And other truths I've discovered on the race!
1.Baby wipes are more valuable than gold.
2. Whenever you kill a mosquito, a hundred more are born in it's place.
3. "Off day" is a loose term.
4. You don't have to have chacos to be a missionary.
5. If you feel like there is a bug crawling on you, there is. If you don't feel like there is a bug crawling on you, there is.
6. Your electronics will more than likely get lost, stolen, or break on the race. You've been warned.
7. You can never have too much underwear.
8. Broken English, a compilation of a bunch of weird accents, and the Indian head wobble become normal forms of communication.
9. Strangers will stare at you and take pictures of you constantly. Have fun with it and know you will be on facebook pages all around the world!
10. You can always shower, even if it is with a bucket.
11. Trying to keep an inflatable pillow under your head while you sleep is like trying to balance a watermelon covered in Vaseline on your nose. Bring a Pillow Pet or small pillow, it's so worth it!
12. Your diet will consist of an endless supply of carbohydrates.
13. The power will go out, a lot.
14. If you are over 5 feet tall, you will feel like a giant in Asia.
15. There are no traffic laws overseas. If you are the biggest, fastest, and can honk the longest, you have the right of way.
16. Never trust google/ yahoo answers when they say there is a Taco Bell in a foreign country. *coughTylerHuntcough*
17. Never trust that something will happen at the time you were told it was supposed to. "Hurry up and wait!"
18. No matter how good of an immune system you think you have, you will get sick on the race.
19. Don't be surprised when most of your friends either get engaged, married, or pregnant while you are on the race.
20. There is not a Mc Donalds in every country, but there's always a KFC.
21. Seeing men pee on the side of the road is completely normal.
22. You often forget what country you are in and have multiple currencies in your wallet.
23. You always need to have your testimony, a small sermon, and a song in your back pocket. Don't be surprised when you are asked to do something without any warning!
24. You begin to call the hostel, hut, shack, tent, or building you are staying in that month "home" as soon as you put your pack down.
25. Don't think that all the clothes you sent to the cleaners will come back.
26. On the rare ocassion you see white people, you give them weird "what on earth are you doing here?!" looks.
27. You hoard sugar, ketchup, and all the other random spice packets you can find at western restaurants during travel days.
28. You learn to eat around the ants and other bugs that have made their way into your food.
29. Whenever you find an American product at the store, a freak-out moment occurs. This varies from tears, to laughter, to jumping, to a combonation of all 3.
30. When you find cheese, it's a glorious glorious day!!!!
31.AND WHITE GIRLS GET ASHY TOO!!! No joke!
