After 11 months of traveling I have seen and experienced A LOT. So here it is, my break down of the Race. My tops, leasts and overalls:
Visited countries: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, India, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malawi, Zambia.
Botswana for a day for an African Safari!
Top 3 countries overall:
- Nepal
- Vietnam
- Zambia
Least favourite:
Peru
Favourite continent:
Asia
Least favourite continent:
South America
Best Cuisine/ meal:
Vietnamese- Meatball/ Pho Soup!
Least favourite cuisine:
Peruvian- Raw fish and weird plants…
Hardest dish to stomach:
Fermented Maze drink in Malawi
Language most learned:
Thai
Best sleep:
On a rooftop overlooking a small Muslim town in Malaysia.
Worst sleep:
On the floor beside a garbage can in Peru.
Weirdest sleep:
In a random Motel in Zambia where we fit 3 to a twin bed. We had no air flow, our bodies were literally stuck together and there were giant spiders.
Most awesome sleep:
In my tent along the terraces of the Himalayan Mountains.
Favourite ministry:
Zambia- preaching and doing house visits all throughout the country.
Least favourite ministry:
Teaching English.
Most Rad ministry:
Earthquake relief in the Himalayas of Nepal
Favourite Adventures:
1. Mountain biking down Death Road in Bolivia
2.*cough* sneaking onto Indian Palace rooftops
Hardest month:
Cambodia, month 8
Biggest World Race moment:
Washing my hair with a bar of soap in a spider infested shower (or should I say drizzle), rinsing my brushed teeth with tea then using a black garbage bag to pack up my extra “things.” -Zambia, final month.
Most sick I got on the Race:
Bus ride from Bangalore to Hydrabad, India after eating meat for the first time that month. I may or may not have barfed onto the person sitting in front of me… and then some.
Most amazing thing I saw:
Earthquake victims in Nepal giving me their only food.
Biggest lesson learned:
You can find God in literally EVER situation.
Biggest overcome fear:
Fear of man.
Most acquired fruit of the spirit:
Gentleness
Hardest thing to let go of:
- My Identity of being a welder.
- Control over my body.
Hardest things to see:
1. Muslims living in a pointless faith/ living in bondage.
2.The pain in prostitutes faces
3.Earthquake victims living in fear
Happiest moment:
Seeing my parents for the first time in Thailand
Where I felt supernatural joy:
Dancing with Orphans in Cambodia
