Adventures WorldRace SethBarnes Sponsorship Giving

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You know you are on The World Race when…

1. …Shampoo serves as a fine substitute for facial cleanser.

2. …Upon walking back to the concrete and straw hut that you sleep in (because you just pee’d on the dirt behind the hut before going to bed…in order to avoid the malodorous porta-potty that is your “restroom” for the month),  you come one inch away from stepping on a 4 ft. snake (yep, it happened to me!…don’t worry…I called for our men and Kev and Tim killed it immediately with two hoes!

3. …You have at least as many stamps in your passport as the number of months you have been away.

4. …You can fall asleep anywhere.

5. …You don’t remember what it felt like to go to sleep or wake up by yourself.

6. …Fruit and vegetables are luxuries.

7. …You talk with your team in anticipation about the upcoming plane flight because that means you get to enjoy running water, soap, a toilet seat, toilet paper, air conditioning and a seat ratio of 1:1 (one person to one seat).

8. …One of the first questions you ask your contact upon arriving at your ministry site is, “Should we flush the toilet paper or put it in the trash can?

9. …Successful and not-so-successful bathroom experiences are discussed freely among the 6 to 14 other people who are around you at the moment.

10.  …You get scolded by your teammate for accidently dropping a potato chip from the bag onto the ground…and then proceed to pick it up off the ground and eat it anyway…no, not one will be lost!

11. …There are twice the number of people crammed into a vehicle as the number of seats present.

12.  …Washing your feet with a wet-wipe and trimming your finger and toe nails make you feel just clean enough to go one more day without a bucket shower.

13. …Your hair looks like…well, if you have kept up on facebook, you know what I mean!

14.  …It’s normal to live among snakes, rats, cockroaches, abnormally large poisonous snails, chickens, donkeys, cows, goats, rib-skinny dogs, and any number of really strange insects!

15.  …You have bags upon bags of pre-made PB&J sandwiches for up to 40 people on travel days.

16.  …You carry your camera with you everywhere, especially when going into town with the goal of documenting anything “absurd” or “obscene” (e.g., a pig head on display on the side of the road).

17.  …Washing dishes involves two buckets…one for soap, one for bleach (and any other cleanser that may be available to try to cut the thick layer of grease that develops on every plate, cup, bowl and utensil.

18.  …You don’t get to go anywhere alone…Lord help us introverts!

19.  …You constantly “hurry up to wait”.

20.  …Your body doesn’t know what to do with itself because one day (e.g., February 4th) you are in sweltering Africa and the next day (e.g., February 5th) you are teeth-chattering freezing in Romania…it was -10 degrees fahrenheit last night!

AND…I’m LOVING it…Thank you all for your amazing support. Thank you Lord for Africa and cheers to Europe!