. Ndayicinga loo nto de ndabuyela ekhaya okokuqala ngqa.
Njengoko ndandihamba ngenqwelo-mafutha kwidolophu yasekhaya eyayinabantu abangama-8,000 XNUMX, ndandizibuza ukuba iye phi yonke loo mithi. Kuye kwavela ukuba uMzantsi Carolina ubungekho luhlaza njengomthi endiwuthandayo kunye neenkumbulo zobuntwana zandenza ndawukhumbula. Xa ndabuyela eSacramento, endaweni yokuba ndibone ikhaya lam elitsha njengehlathi lekonkile, ekugqibeleni ndabona ukuba, eneneni, ndandihlala kumbindi wehlathi.
Lo mthi wom-oki ukhuthaze uthando lwam lwemithi kwaye ngenxa yeso sizathu, iya kuhlala iyintandokazi yam. Ngaphandle kwayo, andinakuba noxabiso olufanayo kwelinye lamahlathi endiwathandayo – elo ndiqhuba ngalo, ndingena kulo, kwaye ndihlala kulo mihla le.