We met at a cocktail bar in Atlanta and quickly realized we were both Jamaican. In the same conversation, I mentioned an annual dinner I host in Jamaica every February. He mentioned that he’s also there each February for his brother’s birthday. We later realized his brother and I share the same birthday. A few months later, he joined that dinner in Jamaica, and it was there that we officially started dating.

Shortly after returning, the world shut down and we quarantined together. When travel opened back up, we left on our first trip to Kenya. We’ve since traveled to more than fifteen countries and many U.S. cities together, but no matter where we roam, Jamaica is home.