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T I N E Y I S S N 4
Written by tc ( Chino )
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CHAPTER 0️⃣5️⃣
MACDONALD
Ndichingopinda mu bunker mangu ndakanzwa foni kurira mu drawer mandainge ndaisiya. I had just come back from a routine training over the Mojave Desert with my T-38 Supersonic Jet. Tainge tiri vatatu, myself as leader and my two wing officers, Bruce on my left and Omoila on my right .
Nguva nenguva taibuda nendege dzedu dzemhando iyi dzinova dzataidzidzira nadzo kufamba muchadenga. This was part of our training exercises for future space flights. We were NASA Engineers saka taifanirwa kuziva zvese kuburikidza nekugona kutyaira ndege. Vaiveko vaiitawo zvimwe zvidzidzo zve NASA zvekutyaira ma Space Shuttles kana kuti ma Space Rockets asi isu sevanhu vaizenge vachifambawo muma Space Shuttles iwaya taifanira kujairira ma supersonic speeds aya sezvaidiwa mubasa racho. Ini zvangu ndaiita Electronics and Guidance Systems uye vamwe vangu vaiitawo zvimwe se Roobotics ne Trajectory Programming.
Zuva iri we had just broken the sound barrier which is 767mph or 1234km/hr in less than 5 minutes and we were at Mach 1.5 ( 1 & 1/2 times the speed of sound ).
I throttled back to glidding speed, lowering the flaps and undercarriage before touching down marjestically on the concret runway and taxied to the hangars on the northern side of the airfield at Edwards Airforce Base.
Takapaka ndege dzedu mukati memazi shedhi aye ndokusiya vana makanika vave kumbodziongorora . We were done for today as it was a Friday saka taida kenda ku weekend kumbonozorora.
Pa base apa paiitirwa zvidzidzo zvekutyaira ndege dze airforce dzemhando dzakasiyana siyana pamwewo nedzisiri dzemauto kune vaya vaingodawo kuziva kutyaira ndege. Paiitwawo zvidzidzo izvozvi zvema space rockets uye mhando dzendege dzaimhanya pamwe nekuda kufanana ne Space rocket ndidzodzi dzerudzi rwema T-38 dzaishandiswa ne NASA. Otherwise these shuttles or rockets were docked and launched at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Ndakabvisa magogorosi nehelmet ndokudzika neladder rainge ravhurika rega from my cockpit ndokupinda mu army jeep yainge yatomira kutitakura ichinotisiya kwaiva nedzimba dzataiti ma bunker uko taigara. Ndainge ndaneta sezvo ma temperatures over the desert ainge akanyanya kunyange hazvo mundege mangu maiva ne aircon. Iko nemapfekero acho atainge takaita aircorn yaisanzwika chinhu sezvo tainge tiri mu macamourflash pamwe ne helmet, kozoti maoko tainge tiine ma army gloves nenjombo mumakumbo saka panopinda nemhepo chaipo painge pasina.
Previously named Muroc Airforce Base, Edwards A.F.B was named after WW11 USAAF veteran test pilot ainzi Cpt Glen Edwards in 1950.
( It is a home of Airforce test and command centre for conducting and supporting research and development of flight as well as testing and evaluating aerospace systems from concept to combat.)
Itsika yema Americans kupa nzvimbo dzakaita saidzodzi mazita ema heroes avo anenge akabatira pamwe nekufira nyika. Kkkk apa ndikutoona kuti mavharika apa ndichazokuudzai zvizere kuti munzwisise. Kudzidza hakupere zvamunoona kudai ende hakuna zera, dzidzaiwo musvike pandakasvikawo.
Ini ne program yandaiita ne NASA ndipo pataiita zvidzidzo zvekubhururutsa ndege dzinomhanya kuda kuenzana nechitundumuseremusere. Nzvimbo iyi iri mu Silicon Valley , Carlifonia. Ndichazokuudzai zvakawanda maererano ne course yandaiita iyo yakazondisvitsa ikoko.
Ndakaisimudza foni ndokuisa panzeve ndichidavira mushure mekunge ndaona zita raiflasher pa screen rakati " Leeroy".
" Ahh my loving bro, how are you ?"
" Mac, whats up man?"
" Cool bro, howz my doctor-brother?"
