Jessica Nabongo became the first black woman to travel to 195 countries.
She started traveling after quitting her job in the pharmaceutical industry, before deciding to teach English in Japan.
Nabongo lived in London where she studied at the London School of Economics.
She resided in Italy and Benin while working with the United Nations.
Nabongo completed her travel to 195 countries when she visited Seychelles, a country in East Africa.
150 people have reportedly been to every country—the majority being white European men.
In an effort to help fund her travels, Nabongo is a social media influencer and exchanges social media posts for swanky hotel stays.
She’s also created Gofundme pages.
Nabongo admits she’s experienced racism in other countries, even in Africa. “The discrimination that I faced in South Africa was ridiculous. Not only from white South Africans, which many would expect but also from black South Africans,” she said.
Still, some experiences were better than others. “Senegal, it’s amazing. You don’t see them privileging white people over Africans.
They treat everyone the same. Same in Ghana.”
