As our time in Latin America comes to an end, our team decided to make a list of funny memories/experiences we have encountered during our three months in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua…
You know you’re on The World Race when (Central America):
You make up songs about poop.
A meal from McDonald’s is considered luxury.
The ministry's pet sheep goes missing and you can’t help but wonderif it’s in the mystery meat you had for dinner.
You can fit 27 people in the 15 passenger van.
You have a checklist for using the bathroom: toilet paper, a trash can to throw your toilet paper in, and water to put in the back of the toilet so it will flush.
You show up to church and find out you’re actually supposed to be leading the service.
Each meal of the day consist of a different variation of beans and rice.
You have a secret stash of peanut butter in your bag.
You fall asleep to the lullaby of fighting dogs, honking simi trucks, and the bass of a latin beat.
Every Hispanic man above the age of 12 likes to practice their English on you as you pass by, “Hello beautiful, where are you going.”
All your facebook pictures are sideways and don’t have captions because you only have enough internet to upload the photos.
You have to trip a circuit breaker to fill up your water supply.
You use barbed wire as a clothesline.
Your stomach has a slight pain and you automatically think, 'amoeba.'
You work out just so you can get hot enough to make it through a cold shower.
You have to decide whether the arm pits of your clothing smell worse or better than the laundry detergent.
Having clean feet seems like an unreachable dream.
A shopping spree consists of bargaining in a third world thrift store.
The best form of entertainment is shooting the huge bugs that come in your room with a slingshot.
Each time you get on a public transportation bus you would rather sit in the back and fight motion sickness than sit in the front and see how many almost accidents the bus encounters.
Your drink selection consists of different types of tang that can be mixed in your water bottle.
and…
a good-bye celebration consists of super-soakers and a Gringos vs. Latinos water fight!
