**disclaimer – this is representative of our whole squad, not just us…**
1) Toilet paper is used as a form of currency
2) You hide your food because you don’t want to have to share it (“do not withhold from the one who asks of you…”)
3) You save Nutella for a rainy day, but it just hasn’t rained quite hard enough yet
4) You wear underwear on travel days just incase you run out of toilet paper…same goes for socks…
5) You eat garlic like an apple because you hear it keeps mosquitos away
6) You think peeing on your face clears up your acne
7) You think your pack will be lighter because you threw out your razor
8) You think eating rice dries up your diarrhea
9) You’re willing to share a toothbrush
10) You’re willing to use the castoff deodorant from the guys on your squad (as a female)
11) You’ve reduced all footwear down to flip flops
12) Debrief = deworm
13) Whole squad get-togethers equal new wardrobe…free pile anyone?!
14) You start naming the creatures that live inside of you
15) Shaving your head and nothing else is a true sign of femininity
16) You’d rather hitchhike than pay for transportation
17) You eat like every meal is your last
18) Poop is the daily dinner conversation
19) Expiration dates just don’t apply to food anymore
20) The 10 second rule becomes the 10 minute rule
21) You choose the squatty potty over the Western toilet in public restrooms
22) You never go anywhere without toilet paper on your person
23) A bump, a bug, a worm, a bruise, etc. simply add character to your produce…it no longer deters you from eating it
24) A mere two meters of cloth becomes your towel, dress, skirt, blanket, headwrap, sheet, curtain, the only thing separating you from a scuzzy mattress, backpack, carry-on, pillow…
25) You have no idea that you’ve put on the WR 20lbs because your once tight clothes haven’t seen a dryer in over 4 months…
26) The idea of showering every day or even every other day seems selfish and counterproductive
27) Any open floor space is fair game for nap time…except in China
28) Eye masks are worn all day just in case aforementioned floor space opens up
29) Previously mentioned eye masks are also used as headbands, necklaces, hair ties, etc.
30) Vermin such as rats, mice, roaches, ants, beetles, spiders, geckos, lizards, stray cats, mosquitos, etc. just become a part of the family, they might even get invited to feedback 😉
BONUS – The boys’ flesh-eating pathogens actually make the girls less likely to shower, “I’m not stepping into that cesspool of a shower…do you know what’s growing in that water…!?!”
