Wonke umuntu uyazi izinto eziyisisekelo: izingubo ezikhululekile, ikhamera yakho kanye nejaja, iphasipthi yakho, amakhadi akho esikweletu, kanye ne-zebra-ukuphrinta speedo yakho. Kodwa yini enye okufanele uyenze?
Izinto eziningi, eqinisweni. Nasi uhlu lwezidingo engizitholile ngokubaluleka kakhulu phakathi nokuhamba kwami ukuya e-Central America nangaphezulu.
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Angazi ukuthi ngisindleleni kanjani ukuhamba kwami kwangaphambili ngaphandle kwama-earplugs. Ngisho noma ungewona olalayo (njengami!), Kuyoba nesikhathi e-Central America lapho uzodinga kakhulu. Endizeni. Ukubamba i-nap enqoleni ye-cross-country. Uma ungaqapheli ihotela lakho lingasondela eklabhu yebusuku. Futhi kuyo yonke indawo oya kuyo, kusukela emadolobheni amakhulu kuya eziqhingini zeziqhingi, kuyoba khona ama-roosters. Okukhulu. Letha ama-earplugs-- ngithembele kulokhu.02 kwezingu-10
Ah, imiyane. I-vampires encane yama-tropical yama-tropical. Njengokungathi ukukhala kwabo kwakungekho okwandisa, bangakwazi ukuhambisa imilariya nezinye izifo. Ukuzivikela kwakho okungcono kunesifo sezinambuzane esinama-10% -35% DEET (Ngaphezu kwezingu-35% kuphelile ezimweni eziningi, futhi akukho-DEET okungaphezulu kuka-10% okufanele isetshenziswe ezinganeni), nokusetshenziswa kwe-Permethrin ukulahlwa (kubulala oxhumana naye) izingubo zakho ngaphambi kokuhamba. Ungathenga izidakamizwa eMelika Ephakathi, kodwa ulethe ezinye uma kwenzeka.03 ka-10
Akunzima ukuthola isevisi yokuhlanza eMelika Ephakathi. Ngokujwayelekile kulula njengokushiya isikhwama semfucumfucu (bheka i-Item 5) yezingubo, futhi uyithathe, uphuphuke futhi uphuze amafutha, amahora ayisishiyagalombili kamuva. Kodwa kaningi, ngenxa yezinkinga zesikhathi, izindawo ezide kakhulu, noma iqiniso lokuthi udinga kuphela ihembe elihlanziwe, isevisi yokugeza ingabonakali iyasebenza. Yilapho lezi zephakethe ze-Woolite ezincane zingena khona. Okudingayo yi-sink kanye nezandla zakho, ne-hot Central America ilanga lokumisa.04 kwezingu-10
I-Pepto Bismol, i-Immodium, i-Antibiotics
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyibiza ngokuthi i-Guat Squats, Ukuphindiselela kukaMontauma, noma nje isisu esithukuthele, sikhathaza sonke isikhathi esisodwa - noma ngabe uqaphela (ukuphuza kuphela amanzi asebhodleleni kanye neqhwa elihlanzekile, udla kuphela ohlutshiwe noma ophekwe izithelo kanye nemigodi). Ngaphansi kwayo encane kakhulu, amaphilisi ambalwa e-Pepto Bismol angayilungisa azokwenza le njongo. Uma ulinganisela, thatha i-Immodium. Futhi uma kuneqile, ama-antibiotic angase adingeke. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini, phakamisa zonke ezintathu, futhi qiniseka ukuthi uphuze amanzi amaningi (ahlanzekile).
Kodwa qiniseka ukuthi izindiza zezindiza azizinkinga nawe ophethe imithi.