" Not bad hey. Howz Carlifornia?"
" Fine bro, Ko muri sei hey nhasi kunonaya? I hope you are okay ?"
" No am cool man, just cool. Kkkk uri kuti kunonaya as if handikufonere sei?"
" Haa nguva yareba ka musingafone kkkk."
" Iwe ndiwe usingabatike naicho chikoro chako chisingapere ichi. Handiti munoda kudzidza zvekudenga kuna Mwari uko asi iye akati garai panyika pano nekuti kudenga ndiko kune chigaro changu uye panyika ndipo pane chitsiko chetsoka dzangu zvino imi mave kuti sikasika nekuda kuziva zviri ikoko kuna Mwari kkkkk."
" Kkkkk ahh mukoma makatanga rinhi kuparidza. Eheka toda kutonga tese kudenga ikoko kkkk."
" Haiwa tibvireipo kkkkk."
" Maona manje. So whats up bro , kwakadini ku Cuba?'
" Kuri bho wena. Momz vakabaya last week ku Zim."
" Ohh yes, I spoke to her last night but she sounded low. Hey are you guys coming for my graduation ceremony coz momz vaingotsenga mukanwa."
" Eemmm ndozvandatofonera kuti nditaure newe mwana wamai. Iri kuitirwa kupi chaiko?"
" Iri kuitirwa kunonzi pa Edwards Airforce Base . I need to know in time so that I can make security clearence arrangements. Hakungopindwa ka newesewese, its a high sensitive area."
" Ok Mac, I will let you know. Its just that pane nyaya asi ehh haisi hombe manhingi."
Hana yangu yakati bhaa kurova ndichinzwa mazwi emukoma wangu aya. Ko yaiva nyaya yei zvakare? Ndakatonzwa kuti kana ne tone yacho paiva nenyaya zvechokwadi.
" Hoo, inyaya yei futi nhai bro?"
Lee akamboti zii zvishoma mushure ndokuzoti koso koso:
" Ehh things are not okay kumusha wena. But firstly pliz I want you to take it easy hanti? Its nothing serious hazvo."
" Evoo ndodzoka ndotya ka nhai mukoma, kwakanaka hako?"
" Yaa- noo-yes kwakanaka. Ehh firstly chekutanga ndechekuti momz pavakauya kuno paye vainge varwara saka takavabatsira kuno ku Cuba vava bho zvavo."
" Hoo ko vainge varwara nei? Ko sei ndisina kuziviswawo nhai mukoma Lee?"
" Ipapo I am very sory but we didnt want to disturb you since wanga uri busy nechikoro plus you had told us you would be unreachable until the end of your exams, saka tainge takangomira neshoko rako iroro kuti tisakubate uye iwe ndiwe waizotibata."
" Okay okay, ichokwadi. So pandakataura navo vari ikoko ku Cuba vaitorwra?"
" She had partially recovered paye."
" Okay, okay."
"Ehh secondly , so much has been happening Mac. Mudhara vakasungwa ku Zimbabwe."
" What ? !"
Ndakarohwa nehana ndichinzwa kuti baba vangu vainge vakasungwa. Ndakabva ndangopera simba ndokumboita kanguva ndakanyarara ndokugara pasi.
" Mac , are you there?"
" Yaa, ye-s bro. Ko indava, vakasungirwei?"
Lee akabva atanga kutsanangura nyaya yacho yese. Akaita a good 15 or so minutes achitsanangura ndakateerera. Zvaitoita kunge firimu chairo ndichinzwa mabasa ose ainzi ainge akabatwa nababa vangu. Haa veduwe ndakaita kunonzi kupera strong yese zvekuti maplans angu andainge ndaita musi uyu ekuda kuzoenda mangwana kunoona musikana wangu Marcia Reynolds ndakabva ndatokanganwa nezvawo.
I had planned a long weekend outing with my girlfriend Marcia tomorrow Saturday. Taida kuenda kwainzi ku Laguna Beach, a seaside resort city located in southern Orange County makare mu Carlifornia. Taida kunoswera nekurarako zvedu tichitamba sezvo kwainge kuri kupera kwevhiki. Nzvimbo iyi inotonhorera uye climate yacho yakanakira vashanyi. Ine nzvimbo dzakanaka dzinoyevedza kuona nekuva madziri, mhuka, hove nezvimwewo zvakasiyanasiyana kunyanya masaisai emvura ayo taiwanzotambira maari.
