01 ka 05
Sesha i-Ariel yangaphakathi yakho e-Anguilla
Ama-Mermaids kusihlwa. © Mermaid School International Angiyena umfana omncane, ongenamahloni, ngakho-ke lapho ngizwa ngesikole esisha se-Mermaid e-Zemi Beach House e- Anguilla , ngangizibuza ukuthi kungaba nzima kanjani ukucindezela isimo sami saseBuddha-belly sibe umsila ongenamapulasitiki. Ngangikhathazekile futhi ukuthi bangangenza ngigqoke enye yalezi ziqongweni ze-byy-bitsy seashell bikini. Futhi kuthiwani ngesisindo somsila? Ngingazama yini ukucwenga njengetshe elingazama ukuzama ukuhambelana?
Iphuma, konke okwesaba kwami kwakungekho - umm, ngisho, akusilo.
02 ka 05
Umlando Wezinhlamvu Ezibili
isikole sama-mermaids. © Mermaid School International U-Estelle Arlaud, umfundisi wami wesikole esikhungweni se-mermaid, wakhetha i-Zemi echibini elingapheliyo ngesifundo sethu sokuqala: nge-glass-peo-glass-wall Shost Bay , enye yamabhishi amahle kunawo wonke emhlabeni, kwakuyinto ecacile.
U-Estelle akachitanga isikhathi sokusebenza emsebenzini wami. Ngangizizwa ngingumuntu oyisiphukuphuku njengoba ehamba phezu kwami njengenhlanzi ye-hummingbird ukuze akhazimule ubuso bami nomzimba wami, kodwa unendlela enhle kakhulu, efana neyabesifazane abavela eFrance abonakala sengathi bayasusa (ngokuqinisekile, u-Estelle uvela eLyon).
Kwabe sekuyisikhathi sokukhetha umsila. Ngitshele u-Estelle Ngingathanda ukugqoka isithuthuthu sami esisodwa, ngakho-ke wamane wakhetha umsila omnyama owuhle ukuwufanisa. Ngamangala lapho umsila ulula khona: wenziwe nge-nylon elula elula njengeglavu, futhi i-monofin ngaphakathi ikhululekile kakhulu kunamapulangwe ajwayelekile. U-Estelle wanezela izimbali ezithile ezinyaweni zami, futhi voila! Njengoba nje, ngangingumhle we-mermaid.
03 ka 05
Sink noma Isikhathi Sokuhamba
Umlobi ushintshile waba yinkosikazi. © Sue Campbell Ngeshwa, kwakungekho isikhathi esincane sezithombe ogwini njengoba sibonile isiphepho esikhulu ngokuzumayo sihamba ngendlela yethu. (Ngivame ukuheha isimo sezulu esibi; kuyinto.) Ngaso leso sikhathi sangena echibini ukuze ngithole okungenani isikhathi samanzi ngaphambi kozamcolo ozayo. U-Estelle wangilaya ekuhambeni okudingekayo ukugebha njenge-mermaid, futhi kwakungeyona into enzima ukuhamba ngasechibini ngaphandle kokumisa. Kwakungokwemvelo ukubuka ubuso babantu abadlulayo lapho beqaphela i-mermaid yangempela, bukhoma echibini!
(Nansi ividiyo yalokho ukubhukuda okumele kubonakale kufana nokubukeka, ngokumelene ne-flail yami emfushane echibini.)
04 ka 05
I-Mermaid yokuqala
Estelle, i-mermaid yenkosikazi. © Mermaid School International Kamuva, ngathola ithuba lokungena emlandweni othakazelisayo ka-Estelle. Ufika ngamakhono akhe okubamba iqhaza ngobuqotho: ephakanyiswe ogwini lwaseSt. Tropez, wayebhukuda eneminyaka engu-3 ubudala, wathenga u-snorkel wakhe wokuqala ngemali yakhe eneminyaka engu-10 ubudala, kanti eminyakeni engama-20 ayevele eseyi-diver diversified, scuba umfundisi, nomklamo wamanzi.
Imodeli yathatha u-Estelle emhlabeni wonke, futhi ekugcineni, wahlala eSt. Maarten , lapho unina egijima khona yokudlela. Lapho, wafunda ukupheka futhi ngokushesha wajoyina amashadi okunethezeka njengompheki, umsizi wesigodlo, nomqondisi we-snorkel. Kamuva wagcina eHinntons njengompheki ophezulu wegalofu ekhethekile, iThe Bridge, lapho ebhala khona incwadi yakhe yokuqala, " I-Mermaid Chef - Indlela Yokunikeza Iqembu Lamaphupho Akho . "
Ngonyaka ka-2014, wanquma ukugxilisa konke amandla akhe ephusheni lakhe lokuphila ngokuvula i-mermaid based based business. Ngonyaka ka-2015, lelo phupho lagcwaliseka ngokusungulwa kwe-Mermaid School International e-Anguilla, owokuqala wohlobo lwayo eCaribbean.
Ngambuza ukuthi yiziphi ezinye izinselele eziye zafika kude kangaka. Uthi: "Ngithole abaqeqeshi abahle, nginomuntu oyedwa, futhi lo msebenzi uthanda kakhulu kakhulu. Ngithole imiphefumulo embalwa ezinikezele, futhi kudingeka baqalise umdlalo wokudlula i-Basic Ariel, i-Advance Marina , Class Class, bese Umfundisi, futhi kumele bafunde CPR kanye First Aid. Futhi Yebo, kumele babe nobuntu obuhle.
"Kodwa ngidinga okungaphezulu - futhi ngithemba ukuthola mermen ngaphezulu, futhi!"
Futhi imivuzo engcono kakhulu? "Izingane," kusho u-Estelle, "hhayi nje ngenjabulo yokugqoka njengama-merkids," kodwa ngenxa yokuthi izinhlelo zethu zizisiza kakhulu ukuba zinqobe ukwesaba amanzi futhi zizisize ukuba zifunde ukugibela okuningi ngokushesha. Uma ukufunda kuyamnandi, bayikhetha ngokushesha. Futhi ukufunda ngokufanele 'ukuxubana' kahle nakho kuyisimo esihle sokuzivocavoca kuwo wonke umuntu. "
05 ka 05
I-Mermaid School International
I-Mermaid ogwini. © Mermaid School International Isikole se-mermaid akuyona isitini-futhi-sodaka (noma ingabe leyo shell-ne-pearl?) Into. Abafundisi bazofika kuwe, noma ungakwazi ukuya emakilasini aphethwe ezindaweni ezahlukene nezindawo zokungcebeleka ezungeze lesi siqhingi. Ama-mermaids nawo atholakalayo kumaqembu kanye nezikhathi ezikhethekile.
Ithimba lika-Estelle libuyele emgomweni wokubuyisela emuva: bavame ukuhlanza imifula lapho behlala khona bese behambisa, isibonelo. Njengamanje emisebenzini yilabo abathinteka khona, mhlawumbe nge-yacht noma isiqhingi esingasondelene; amathuba angapheli. Isikole se-Mermaid sisekelwe e-Anguilla iningi lonyaka, kodwa ehlobo, u-Estelle nabangane bakhe abahamba kahle baya e-Hamptons naseSt. Tropez.
Bona iwebhusayithi yabo kuzo zonke izibuyekezo nolwazi.