After 195 countries in two years, one traveler has become the first black woman to visit every country in the world. Jessica Nabongo ended her journey in the Seychelles, off the coast of East Africa—just as she said she would be on "Good Morning, America" back in March. Friends and family joined her in the Seychelles to celebrate the incredible achievement.
Nabongo was born and raised in Detroit by Ugandan-immigrant parents. She has been traveling internationally since she was four. In addition to her U. S. passport, Nabongo carries a Ugandan passport, which helped her gain access to different nations around the world.
The idea to visit every country on earth came to her in February 2017. At that point, she had visited about 60 countries. But Nahango didn't tell anyone her plan, at least not at first. Nabango did some research and discovered that she could become the first black woman to visit every country. "I didn't want anyone to beat me to it," she said.
Nabongo had been writing a travel blog since 2009, before social media was so , as a way to keep family and friends updated. Today, she documents much of her travel on Instagram, where she has almost 200, 000 followers who have watched her journey around the world.
What makes it to her Instagram is just a part of her life. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes. Seasoned traveler as she was, she got ripped off (被敲诈) during her journey when exchanging her money for the local currency. More often than not, though, people tried to be helpful, especially when Nahongo would tell them what she was trying to accomplish.
Through her travels, Nabongo broke down barriers about many countries, particularly those that people are afraid to visit, and highlighted (突出) the countries that are often unseen and overlooked.