Marcia was my girlfriend aiva mu African-American. Ainge akanaka handidi kunyepa uye baba vake vaive a prominent businessman in the electronics industry. Tainge tasangana on one occassion pane imwe function in a small town of California called Carmel-by-the-sea or simply Carmel , where NASA had one of its resort facilities. Zita racho raiva funny kkkk but the town was stunning and located along Monterey coastline zvekuti taitambira mujecha raiva pamhenderekedzo yegungwa re Pacific.
Marcia's father had been invited by NASA since his company supplied electronic equipment for aerospace shuttles and rockets.
Anyway back to my story , I was chit-chatting with friends tichinwiranwira zvedu ma wine when this girl came. It was a social party where people in the same field got to know each other. Marcia was talking to Omoila Ikechukwu, my squadrone right wing pilot and she was very attractive so I approached the two girls and joined their conversation.
Zvaiva pachena kuti mwana ndainge ndamuda saka Omoila akabva atisiya tiri vaviri and began talking and getting to know each other. Ahh one conversation led to another and zveku America hazvinonoke ka. Party yakazopera tave kutotsvodana and kuvarungu uko hazvinyadzise kudzvodana paruzhinji. Ndakanorara kumba kwake musi uyu.
Marcia aigara kwainzi ku Maryland, a state in the Mid- Atlantic and southern regions of the United States uye aigara muguta rainzi Baltimore uko kwaiva nemuzinda wekambani yababa vake asi kubva zvatakatanga kudanana akabva atama ndokuuya ku Carlifornia in the small town of Kentucky sezvo kwaivawo futi nema office ababa vake. She was filthy rich zvekuti iye chake kwaingova kudya mari dzababa vake chete. Ko ndiye aiva zai regondo zve sezvo baba vacho vainge vasina mukadzi.
Hunu hwema Americans kuti havawanzoroora sezvatinoita isu kwedu ku Africa. Anogona kungogara nemukadzi voitisana mwana vozorambana mukadzi oroorwa nemumwe asi vanenge vachionana zvavo nekuda kwemwana wavanenge vakaita vese. She was a spoiled brat but ndaimuda. Ainge akanaka and iyewo aindida as I was. Kazhinji vanhu vane mari vanowanzoda vane mariwo asi ini aingondida ndakadaro.
Chinhu chinongonetsa chete munyika hombe yeAmerica iyi inyaya yema rights. Haa ayo vanoakoshesa zvekuti kana mumba chaimo mwana wese atori nema rights ake mumba imomo. Mwana anogona kutokumhang'arira ukasungwa if you violate his or her rights saka vana vanongoita zvavanoda. Kupinda mu room make chaimo haungopinda usina kunzi pinda and ukapinda pasina mvumo unenge watoita violate those rights.
Marcia had too many rights, ndaitomuteerera zvaanenge achida and munhu kana aine mari futi anotonga manhingi. Ndaimuda hongu asi kahunhu ikaka kekuda kutonga ini ndiko kaindibhowa asi handina zvandaikwanisa kuita nekuti kumuramba ini ndakamborara naye yainge itori mhosva. She was 19 years of age and I would pay dearly for wasting her time and her father had much influence in NASA zvekuti zvaigona kuzondikanganisa basa rangu. I was on USA government scholarship saka handaizoda zvaizoita kuti ndidzoserwe kunyika yangu. Saka paakafona ndichizomuudza kuti I could no longer take her to Laguna Beach tomorrow hazvina kumuitira mushe. Aiwa akapenga mwana kusvikira auya kumba kwangu kuti ndizotsanangura nyaya yacho yese. Pandakamuti mai vangu vari kurwara ndipo akazodzikama and became so concerned zvekuda kuti titoendako ku Zimbabwe kkkk. Ahh nhaimi hanzi handei tinovaona izvozvi, just like that !
" Don worry bby I will arrange for that and we will go but not today."
" So when?"
" I have to apply for leave, and that is not due yet."
" So when is it due?"
" Comeon bby it will be due soon."
