Indlela uDorothee abungaza ngayo
U-Dorothee ubungaza e-London ukuze abelane ngekhaya lakhe nabanye.
Sasiyini isikhuthazo sakho sokuqala ukubungaza?
Selokhu sathenga indlu yethu cishe eminyakeni engu-11 eyedlule, besilokhu sinabahlali. Lokhu kuyingxenye yendlela yethu yokuphila, ikakhulukazi njengoba sinekamelo elengeizwe esingavamanga ukulisebenzisa. Kuze kube manje sesibe nezikhathi ezinhle. Indaba isekuletheni umhlaba endaweni yethu. Futhi kuyindlela enhle yokukusebenzisa ngokugcwele lokho okuyimpahla—indlu yethu.
Uzamukela kanjani izivakashi ekhaya lakho?
Uma ngisebenza lapho izivakashi zifika, imvamisa indodakazi yami iyazingenisa. Iyakuthanda lokho futhi izizwa sengathi kuwumsebenzi ewuthandayo. Kuyisingeniso esihle ezivakashini zethu, ngoba ziyabona ngokuphelele ukuthi yikhaya lomndeni.
Ingabe izingane zakho ziyazibandakanya nezivakashi?
Izingane zize zisho nokuthi “Oh, kufanele uye kuleya ndawo yokudlela. Kufanele uye kulesiya sitolo sekhofi. Kufanele nakanjani uzame leya burger.” Iningi lezivakashi liyakwazisa ngempela lokho. Zizizwa zamukelekile, futhi zizizwa sengathi zinambitha impilo yaseNingizimu London.
Ukubungaza kuyishintshe kanjani indlela ophatha ngayo ikhaya lakho?
Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ikhishi lethu alinabala (akulula uma unezingane ezimbili!) Futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ingadi yangaphambili ihlanzekile futhi iyaheha.
Yini imali engenayo eyengeziwe ekusize ukuthi uyenze?
Sithenga okwasendaweni, sithenga ezimakethe zabalimi, futhi sidla imikhiqizo emihle, engaxutshangwa nalutho futhi eshaya khona nebesingeke sikwazi ukuyikhokhela uma besingabungazi ku-Airbnb.
Ingabe ukuhambisana nokushintshashintsha kwezimo kwenkundla ye-Airbnb kubalulekile kuwe, iqiniso lokuthi ungazibekela eyakho imithetho?
Kubaluleke kakhulu, njengoba ungalindela ukuba nezingane ezimbili. Sinemisebenzi, simatasa, futhi kwezinye izikhathi sifuna indawo nokuthi ibe nje ngeyethu kuphela. Kuhle ukukwazi ukunquma ngokuhambisana nokushintshashintsha kwezimo isikhathi esifuna ukubungaza ngaso.
Omunye wemithetho yakho ukuthi izivakashi ziyingxenye yomndeni phakathi nokuhlala kwazo. Kukhona okunye osengakusho?
Izikhathi eziningi izivakashi ziyakwazisa futhi ziyakuqonda lokho—lapho zibhukha nathi, incazelo ithi yindawo yomndeni. Futhi kungcono nakakhulu uma zifuna ukuhlangana nezingane. Ngokuvamile lokho kusho ukuthi kwezinye izikhathi sonke siba nokujabulela inkomishi yetiye ekhishini sindawonye. Sikhulume ngosuku lwethu, bese wonke umuntu eqhubeka nalokho akwenzayo. Kuyisikhathi esihlaba umxhwele.