DEUTSCH:
Jordan kündigt ihren Job, um einen Mann zu treffen, der im Amazonas-Dschungel lebt. Die beiden haben sich noch nie persönlich gesehen. Vier Monate früher scrollt sie spät in der Nacht durch Instagram. Plötzlich erscheint ein sehr attraktiver Mann auf ihrem Bildschirm, der Videos aus dem Regenwald in Ecuador postet. Jordan schreibt ihm eine Nachricht. Als Pitiuruk, ein indigener Mann aus einem abgelegenen Dorf, ihr antwortet, ist sie völlig überwältigt. Sie beginnen, jeden Tag zu videotelefonieren. Jordan zeigt ihm ihr Leben am Strand, und Pitiuruk nimmt sie mit in seine Welt mit Trommeln, Teezeremonien und einem Alltag ohne Strom. Trotz der 14.000 Kilometer Entfernung verlieben sie sich immer mehr ineinander. Nach vier Monaten trifft sie ihre Entscheidung: Sie bucht vier Flüge und eine Busfahrt bis in sein Dorf. Als sie Pitiuruk am Flughafen sieht, verschwinden ihre Zweifel. Die Umarmung fühlt sich elektrisch an, und die nächsten zwei Wochen sind wie ein Traum mit Wasserfällen, Flüssen und Hängematten. Der Moment, der sie wirklich zum Weinen bringt, ist, als seine Mutter sagt: „Unser Dschungel ist dein Dschungel.“ In diesem Augenblick spürt Jordan, dass sie ein zweites Zuhause gefunden hat. Als Jordan Ecuador verlässt, sind sie offiziell ein Paar. Zurück in ihrem Heimatland teilt sie ihre Geschichte auf TikTok, und fast sieben Millionen Menschen sehen zu. Heute sind sie, gegen alle Erwartungen, immer noch zusammen. Viele Menschen glauben, dass Beziehungen nur mit Gemeinsamkeiten funktionieren, mit gleicher Kultur, gleicher Sprache und gleicher Welt. Jordan und Pitiuruk haben das nicht, und trotzdem funktioniert ihre Liebe.
ENGLISH:
Jordan quits her job to meet a man who lives in the Amazon jungle. The two have never seen each other in person. Four months earlier, she is scrolling through Instagram late at night. Suddenly a very attractive man appears on her screen, posting videos from the rainforest in Ecuador. Jordan writes him a message. When Pitiuruk, an Indigenous man from a remote village, replies, she is completely overwhelmed. They start video calling every day. Jordan shows him her life at the beach, and Pitiuruk takes her into his world with drums, tea ceremonies, and everyday life without electricity. Despite the 14,000 kilometers of distance, they fall more and more in love with each other. After four months she makes her decision: she books four flights and a bus ride to his village. When she sees Pitiuruk at the airport, her doubts disappear. The hug feels electric, and the next two weeks are like a dream, with waterfalls, rivers, and hammocks. The moment that truly makes her cry is when his mother says, "Our jungle is your jungle." In that moment, Jordan feels that she has found a second home. When Jordan leaves Ecuador, they are officially a couple. Back in her home country, she shares their story on TikTok, and almost seven million people watch. Today they are still together, against all expectations. Many people think that relationships only works with common ground, with the same culture, the same language, and the same world. Jordan and Pitiuruk do not have that, and yet their love works.
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