Iiii ndakapinda busy kunyengetedza munhu ndokumunama ne kiss ndipo akazopfava nyaya yacho ichibva yazopera.
Honai ndazongotanga nekutaura pafoni namukoma wangu uye nedzimwe nhoroondo refu ka ndisina kukukwazisai. Makadini zvenyu, zita ndoitwa Macdonald Shava ndofunga makambonzwa nezvangu kare. Ehe ndini wacho mukomana ane makore 22 pakuberekwa uye ndiri last born mumba medu. Na Ben tainge takasiyana negore chete.
Well ini ndainge ndakanaka pachiso zvese ne body handidi kunyepa. I had an athletic body , ndisina kunyanyoreba zvangu asi ndaiva pakati nepakati. I was brown in complexion asi nenyaya yekugara kuchando iyi ndainge ndaita a light skin yaitsvedzerera so. Ko iro zuva reku America rakasiyanazve nereku Africa maiziya kkkkk. Musandisekewo ndikutevedzera my cousin bro Josh kkkkk.
Ini I was one of those naturally intelligent people, very rare kudarika vamakambonzwa vana Tineyi. I could solve O Level equations at grade 7. Pandakazopedza A level I won a scholarship to go to Havard University, USA. Regai ndikuudzei about this institution kuti nemiwo muzoita shungu dzekudzidza kana kudzidzisa vana venyu.
Vamwe venyu mave kutoti ko Havard University iri ku USA chirudzii iyo iri yeku UK kkkkk. Aiwa kana neniwo zvaitombondi confuser.
Iyi i College pamwe ne University iri muguta re Cambridge in the state of Massachusetts, New England USA. Massachusetts is a British colony iri mu United States but under England, I hope mapabata ipapo. Muchanzwa zvakawanda pamusoro penzvimbo iyi mukufamba kwenguva.
Back to my story , ini ndakabuda ne 18 points with distinctions in physics, chemistry and computer science. Haa ndakafara hama dzangu sezvo I had been the best pachikoro pedu pa Chinhoyi High School panova ndipo pandainge ndakaitira A Level yangu. Ndainge ndapedza ndiine 16 years bcoz ndakajamba form 2 and 3 ndichibva ndaenda ku form 4 ndokunyora O Level ndokupasa ndichibva ndaita A Level pa same school ndokupasa futi. Takabva tanzi tiite apply for a scholarship yainge yaburitswa pamazuva iwayo neimwe USAID organisation yaibatsira vana vechikoro mu Africa.
Chikoro chese chakashamisika nekugona kwangu zvekuti pandakahwina this scholarship haa ndakaitirwa mabiko pachikoro apa vanhu vakafara nekupembera musi wacho. Aiwa pakadyiwa ko handiti baba vangu vaiva muzvinabhizimisi here saka chimwe chikafu ndivo vaka supplier.
It was a four year program in Applied Science as an undergraduate. After that I would do a Bachelor's degree for 4 years in Aerospace Engineering which focuses on the study, design, manufacture and also maintanance of various airborne vehicles. Iyi course ndaizoiita pa MIT uye ndaizoitawo futi Aeronautical Engineering which covers the logistics of propulsion systems, space flight and aircraft design.
Pamazuva acho ndainge ndisina kana passport nekudaro ndakabva ndatono applyer ye emergency iya inobuda ne one day ku Harare chaiko. Baba vangu vaiva nemari saka hazvina kundinetsa uye vainge vandiperekedza kunoitora. Pakazokwana 1pm ndainge ndatove nayo.
Hatina kuzodzoka musi uyu sezvo takabva tangonanga ku American Embassy ndokunopiwa mapepa aidikanwa kuti nditange process yeku applyer visa uye taizodzoka nemapepa iwayo zuva remangwana racho. Mudhara vakabva vati tinorara ku hotera yepa Holiday Inn. Ahh ndakafara ini sezvo kaivawo kekutanga kupindawo muhotera.
Takazopedza mavhiki maviri tichingoita up and down from Chinhoyi to Harare and back. Zvinhu zvaidiwa zvainge zvakawandawanda. Kwaidiwa medical report iyo yaitaridza kuti ndaiva mutano pazvirwere zvose like sugar, bp , asthma and HIV. Pazvese izvi ndakawanikwa ndiri mutano ndikafara kwazvo.
