Luxolo Matebese is a first year at Rhodes who is charismatic and appealing in his social and academics. His enthusiasm defines his character; he is delightful, very interactive with people and very active. He is short in height, light skinned complexion. I call him Lux. He also find being talkative as his characteristic function,”I am very talkative and always take things easy whether my social life is hard or my academics are giving me hard times. Life is a good and beautiful woman but most of the people don’t think so”. When this guy interacts with people surrounding him, he is like a reverend with full community engagement. He is a freshman; always have something to say no matter what. Lux is a survivor and his story is interesting because many people like to take life to serious and being so focused in their first year, him even if there is something bad he’ll stay calm. “I failed my law test but I know that I will strive to pass in the long run. My long time girlfriend dumped me after I had like two months here at Rhodes but I knew that I will move on and there will be someone who is going to love me and I am going love her back”. I find this man as the coolest and calm person on earth, he is very cheerful.
A down to earth oak, a positive thinker forget his debate attributes, think of him as a first year student who is more than his seniors because of his full strength and optimisms. Lux was mostly exposed to homosexuality here at Rhodes, he had always judged people who were gays.” I always thought gay people were abnormal and full of nonsense but today I know that there people too, they are very sensible and now I have friends who are gays and they know my sexuality and they respect me and I respect them, so what I can say in your first year a person adapts in many things at varsity”. The confusion and ignorance on our townships and villages teaches us a coarsely and impolite way of interpreting things and we end up calling other people like gays with such harsh names. Lux gives an insight on what people can judge and not being aware of what is really happening in the world.” I am now also explored with many different kinds of people, people who have different cultures and races, people of different backgrounds bonding together and living on one community”. First year is very a hard challenge to every student coming from where ever, the thing is you don’t know what to expect. I know it can be very hard but if we can have people like Lux, people who have interesting hopes and don’t stress about the unaware information and expectations.
“I love my books like woman. I take care of my books like a shepherd taking care of his goats and cattle’s, but when I fail I don’t blame myself I only look for the second chance”. He is full of hope; he shows encouragement and trust of himself. “I love woman like my books, my gay friends usually laugh when I say this,’ I love woman with passion’, it is true its not that I am faking myself or being not the true character of myself. I love woman and I respect them, a good woman is a treasure and is hard to find”. Let’s just say he is keeping it real and being the true quality of himself, he knows how to divide his professions from the fun.
To conclude, Lux is a first year student full of joy and anticipations, I even asked him do you cry? His answer was,” I cry only when I am very blissful”. People take life to serious, the reason I am so chilled is because, life is hard and we all know that and people who will write about life are us, the least I do I enjoy my life at a fullest climax wisely. This African young man is the calm person I’ve ever seen and spoken to in my life, it was a pleasure to do his profile I wish I can still stay other minutes with him because his stories are adventure and journey.
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I enjoyed reading this profile, it made me realise a few things which apply to me as well. Reading Luxolo's accounts of life at Rhodes, I feel as though I know him too, though we have never met, or spend time together. he surely is a survivor. I like the way you were able to tell his story, although at times I felt that you put yourself too much in the profile, and in that way diverted attention away from Luxolo, your interviewee. Apart from that, great job!
Reading this profile made me feel as though I know Luxolo on a personal level.ha ha ha ha. Rhodes University sure is a close knit community.
Great Job Vakele!
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