Die voormalige onderwyser Enrico de Bruin van Macassar het besluit om sy hart te volg en s\u00ea die skilderagtige roete na sy droom om \u2019n chirurg te word, was die moeite werd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De Bruin se pad het van leerder na student na onderwyser en weer terug na student gelei. Hy studeer nou vir \u2019n baccalaureus-graad in geneeskunde en chirurgie aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch met die doel om \u2019n dokter te word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was my droom vandat ek in graad ses was,\u201d het De Bruin gedeel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het die moeilike besluit in 2015 geneem om natuurlike medisyne aan die Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland te studeer. \u201cDit was tussen natuurlike medisyne of chirurgie, hoewel my hart uitgeroep het na natuurlike middels, want ek stel nog altyd in plante belang,\u201d meen die oud-onderwyser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00e1 vier jaar het hy sy graad ontvang, maar toe moes hy weer \u2019n moeilike keuse maak \u2013 hy was gereed om chirurgie te studeer, maar is deur die volwasse w\u00eareld in die gesig gestaar. Die De Bruin-familie het in die C-blokke in Macassar gewoon, en al was hulle nie brandarm nie, het die oud-onderwyser gevoel dat hy die enigste een was wat die situasie kon verbeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het toe my nagraadse onderwyssertifikaat verkry en vir my was dit \u2019n praktiese besluit,\u201d het De Bruin ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het eers by sy alma mater, Macassar Sekond\u00eare Skool, en daarna by Valsbaai Prim\u00eare Skool, klasgegee. De Bruin glo hy was \u2019n goeie onderwyser omdat hy empatie met sy leerders kon h\u00ea, want hy het uit dieselfde gemeenskap gekom en woon steeds in Macassar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het egter nog altyd gevoel asof ek \u2019n vo\u00ebl is wat in \u2019n hok vasgevang is,\u201d het hy ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De Bruin het in 2023 \u2019n dapper stap geneem om uit sy \u201chok\u201d te breek en aansoek gedoen om chirurgie te studeer. Ongelukkig vir hom is hy nie aanvaar nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het in 2024 aansoek gedoen om oorsee onderwys te gee asook chirurgie te studeer, en is vir albei aanvaar,\u201d het hy verduidelik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het vyf jaar lank prakties gedink, maar di\u00e9 keer my hart gevolg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir De Bruin is die ervaring om weer \u2019n student te wees, nou nog baie vars omdat hy eers Woens\u00addag 5 Februarie met klasse begin het. Die feit dat sy klas\u00admaats nou dieselfde ouderdom as sy eerste gr. 8-klas is, het nie by hom verbygegaan nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDis \u2019n aanpassing om te gaan van voor in die klas staan na in die banke te sit saam met medestudente \u2013 en jy is heelwat ouer as hulle. Dit hou \u2019n mens nederig,\u201d het hy ges\u00ea en gelag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De Bruin hoop sy storie sal ander mense sowel as ander onderwysers inspireer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk s\u00ea nie mense moenie onderwys studeer nie, maar as jy weet jou hart is nie daarin nie, neem die eerste stap,\u201d het die chirurgie-student ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs jy lief is vir loodgieterswerk en jy moet kies of jy \u2019n prokureur of \u2019n loodgieter wil wees, doen wat jou gelukkig gaan maak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
V<\/span> As jy De Bruin wil ondersteun om sy drome waar te maak, kan jy \u2019n skenking in sy Back a Buddy-rekening gee: https:\/\/www.backabuddy.co.za\/campaign\/from-teacher-to-healerhelp-fund-mymedical-journey.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Die voormalige onderwyser Enrico de Bruin van Macassar het besluit om sy hart te volg en s\u00ea die skilderagtige roete na sy droom om \u2019n chirurg te word, was die moeite 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