Kwaizodiwawo futi police clearence saka takaenda ku Harare Central Police ndokunotorwa ma finger prints. Takaudzwa kuti zvaizotora 7 days kuti ma results abude asi kuti zvikasike mupurisa wacho akabva ati tikamupa $15.00 zvaigona kubuda ne one day. Mudhara vakabva varamba vachiti yainge yakawandisa mari iyoyo nekudaro takazongomupa $1.00 rema fingerprints ndobva tananga toga ku Morris Deport kwacho kwaizoendeswa ma forms iwayo. Ahh inga huori hwainge hwatekeshera nemukamba mese yemapurisa !
Tasvikako takaudzwa zvimwe chete zvo zvekuti aizobuda after 3 days asi kuti zvikasire taifanira kuburirsa $5.00 iyo mudhara vakazoburitsa ndokupiwa ma results sezvo tainge tisisina nguva tave kumhanyidzana nema days ekuvharwa kwe enrolment ku Havard.
Takazopiwa bepa rangu after 15 minutes ndokudzokerazve tava nezvese ku American Embassy ndokunosiya visa application. Takanzi taizodzoka after one week tichibva tadzokera kumba ku Chinhoyi.
Moziva kana uchimirira chinhu chauri kudisisa nguva hadzifambi. Ini vhiki rakandinonokera handidi kunyepa. I was so excited zvekuti ndaingozvinzwa kuti ndini pese pese pandaiva. Mufaro wangu wainge wakanyanyisa hama we. Ndaingoedza kuita imagine the kind of journey and life I was going to have kubva zvino zvichienda mberi kuti zvaizenge zvakamira sei chaizvo.
Zvisinei takazodzokera ku Harare vhiki rakatevera tichibva taudzwa kuti visa rainge raita. Haa ndakafara imi. I couldn't believe kuti ndini ndainge ndave kunokwira ndege kuenda ku United States.
Hatina kuzopedza nguva sezvo tainge tisina nguva yacho nekudaro takabva tananga kuBelgravia kwaiva neumwe travel agent watainge taitwa refer uyo akabva aita book SA flight pamwe ne a connecting flight to UK. Kwaisava ne direct flight from SA to USA saka taizonoita connect another flight to USA tave mu London.
All expenses having been paid by my father to the travelling agent uyo aizofambisa mapepa ose kudzamara ndasvika ku States, takabva tadzokera ku Chinhoyi. In a week's time I would be travelling overseas !
Ndakapedza vhiki rese ndichionekana neshamwari dzangu uye pa last day I hosted a party for them. It was a great moment I would never forget. Vakauya nehuwandu hwavo nevamwe vemuraini vandainge ndisina kumbokoka tikave nenguva yakanaka.
A lot of girls had a crush on me and everyone wanted to be as close to me as possible. Vamwe vaingondipa maphone numbers avo ndisina kumbovakumbira. Ahh ndaingotora ini kusvikira azara ose mufone. Kana ari ma selfie haiwa, munhu wese aingoda kutorwa picture. Kana iri facebook aiwa yaiita kudirana mamessages kunyanya vasikana but ini ndaisava nebasa navo panguva yacho. My trip to the states overrode everything !
Anyway mazuva akazoringana ndichibva ndaperekedzwa ku airport ku Harare with all members of my family. It was a sad moment kuparadzana nehama dzangu nekuti rwendo rwandainge ndofamba handaiziva kuti ndaizodzoka rinhi. Mama vakachema pandainge ndave kupinda mundege shame, I also cried but I had to go. I was ready to explore my new world. Science had always been my favourate subject kuchikoro especially Geography, Physics, Chemistry , IT and Astronomy. The universe always fascinated me and ndakapedzisira ndave kuita research ndichidzidza zvakawanda about our universe zvinova zvakandiita kuti ndinzwe kufarira this science field uye ndakapedzisira ndave kupfeka maboniboni semunhu aiita nguva refu akatarisa computer.
