Masai Story: My Fight for Love and the Future of an Indigenous Tribe

A German environmentalist decides to love a Maasai - and to live in one of the most patriarchal cultures in the world. On a research trip to Africa, biologist Stephanie Fuchs meets Sokoine, a traditional Maasai. The two fall in love, but the hurdles that stand in the way of their relationship are great. Finally, they give their love a chance and Stephanie Fuchs moves to Sokoine’s village in Tanzania. She soon faces major challenges: she first has to find her place in the traditional village community. Her life among the Maasai is repeatedly overshadowed by serious setbacks: Stephanie is injured in a dramatic car accident and after the birth of their son Yannik, she suffers from postnatal depression. But the biggest test for Stephanie, Sokoine, and their village comes when the consequences of climate change become apparent - in the form of persistent droughts that threaten their livelihoods. Stephanie comes up with a plan to protect her son and her family from climatic changes. A moving and cleverly told true story of love, home, and the great challenges of our time.

Alexandra Brosowski is an author, writing coach, and journalist and has been writing at home for 25 years. She lives with her family in Schleswig-Holstein. She packed her love for the land between the seas into the book ＂ Schleswig-Holstein for Klookschieters.＂ She works nationwide online and offline with her customers, authors, and publishers, and gives workshops, online courses, and writing retreats by the sea. The experiences of her own cancer and burnout help her to write biographical books by authors with serious life crises. Stephanie Fuchs, born in 1986, was aware of the major hurdles that stood in the way of her relationship with Sokoine and still chose love. She has been living in his village for twelve years now and the two are parents to a son. With the help of a land management project, she is trying to protect her home from the effects of climate change.