Bhala indaba yothando olusanda kuqala phakathi kwabantu ababili. Khuluma ngokuhamba kwabo ndawonye ohambweni lapho bangena khona engadini enhle eWashington DC futhi bangene enkingeni efanele.
Mina noNatalie savuka ekuseni ngemva kobusuku obujabulisayo. Ngalelo sonto ngangise-DC ngisesemsebenzini, futhi ngangilokhu ngikhona ngempelasonto ngaphambi nangemva kwalokho, ukuze sichithe isikhathi ndawonye. Sasisanda kuhlangana ngenyanga ngaphambili, futhi ngemva kwamasonto angaphezu kwamane sithumelelana imiyalezo, kwakujabulisa ukuba ndawonye. Ukuqomisana kwethu kokuqala kwakusekupheleni kwesonto ngaphambili, lapho sasiye ekhonsathini kaJimmy Buffett. Kwaba ubusuku obumangalisayo. Manje kwase kungu - 10 ekuseni ngoMgqibelo ngemva kwesonto lomsebenzi, futhi sasikulungele ukuthola elinye ithuba. UNatalie, owayevela e-DC, wayefuna ukungibonisa iDumbarton Oaks Gardens, ngakho sahamba. Ngeshwa, lapho sifika lapho, amasango angaphambili ayevaliwe. Njengoba sasisafuna ukuzijabulisa, sanquma ukuhambahamba kule ndawo, siqiniseka ukuthi sasizothola isango, umnyango noma enye indlela yokungena engavaliwe. Ngasekupheleni kwendawo, nakuba singatholanga isango elivulekile, sathola elilodwa elalikwazi ukukala. Futhi yilokho kanye esakwenza. Sagibela phezu kwalowo mbhoshongo, futhi samukelwa ezingadini ezinhle. Kwakusekuqaleni kuka-August, futhi okuningi kwakusaqhakaza. Izingadi zazingenabantu, futhi sasicabanga ukuthi sinendawo yonke eyethu. Kodwa, ngokushesha sathola ukuthi lokho kwakungeyona indaba. Lapho sihlola ikotishi elincane elaliphinde lisebenze njengendawo yokubukisa izithombe, saphawula ichibi elincane eduze kwalo. Siphinde sabona othile ebhukuda kulelo chibi. Cishe lowo muntu naye wasibona, ngoba ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa kwafika unogada ehamba nathi ngesikhathi sihlola izimbali eziqhakazile eziseduze. Kwase kwephuze kakhulu ukubaleka, ngakho esikhundleni salokho saya kumlindi, futhi samthokoza ngokusithola. Njengoba babesikhiphela ngaphandle, sabancoma ngesimo esihle sengadi, nakuba lokho kwakubonakala kungamthulisa kakhulu. Wayekhungathekile kakhulu ngalesi simo. Njengoba base bezosiholela ngaphandle ngasesangweni eliphambili, sacela ukukhokhela ukungena kwethu. Benqaba ngokuqinile, futhi bagcizelela ukuba sihambe ngokushesha, futhi senza kanjalo. Futhi yileyo ndlela mina noNatalie esaba ngayo nohambo lwethu lwamahhala lwezingadi, futhi sathatha isinyathelo esisodwa sokusondela ekuthandaneni. Ngemva kweminyaka emithathu, sashada.