Ohhhh, we’re half way there!!!
June 24, 2018. The Race is half way over. I can’t believe it. Here are some lessons I’ve learned so far.
This blog is fun because I can tell ya a lot of the funny things I have learned and experienced abroad.
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159 days 159 lessons
- Pawpaw tastes like mango + cantaloupe = mangalope
- Africans eat all parts of the fish-fins eyeballs and all
- Also Asians eat chicken feet
- Ivorians trap their neighbors cats for dinner
- I love mangos
- African dance moves
- Sport = exercise
- How to use a machete
- Also check for your phone before leaving a cab
- FOMO for the Lord
- That flowers are truly, truly my thing
- Bargaining is easier than you think-just walk away and they’ll lower the price
- Africans eat almost everything-rat, cat & bat included
- Chickens, goats, dogs & cows roam freely around the rest of the world
- Some people have never seen a white person before-don’t be alarmed if they pet you
- Jesus loves you (the song) in French
- How to fit 30 people in a truck
- Or 8 people in a taxi
- Packing doesn’t get easier month by month
- I have a hard time dropping things and gifts from people (rip yellow dress)
- The chicken in the shed is dinner
- Hand wash laundry
- That 4 year olds can wash my laundry better than I can
- How to ask for things that I need and fight for myself
- How to balance things on my head
- Soda is a constant everywhere you go
- Hand shaking is the typical greeting in Africa
- Chiefs are the head of African villages
- Layovers on travel days are never logical
- Don’t try to pass a cow in an alley
- They will ram you-walk as far around them as possible
- How to give constructive feedback & how to encourage people to be the best they can be
- AirDrop is life (unless you have an Android)
- Feedback saves lives
- Podcasts are the way to go
- Good WiFi is few & far between
- Khmer new year is a dance party with baby powder + loads of fun
- Ghanaians propose to you because it’s be easier for them to get a visa
- Songkran is a country wide water fight in Thailand to celebrate the new year
- Sugar cane is hard to chew
- Efficiency is not always the way
- A lime can make a dinner dish (thx Dre)
- Cafes in Asia are so vast- from hedgehogs to ball pits & everything in between
- Everyone in Cambodia above the age of 40 experienced the Cambodian genocide
- 30,000 people + elephants were used to build Anchor Watt
- Jess Waite is the best tour guide around town
- Heather fuller is your gal for all hair needs
- How to actually get my hair clean in a bucket shower
- Shower heads are truly a gift
- How to sleep in an airport, bus, tuk tuk, red truck, plane, or taxi no problem
- Air rail the the best sleeping pad in town
- Be a blessing wherever you go
- Don’t be a lame ass missionary
- Careful what you pray for
- Men wear skirts in Myanmar
- How to salsa dance
- To always have toilet paper just in case
- How to use a squatty potty without getting pee everywhere
- Using what you have to work out
- “Bon bon” means open up in Thai-when throwing a banana in an elephants mouth
- Elephants are gentle giants
- Don’t let them step on you-Hannah Gustafson
- Trees & flowers are so different everywhere you go
- How to live out of a backpack
- The king of Thailand is a very good man
- Don’t step on Thai money-Baht
- Who knows what side of the street is right any more
- Be your own crossing guard-just stick your hand out and go
- Tuk Tuks & motos are the best way of transportation
- Pokhara, Nepal is where hippies go on vacation
- Kids live on the streets in order to survive
- Some people resort to selling themselves
- Others resort to selling drugs or joining a gang
- All are loved the same by Jesus
- How to eat a spicy meal as fast as I can
- Don’t use your left hand-that’s your poop hand
- Also long finger nails are for poop too
- Bidets aren’t as scary as they seem
- But they are a little
- Water isn’t free
- Electrolytes are hard to find in Côte d’Ivoire
- Gatorade doesn’t exist abroad
- Charlie Puth is the ish in Asia
- Cows are food not friends
- Air con also saves lives
- How to through a wedding on a $50 budget in a day
- The enneagram is the best
- I’m a 9 wing 8 – if you don’t know what that means I encourage you to read about it
- Using your imagination makes everything more fun
- Massages are super cheap abroad
- Bubble tea is a fun drink + snack
- God made ya just the way you are-why would you try to be someone else?
- Love everybody, always
- Most world race hosts are also YWAM hosts
- Ministry set up sheets never truly describe the ministry
- Bleach is in all face soaps in Asia
- Evangelism is actually pretty fun
- You don’t need to know the same language to communicate
- Laughter is universal
- People rip you off when you’re foreign
- How to cook with what you have without a recipe
- Spices can make or break a meal
- How to use an espresso machine
- Pressing flowers is the most fun hobby
- People around the world are so helpful
- Most Asians but especially Cambodians take their shoes off EVERYWHERE
- Water coloring is such a fun hobby
- Blogging + making videos too
- America is so spiritually dead and unaware
- All things essential oil + natural from Jess Logan
- Not really something I learned-but more people have washed my underwear this year than I ever would have….wanted or expected not super sure
- Loving the hard people is so fruitful
- Goodbyes don’t get any easier
- Ovens, microwaves and toasters don’t exist abroad
- Dance parties are universally the best
- Ministry is life + life is ministry
- Eliminate all expectations (when on the race)
- No one wears seat belts abroad
- Plane rides with Bri are never boring
- All ages have nose rings in Nepal
- Eat everything on your plate, you don’t know where your next meal is coming from
- Asia puts to go cups in a fun bag
- Everyone picks their nose in public
- If you think the Bible’s boring read Ezekiel 23
- Always bring snacks to church-you never know how long it will be
- Take away is the new to go
- The response to “hallelujah” is “amen”
- Comfortable silence is a treasure
- 3 in 1 instant coffees are the best
- Wai is the lil Asian bow
- Which makes me feel like a queen each time
- What processing is & how to do it
- Geckos laugh at you
- How to only wash my hair once a week & have my hair still look clean
- How to make my clothes last as long as possible without doing laundry
- Raising $17,700 is possible
- Don’t use money as an excuse to not do something
- God will provide
- A lot of people know English abroad
- Compromise is key
- Die to yourself daily and pick up your cross
- Give Jesus the reigns of your life and he can take you so far
- How to use all ‘waste’ to sustain a farm
- Making a bomb queue on truck rides home is super satisfying
- Time with Jesus daily is vital
- Jesus speaks to you
- You just have to create the time and space to listen
- Jesus tracks are super fruitful
- Passing out flyers will bring more people to English class
- How to spot world racers
- Simply helping those around you and doing life with them is an easy way to show God’s love
- How to rock an African yellow dress
- Travel with 30 people super efficiently
- Shopping on the free table is the best way
- Jesus loves you even more than creation
- We are more intricate than flowers
- Living with community is so important
- The world is bouquet of God precious flowers (people) who He chose and made to live this life
- We are chosen to shine God’s light to the world
So let’s get out there and do it!!! Be yourself, shine Jesus’ light and embrace this life God has given ya. Seize the day! Si se puede!
