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Levke Kersting finally wants to fulfill her dream.
She emigrates to Zanzibar and is accompanied by “Goodbye Germany”.
But she has to leave her true love behind in Germany.
Hanover – Levke Kersting (38) from Hanover is emigrating to Zanzibar with her dog Emma.
She wants to open a bar right by the sea and is accompanied by “Goodbye Germany”.
One thing makes leaving particularly difficult for her - three months ago the 38-year-old fell in love with Marcel, a heating engineer from Hamburg.
“Goodbye Germany” emigrant Levke wants to open a beach bar on Zanzibar
While most German emigrants on the Vox documentary soap are drawn to Mallorca, Levke lost her heart in Zanzibar.
Four years ago she went on vacation to the African island for the first time and decided to pack her things and build a new life there.
In total, she vacationed in Zanzibar four times and fell in love with a Masai man who she dated for two years.
But her heart now belongs to Marcel from Hamburg.
Three months ago, Levke Kersting fell in love with a heating engineer from Hamburg, Marcel.
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Levke wants to get started with a beach bar in Zanzibar, but has managed to get a remote job just to be on the safe side.
But Marcel doesn't make emigration easy for her.
He is “a very special person who suddenly came into my life,” says Levke, describing him with shining eyes and a broad smile.
From Germany to Switzerland
The most popular destination for German emigrants is Switzerland.
As tagesspiegel.de reports, around 309,000 German citizens moved their residence to the neighboring country in 2021.
“Goodbye Germany” emigrant leaves behind great love for new life
“It wasn’t planned that way.
“I actually promised myself that I wouldn’t get to know anyone else before I left,” explains the 38-year-old.
There has never been as much spark with Levke as with Marcel.
This makes the departure all the more painful.
“But I just promised myself that I would go through with it and I had to hurt myself,” the emigrant continued.
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It remains uncertain whether Marcel will embark on the journey with Levke.
After all, he only moved to Hamburg three years ago and has already settled in very well there.
Actually, he is open to everything.
But emigrating is not one of them.
Despite love, Levke emigrates.
“But actually also because of love.
Out of self-love,” she admits on “Goodbye Germany.”
It's the first time she's doing something just for herself.
Whether her love for Marcel will still remain and whether Marcel will leave Hamburg for Levke at some point remains uncertain.
Jenny Matthias emigrated with her love Jens Büchner, but they separated only a short time later.
The “Goodbye Germany” emigrant has now given her heart to Achim.
He is her late friend's x-husband.
Sources used:
“Goodbye Germany” episode 24 from September 16, 2022, tagesspiegel.de