JESSICA NABONGO
Her book “ The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country in the World ” is now a best-selling travel book. The photo was
“Everyone wants women to be afraid to go into the world alone. I am not. I’ve learned that most people are good. I move with positive energy, and that is a magnet for all these wonderful, amazing humans that are brought into my life.” – 35-YEAR-OLD JESSICA NABONGO
taken from Nabongo’s Instagram.
Jessica Nabongo, a Ugandan-American, felt a call to the world. She believes humanity still exists and forges deep connections with people and places. At 35 years old, she became the first recorded Black woman to visit every UN-recognized country. Her epic travels have taken her to 195 countries and 10 territories, 89 of which she visited solo. Her journey traveling the world was largely self-funded, and she doesn’t do free trips either. I’m inspired by her wisdom in saying, “I hope that what people get from my journey is that the world is all of ours, it belongs to all of us, and we can go, we can play, we can meet, and we can see every place in the world that we want to see,” in The 247 . She’s also a public speaker, writer, entrepreneur, and founder of The Catch, her lifestyle brand. Her latest achievement is a book published by National Geographic that documents her travels called The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country in the World , which is now a best-selling book worldwide. Get inspired by her journey on her website.
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