Ngingathanda ukuthi sibheke imodeli elandelayo eyethulwa nguJoem C. Bayawa, othweswe iziqu eNyuvesi yaseMiami, lokhu kumayelana noMichael J. Scanlon:
“Ngakhulela eningizimu yeChicago. Abazali bami babehlukanisile ngokuthula futhi singenayo imali eningi, kodwa asikaze sizizwe simpofu futhi kwakunabantu abaningi ababesesimweni esibi kakhulu. I was a typical early 90's kid: Ngangidlala ngaphandle esikhundleni sangaphakathi, ngangiya epaki uma ngifuna ukubona abangani bami, ngadlala ngamatshe nokungcola sabheka izinyoka zasengadini sadlala umacashelana ngoba ukucabanga kwakusewumcabango. ithuluzi elidingekayo lengane ye-90's ukuze ujabule. "
UMike wayedlala ibhola lombhoxo esafunda, futhi waba ukapteni weqembu. Ngaphinde ngathola abangane abakhulu nezinkumbulo ezingenakulibaleka engiyoke ngizenze.”
“Ngelinye ihlobo ngisekhaya ngivela eMiami, ngacelwa ukuthi ngimodele. Ngayidubula kodwa ngabona ukuthi kwakungeyona eyami, yingakho lapho umthwebuli wezithombe ogama lakhe linguJoem Bayawa engicela ukuthi ngisebenze, ngaxolisa, kodwa leyo ndaba izoqhutshekwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.”
Kodwa kungazelelwe, uMike wenqaba ukwamukela uhlelo lweDokotela kuPsychology eNova Southeastern University eFt. Lauderdale futhi wathuthela eBrisbane Australia ukuyodlala ibhola lombhoxo.
“Ngesikhathi sami lapho ngavulwa amehlo ngabuka ubuhle bomhlaba, ubunjalo bemvelo yabantu base-Australia, ngadlala ibhola lombhoxo elihle kakhulu, ngaba nenhlanhla yokuba inhloko yokuziphatha yenhlangano enkulu kunazo zonke ye-autism, izwe. Ngaba yingxenye yoshintsho emibonweni eya ezenzweni ezisekelwe ebufakazini futhi ngangingomunye wababhali abambalwa ohlelweni lwabo lokufunda lokungenela, okwakuwumsebenzi omude kakhulu wothando.”
Futhi-ke, ngemva kokusuka e-Australia futhi walibangisa ekhaya eChicago ukuze abe seduze nomndeni wakhe. UMike wathola ukuthi unesikhathi esiningi esengeziwe ayengakaze abe naso ngaphambili futhi “wazithela phezu kwegigi yokumodela eyasiza ekugcwaliseni isikhathi. Ngakhethwa ukuthi ngenze umkhankaso kazwelonke wesikhangiso se-LA Tan futhi ngijabule kakhulu ngaze nganquma ukuthi mhlawumbe ngingazama ukumodela kanye noma kabili ngaphezulu. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho kwezwakala izwi limemeza kudala: Joem Bayawa”.
“Njengoba ngisebenze noJoem izinto sezihambile futhi kungaphezu kwalokho engingakwazi nokukuthwala. Ngenze izithombe ezingenakubalwa, manje ngisebenza nama-ejensi amathathu ahlukene, ngenza imali eyanele ukuze ngikhokhele i-MBA yami Yezezimali (okuthi okwamanje ngisonyakeni wami wokugcina-ngiseno-4.0) futhi' ngikujabulele kakhulu kulokhu.”
UMike namanje akaziboni eyimodeli noma ebukeka njengemodeli, okwamanje. “Ngihlale ngithethiswa njalo uma ngisho kanjalo. Okwamanje, ngiyakujabulela ukugibela kodwa ngitshala imali emfundweni yami lapho lesi sitimela sigcina siphuma emzileni. Ake ngikutshele kodwa, kuyisimo esisodwa esimatasa kodwa esijabulisayo empilweni yami futhi ngiyazisa wonke umsebenzi engiwutholayo, konke ukuthanda, ukuphawula, nokwabelana ku-Instagram, nawo wonke umuntu obonakala ejabulela lokho nginenhlanhla ngokwanele ukukwazi. okuzo kwenziwa."
Igama Lemodeli: UMichael J. Scanlon
Umthwebuli wezithombe: Joem C. Bayawa
Ukuzilungisa & Makeup kanye Nesitayela: Joem C. Bayawa
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