Our Story

Welcome to journey black home

We're Jess + Steve!

In July 2021, our lives changed forever when we sold nearly 90% of our belongings to travel Black America.

We left our hometown of Columbia, SC, excited to learn how this journey would change us, but we couldn’t have guessed how transformative the experience would really be.

From being present for the birth of Steve’s niece in Austin to meeting Jess’s biological brother for the first time ever in DC, Journey Back Home has expanded us in so many ways.

Our mission is to inspire our community to travel more domestically, explore more locally, and reimagine what’s possible in their daily lives. Here’s your invitation to break outta the box with us, fam!

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