A woman decided to make a radical life change: she moved from the United States to Tanzania, where she met a man 30 years younger and says she is living her prime.
Deborah Babu,
60, did not expect to fall in love when she met her now-husband,
Saitoty Babu
, 30, while traveling in Tanzania with their daughter, Royce, 30, in October 2017.
After arriving at a beach in Zanzibar, 15,000 kilometers from their home in the United States, the women met Saitoty, who offered them some 'souvenirs'.
Although she chose not to receive the souvenirs, the retired police officer asked if she could have a photo with him, as
she had never met a member of the Maasai population.
Deborah fell in love with and left Sacramento to live in Tanzania,
Immediately, the two exchanged phone numbers and made small talk.
Two weeks passed and the American returned to Sacramento, but the new friends did not lose communication.
In December 2017, Deborah traveled to Tanzania again and the man did not miss the opportunity:
he took out the engagement ring and asked her to marry him,
reported The Sun.
Without thinking, she accepted and the couple married in June 2018 in the middle of a traditional Maasai ceremony.
They also had a wedding legalized by the US government. "I never expected to find a husband and marry someone much younger than me, but he is the kindest and most loving man," Deborah Babu said.
The woman's family supports the relationship.
Family support
Fortunately, Deborah's children backed the engagement and encouraged her to move on: “When you first mentioned that you were going to marry me, I thought you were crazy.
But my children and family said that I shouldn't worry about the age difference, since she had been alone long enough and deserved to be happy.
"I was a happy, single woman and I was reluctant to date someone 30 years younger. My oldest daughter, Tiffany, 32, and son, Sherrick, 27, met him on FaceTime and encouraged me to do so, to travel to Tanzania again." , the woman reminded the British press.
Traditional wedding ceremony, in 2018.
After making their relationship official, the excited couple received criticism for their age difference.
The woman even revealed that some people on social networks accused "Saitoty of being with me only for the green card, which hurts because I know how little he wants to live in the United States."
"People ask me if I adopted him or if I'm his grandmother. We focus on our happiness, no matter what they say," Deborah added.
Both say they cook over wood and do not have running water.
Saitoty, a rancher, recalled how the first time he saw Deborah he felt like he had "seen an angel".
He continued: "We laughed together and took a picture and she just melted my heart."
"She is beautiful and kind and supports me. Having a wife is a big step for me. I am proud of our marriage," the young man said.
Both have lived in Tanzania for five years.
"It hurts me a lot to see mean comments, but now I see other people with age differences and it helps us to ignore what people are saying.
Age is just a number and it doesn't stop me from loving and caring for my wife."
The woman settled in Tanzania five years ago and lives happily.
Despite the negative comments, Deborah Babu and Saitoty are still together.
“It's a very different life here in Tanzania, but I'm happy.
We cook on fire and we don't have running water.
We are building a cabin right now and we even have to build our own stairs," the wife said.
Now, both continue to live in Tanzania and do not listen to criticism.
Deborah is still in love like the first day.
"He would do anything to get me a piece of chocolate, for example. He is the kindest and most loving man I have ever met."
Freddie Mercury Island
Zanzibar is an archipelago in the Indian Sea that has a rich history of uprisings, failed attempts at independence, and various curiosities.
One of the most important is that on September 5, 1946, the leader of Queen, Freddie Mercury, was born.
Freddie Mercury with his African nanny, in Zanzibar.
At that time, the Sultanate of Zanzibar lived in full British domination and after a long war, the first steps were beginning to be glimpsed towards a state that did not convince everyone.
Farrokh, -Freddie-, was born in 1946 into a Persian family and under British nationality.
For the next 16 years, the little Bulsara lived between Zanzibar and Bombay, where he was studying.
The last time the island saw its prodigal son was in 1962, shortly before the Union of the Republic of Tanzania was proclaimed, which was grouped, under the supervision of Great Britain in 1964, to Tanzania and the Empires of Tanganyika and from Zanzibar.