Noel is experiencing a special moment: the 27-year-old is seeing and feeling snow for the first time in his life.
Noel Bako grew up in Zimbabwe. Snow only knows this from television.
“Since I’ve only seen snow on TV before, I always thought it wasn’t real. Then when I saw it snowing, I thought for a moment I was in a movie.” – Noel vs SWNS
Noel met his wife, Gemma, in Gueru in 2019 while working as a procurement officer. He worked there as a volunteer. He approached her at work and they fell in love.
The couple married in March 2021 and applied for a spousal visa, which was accepted in June 2022.
They now live together in Malvern in the south-west of England.
Gemma says her husband is experiencing many things for the first time, but seeing the first snowfall was special.
“I felt like a baby. I got so emotional I wanted to cry.” -Noel Vs. swns
His wife Gemma felt the same way when she first came to Zimbabwe.
“It’s really great that we can show each other our world.” -Jama Vs. swns

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