It was an SA Flight and very exhillerating sezvo yaiva first time yangu kukwira ndege but mmm ndakanzwa mudumbu veduwe ne air turbulance. Moyo waiita kuenda mudenga chaimo zvekuti pakutanga ndakarutsa. An air hostess who looked like she had come from heaven nekunaka kwaainge akaita came to assist me with a plastic bag yaiva pamberi pe seat rangu ndokunditi next time ndaifanirwa kurutsira imomo. Ko zvaizikanwa naniko kuti chi bhegi ichocho chaiva chekurutsira kkkk.
Ruregerero veduwe ini ndiri munhu we science zvimwe zvinhu itai muchindirangaridza kuti nditsanangure. Turbulence is when an airplane passes through an air pocket which is light or hot, ndofunga pa level yenyu ndiko kuti munzwisise kkkk. Light air is less dense because inenge iri hot. Kana ndege iri kubhururuka inenge ichifamba pamusoro pemhepo yakakora iyo inokwanisa kutakura huremu hwayo saka kana ichinge yasvika pane mhepo inopisa isingaremi mhepo iya haichagoni kutakura huremu hwendege. Nekudaro ndege inoita drop zvishoma ichienda pasi fow a few seconds like 5 seconds ichiita kakudonha so. Ndiyo turbulence iyoyo saka ipapo ndipo panotyisa sezvo unoto feeler kuti tave kudonha. Asi kune vajaira kufamba nendege zviri common izvozvo. Ndege inogona kutodonha about 10 seconds muchidzika zvichingodaro especially kana muri mu area ine makomo kana pamusoro peguta, air turbulence iyoyo inowanda. Saka pakusimuka paya ndipo ndakarutsa sezvo taiva pamusoro peguta guru re Harare. Aiwa moyo wakaenda mudenga kuita seuchabuda imi kkkk.
Zvisinei , a cleaner came ne mopping machine and in no time marutsi angu ainge abviswa. It was flawless mabatirwo emundege umu. Chokwadi dzimwe nyika dzainge dzakarongeka handidi kunyepa. Zvese zvaingokuudza kuti kwandaienda zvainge zvakarongeka chaiko. The service was just above board and I enjoyed each and every moment of this SA Flight. Ndakazopiwa ma sweets mamwe so ainaka hanzi anoita kuti mudumbu mugadzikane and zvechokwadiwo makabva magadzikana zvekuti kana patakazonomhara mu SA handina kurutsa futi, ndainge ndatojaira.
After 2 hours takasvika pa OR Tambo Airport ndokutambirwa na agent ainge aine chi card chaive nezita rangu. The lady was South African. She smiled and led me to depatures lounge uko akano booker my next flight to London. Hatina kuzogara ndobva ndatopinda mu British Airways. Haa chinhu chinonzi ndege chakaoma veduwe, paya pakarohwa science dzakapenga. Ndichazokuudzai ndiine nguva asi panguva iyi ndaisanzwisisa kuti ndege yaigona sei kubhururuka kuenda mudenga nekukura kwayo kuya. Mukati maiva makanaka uye muchifefetera pamwe nekudziya zvese.
However we had several stop overs in Kenya, Uganda, Morrocco and Egypt before our final leg to London. Takaita dzinenge 14 hours sezvo taingomiramira but finally takazosvika hedu. Mmm ndainge ndaneta ini asi in Egypt we were provided with bathing facilities to freshen up tichibva takwira futi ndege yedu ndokusimuka. Ko Egypt yaipisa ka zvekuti vamwe takapotsa tafenda sezvo iri nyika ye desert. Haisi nyoreka 14 hours wakagara mundege, makumbo anopisa aya agoita seazvimba. Vanoiti jet- leg iyoyo !
Ndakatambirwa pa Hethrow Airport in London neumwe agent aive ne chi card futi chaive nezita rangu ndichibva ndaendeswa mu town ku hotel. I would board my connecting flight to USA the next day. I was tired with this jet leg zvekuti ndakabva ndangorara after taking a hot bath and a hearty meal of roasted breast chicken with fried rice, mushroom soup n onions, some salads, red wine and ice cream desert. Ahh ndakadya sendaipenga ko zvainaka ka. Mushure ndakabva ndarara zvekufa chaizvo.