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Vele ushayele umama wami
Njalo lapho ngihamba, ngithola enye indlela yokusebenzisa izikhwama zodaka. Ngigqoke usuku lwami ngiphakethe emvula enkulu. Ukuphatha izingubo zami ezingcolile. Ukuze uthole izikhumbuzo ezihlukumezayo. Njengengqikithi yamaponcho. Ngincoma ukuletha eziningana zabaningi abamnyama, kanti eziningana ezincane ezimhlophe. Izitshalo ze-Sandwich ze-Ziploc nazo zibaluleke kakhulu. Okunye ukuvuza njalo, futhi uma isikhwama sakho noma i-suitcase igcwele amapulasitiki abathandekayo aseMeyi namatekisi ama-nifty, ngeke ufune ukuthi bahlaselwe isikrini selanga. 06 kwangu-10
Uma isikhathi sakho sokuhamba sinqunyelwe, ngezinye izikhathi awunakukhetha ngaphandle kokuthatha ibhasi elidala, noma indiza, noma i-shuttle. Uma ulindele ukuthi lokho kwenzeke, iwashi le-alamu yokuhamba lingaphezu kokudingekile- ngaphandle kokuthi, uma kunjalo, ungomunye walabo bantu abane-spooky enewashi langaphakathi elingenaphutha. Kunamamodeli amaningi atholakalayo, kusukela kokuncane nakwe-athomu kuya ku-sleek ne-funky. Letha amabhethri engeziwe.
Ungazithembi njalo ku-alamu yefoni yakho.
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I-flashlight ibaluleke kakhulu. Uma uhlala endaweni eseceleni njenge-jungle noma ibhishi langasese, ungalindeli ukuba kube khona izikhukhula ezikhanyisa imigwaqo. Ikakhulukazi uma ungumhambi webhajethi kanti indlu yokugezela ayihlanganisiwe ekamelweni lakho. Ezinye iziqhingi zize zivaliwe ugesi ebusuku. Ungase udingeke ukuthi ufune into ngaphandle kokuvusa oshade naye, noma ukufunda ngasekupheleni kusihlwa, enkundleni yasolwandle, ngaphansi kwezinkanyezi. . . Sula.08 kwezingu-10
Sicela, sicela, ulethe ibhande lemali. Iphakethe le-fanny alinalutho! Kuyaziwa kakhulu phakathi kohambo oluhambelanayo nabantu abahlala emphakathini ama-fanny amaphakethe angama-bullseyes abaphangi. Amabhande weqiniso weqiniso afanele ngaphansi kwengubo-AKUBA uyigqoke ngaphandle kwezingubo zakho - futhi unamapokethi akhethekile wepassports, amakhadi esikweletu, namanye amaphepha abalulekile. Amabhande esikhumba anezipper ezifihliwe asebenza kahle njengendawo yokufihla yesibili ngemali ephuthumayo, kodwa ngeke abambe ipasipoti yakho.09 kwezingu-10
Letha i-padlock. Akudingeki kube mkhulu. Uma ungumkhwama we-backpacker, ilokhi enkulu izokunciphisa. Kodwa uzojabula ukuthi unayo, noma ukukhiya imithwalo yakho (ngenkathi ingayikuyeka isikhwama sommese, kodwa ingase imise isikhonkwane esingavamile), noma ukuvala ikamelo lakho. Amahhotela amaningi anikezela isikhiye esengeziwe sokukhiya emnyango wakho wokuphepha okwengeziwe uma usuka.10 kwangu-10
Lapho usondela eduze kwe-equator, ama-ray e-UV aqina kakhulu. I-Central America ayiyona into engaphezu kokukhishwa kwamatshe, ukukhanya kwelanga okuqhathaniswayo nokuqinela kuyisidingo nsuku zonke. Ngisho noma kubanda. Ngisho noma idlulile. Uma ungenjalo, thatha izwi lami kulo: uzoshisa, futhi ukushisa kwelanga ngokuyinhloko kwandisa amathuba akho omdlavuza wesikhumba. Ukuze uthole ukuvikelwa okungeziwe, ulethe ubuso obusweni ngesikrini selanga, wanezibuko, nesikhwama - nakuba ungakwazi njalo ukuthenga isidumbu sokumangalisa uma usufika.
Lesi sihloko sihlelwe ngu-Marina K. Villatoro