Moment a Zimbabwean man sees snow for the first time in UK

2022-12-15

Snow excited! Touching moment a Zimbabwean man, 27, sees snow for the first time after joining his wife in UK

Noel Bako, 27, from Gweru, Zimbabwe, saw snow for the first time last week
He moved to England in June to be with his wife Jaima after the pair met in 2019
Noel was all smiles and emotional as he pranced through a thin layer of snow

A wholesome video shows a man giddy with excitement and emotional after seeing snow for the very first time.

Noel Bako, 27, from Gweru, Zimbabwe, was all smiles and prancing through a thin layer of snow after freezing temperatures hit the UK this week.

Noel moved to Malvern, Worcestershire, in June to be with his wife Jaima, 29, after the pair met in 2019 at a game park in Gweru.

Noel said: ‘I felt like a baby for the first time ever seeing the snow. I honestly wanted to cry because I was so emotional.’

‘I had seen snow on the TV, but I actually thought it might have been fake. I felt like I was on TV seeing it here. I can’t wait for it to actually snow heavily.’

Noel was working as a procurement clerk in Gweru, when he met Jaima, who was volunteering.

He said: ‘I was enjoying my work one day, and I could tell she was watching, she approached me and made the first move.’

Noel Bako, 27, from Gweru, Zimbabwe, was giddy and emotional after seeing snow for the first time in the UK

Noel was all smiles and prancing through a thin layer of snow after freezing temperatures hit the UK this week

Noel moved to England in June to be with his wife Jaima, 29, (left) after the pair met in 2019 at a game park in Gweru

Jaima flew back to the UK after her volunteer work ended, but returned to Zimbabwe for Noel in January 2021.

She added: ‘We just kind of fell in love straight away. It’s hard to tell, but I knew I was attracted to him from the beginning.’

The couple were married in March 2021 and applied for a spousal visa, which was accepted in June.

The pair now live in Malvern where Noel works as a chef and Jaima as a care worker.

Noel spotted snow for the very first time out the couples bedroom window before that he had only seen it on TV

Jaima flew back to the UK after her volunteer work ended, but returned to Zimbabwe for Noel in January 2021

Jaima said since Noel came to the UK he’s done lots of things for the first time, ‘like bonfire night and Christmas’ but said when the snow gets heavier it will ‘blow his mind’

Jaima said: ‘It sounds really cringy, but since he came here he’s done lots of things for the first time, like bonfire night and Christmas.

I feel like a mother showing her kid the world.

‘It was the same for me when I went to Zimbabwe. It’s been really great showing each other our worlds, it’s been really emotional.

‘This wasn’t actual snow, when it snows properly, it’s going to blow his mind I think.’