Ndakazomutswa kuseniseni kuti ndigadzirire sezvo my flight was at 9.00 am. Taxi yakauya ndobva tananga ku Hethrow Airport kuya uko ndakanopinda mu Pan American Airline. It was a jumbo jet yainge yakakura zvaityisa. Panguva iyoyo handainge ndisati ndakamboona ndege yainge yakakura zvakadaro. Ndofunga kana muri mu ground rebhora yaitozadza iri yoga sezvo mhando yacho yaipinda vanhu vaisvika kuma 300 to 350 ikoko.
Tichisimuka takaudzwa kuti taizonomhara mu guta guru reAmerica , New York. Ndaigaronzwa nembiri guta irori and I was very excited kuti ini here ndainge ndiri kuzonoona New York yacho iyoyi !
Aiwa rwendo rwaiva rurefu zvarwo, 5,585 km kubva ku London kunosvika kwataienda. Hapana chandakakwanisa kuona and most of the journey we were above the Atlantic Ocean saka yaingova mvura bedzi ziendanakuenda. Ndipo pandakaona hukuru hwaMwari veduwe. Kana uri panzvimbo imwe chete hapana zvaunomboona. Ini ndakaona nyika nekukura kwayo ndiri muchadenga imomo ndikashamisika nazvo !
Zvisinei masamba akazochinja tave kuda kusvika, an announcement was made kuti ndege yedu yainge isisakwanise kunomhara mu New York nekuda kwemamiriro ekunze. Kwainge kuri kunaya heavy rain saka tainge tave kunomhara ku Boston rinova raiva guta guru renzvimbo yandaienda inonzi Massachusetts, New England.
Vamwe mungada kuziva kuti zvakamira sei ipapa pakuti New England tiri mu America. This part of the USA , Massachusetts State is one of the original 13 British Colonies and one of the new six England colonies. Remember America was discovered by the British long back uye murume akaita discover nzvimbo iyi ainzi John Smith mumakore ana 1620 ikoko. Kune vakaita history munozviziva izvi.
Nzvimbo iyoyi ndiko kune Havard University iri mu Cambridge city uye University iyi yakavambwa mugore ra 1636 and was the first institution of higher learning in the United States. Ndiyo University yainge yandipa scholarship iyoyi saka musaitarisira pasi. Dzidzisai vana venyu vazoendawo ikoko kunotora ma degree. Vazhinji venyu munoti takanyora Cambridge hee taiita Cambridge. Ehe ndikoku kwaibva fundo dzenyu dzaimakwa under University of Cambridge. Imi mazuvano vana venyu vakuita zve Zimsec saka havangambozvizive zvandiri kutaura izvi.
It was a 7 hour flight accross the great Atlantic Ocean saka hapana chandakamboona kunze kwemvura bedzi yaingova ziendanakuenda mativi ose kudzamara tasvika mu continent ye America. Nemhaka yekuti tainge tave kunomhara mu Boston zvakandiitira nyore nekuti ndaifanira kuzobata futi imwe flight from New York to Boston.
Our plane came down from above the clouds about 30 000 feet tichibva tatanga kuona ma lights eguta re Boston iri. It was just maverlous imi woye, ziendanakuenda rema lights e gold, blue and white. It was just endless and amazing. Ndakangoti dai taingogara zvedu mudenga muno tichiona kubwinya kweguta kwaiyevedza zvinodakadza kudaro.
Takaita dzinenge 30 minutes tiri mu que yekuti ndege yedu imhare panhandare ye Logan International Airport inova yaiva nhandare huru mu Boston City. This airport is one of the busiest airports in USA and the largest in New England and is located in East Boston about 6km from downtown.It serves as a major airport for domestic and international routes especially for European countries.
Taingotenderera pamusoro peguta kusvikira yedu nguva yakwana ndokuzonzwa flight attendent odaidzira ne intercom kuti tainge tave kuzomhara zvino.
Nenguva isipi this huge plane was speeding accross the runway with great velocity ndokuzonomira yave ku runway 13 ndokutanga kudzoka and it took a good 10 minutes kuti iite dock pa arrivals terminal. The airport has more than 100 gates which are split accross 4 terminals uye isu takabva tanomira paTerminal E inova yaiva International Terminal.
