Oyinbo Lady who Left Germany, Fell in Love and Hasn't Returned in 12 Years Says She Has no Regrets
- Stephanie Fuchs met Sokoine, a Maasai man, in January 2011 while working at a research camp in Tanzania, and their love journey is interesting
- Stephanie said she struggled to adapt to the Maasai culture, and at some point, she almost gave up on her marriage
- The mother of one has been living in Tanzania for the past 12 years, and she revealed she doesn't regret following her heart
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Stephanie Fuchs, a mzungu woman, surprised the world by falling in love with a Maasai tribe leader.
The German woman met Sokoine in January 2011 while working at a research camp in Tanzania.
Source: Instagram
The 35-year-old revealed that she fell in love with Tanzania and its people, and one day while walking around, she met a group of Maasais and Sokoine was among them.
She first fell in love with the country and its people
"What attracted me to him were his eyes. His calm, steady gaze, which exuded so much peace and confidence. I tried to talk to them in Swahili but they seemed to be in a rush," she recalled.
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According to Masai Story, the two started talking, and 11 months later, they moved in together.
"In January 2012, Sokoine and I decided to try and build our life at his family's traditional boma. I was not sure if I could make it there, I was not sure if our relationship would work and I knew nothing about his indigenous culture, but I was ready to fight, because I wanted to stay with Sokoine," she wrote on her Instagram post.
Not a bed of roses
Stephanie said she struggled to adapt to the Maasai culture, and at some point, she almost gave up on her marriage.
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"It was hard. And more than once, it brought me close to giving up. When our son Yannik was born in 2016, things got so so difficult. Our marriage was so close to falling apart. But I stayed because I knew I had nowhere else to go. Because I knew I would regret leaving," she recalled.
The mother of one has been living in Tanzania for the past 12 years, and she revealed she doesn't regret following her heart.
Stephanie is currently in Zanzibar with her son, and she said she wanted to be out of the village for some time.
"For several reasons, which I cannot share with you just yet, I just need to be away from our village a little. While I am working on some top #secret things, I also have a lot of time to ponder and to be grateful for the life I am living," she said.
Teacher says he may not return home after finding Oyinbo lover
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a teacher had gone viral for saying that he may not return home after finding Oyinbo girlfriend.
Achabu was a science teacher at the Akuse Methodist Senior High School in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
He first went viral on social media after sharing amazing abroad transformation photos that were getting many social media users thrilled.
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