Ndakambotadza kufamba naiyo jet leg iyi yandainge ndisati ndajaira. Jet leg is whereby blood circulation is affected by change of gravity. Gravity becomes less and less the higher you go saka makumbo anenge ave kurema kana wazodzika pasi sezvo speed yekufamba kweropa inenge yave kuchinjawo. Unonzwa makumbo achirema so as if haachina simba. Muchazozvinzwisisa henyu kana mazodzidza kusvika pandakasvika kkkk.
As in London ndakawana ndakamirirwazve na agent wechikadzi. Infact she was a beautiful British lady in her early 20s uyo akabva aenda neni kumota yaaiva nayo.
" Welcome to USA, Mac."
Akadaro achinyemwerera zvainwisa mvura. Ahh ava vanhu ava vaisaneta nekunyemwerera mhani chero mundege chaimo ma airhostess vaingogara nyemwerero iri mugotsi chaimo. Ndofunga ndizvo vaidzidziswa kuti kana vachitaura nema customers vange vachinyemwerera.
It was a heavy black Buick which I felt so powerful as it sped through traffic airport to where , I didn't know. Ndakazongoona tasvika pane imwe Hotel which was beautiful yainge yakanzi Boston Airport Hotel uye yaiva pedyo nenhandare yendege iyi zvekuti hapana kure kwatainge tamboenda. Traffic yakambotitambudza asi mukadzi uya kana kuti musikana hameno, aiziva migwagwa yacho zvakanaka zvekuti takazosvika asi ndainge ndanzwa nekuneta ini.
Akabva asiya andiudza kuti aizouya mangwana kuseni onditora uye ndinge ndave ready by six oclock kuseni. British people value time zvekuti akakuti nguva dzakati ndidzo dzaanouya idzodzo. They work with time kwete zvedu zvatinoita kuti ukanzi 2 pm unouya na 4pm hanzi time dzechibhoyi kkkk.
Iyi yakange yave 3rd time manje kupinda muhotera. Veduwe chitaurirwa hunyimwa mbare yegotsi. Edu mahotera atinoti vana Holiday Inn hapana zviripo. Ndakazopinda muhotera manje kwete zveku Harare kwandakambopinda ndikaita sendainge ndapinda kudenga. Kuti nditsanangure zvinotoda zuva rese pamwe nezvapitara ( chapters ) zvakati wandei. Imi chingozivai kuti yainge iri first class service pazvese uye yaiva busy nekuda kwevafambi vendege vaibva kunyika dzakasiyanasiyana.
Ndakapinda mu bath ndokugeza ndokunzwa zviri nani. Maiva nepamphlet iro raitsanangura kuti ndaigona kuita order room service kana kuenda ku dinning room kunodya. Ahh ndaisada izvozvo zvekudzika pasi nekudaro ndakaverenga pamphlet riya. Paivawo ne menu iro ndakazoshandisa kuorder chikafu icho ndakazobhadhara necredit card pakubuda the following day. Chikafu taizvionera asi hotera tainge tichibhadharirwa ne Havard University.
Mhando dzechikafu dzaivepo dzinoti netsei kutsanangura neshona handichakuudziyi kkkk asi paiva ne sea food, some classics like clam chodder and Boston cream pie, grilled entrees and several types of burgers and steaks, grilled chicken n fried rice with tomatoes and chips, stirfry, ribs kozotiwo different types of wines, cans and soft drinks.
Zvakanditorera nguva refu kuti ndizoisa order sezvo ndaida kunyatsonzwisisa zvandaizodya. Ko unozongoerekana wave kudya makakanje ka kana ukasanyatsoita tsvagurudzo kkkk.
Anyway ndichimirira order yangu ndakasimudza runhare rwaivemo ndokubaya foni dzekumba ku Zimbabwe idzo dzaiva landline. Yakadavirwa namama after some few minutes ichiramba kupinda.
" Mac how are you? Wasvika here?"
" Yes mom, how are you guys?"
" Ohh we miss you my baby boy. How is it manje ikoko? "
Ndakabva ndatanga kuvatsanangurira mafambiro andainge ndaita naivo vakafara. Ndakataura nemunhu wese ndichivazuwira about USA. Aiwa ndakataura ko foni yacho yaiva yemahara ka saka ndakataura madiro.
Mushure ndapedza kutaura zvese ndakabva ndazorara semunhu ainge aneta zvakanyanya uye hope hadzina kunonoka kundibata !
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