Since launching in January I’ve compiled a fun list of items my team and I have learned on the race. Also I’ve included a joke and a few pictures to keep you smiling as we prep for a 15-ish hour bus ride to Honduras this Wednesday!
- Sharing your sister’s pants – get excited, your 11 month wardrobe just multiplied times two!
- Borrowing your neighbor’s fork because there aren’t any left (with month 2 coming to an end, we don’t recommend this anymore to future racers. Especially when stomach bugs/viruses are prevalent)
- Evaluating your actual flip-flop/chaco tan versus your dirt tan. Inconclusive until you shower and scrub your feet
- Living life without a mirror isn’t as terrible as you think. You learn to get creative with reflective surfaces
- How much you appreciate toilet paper/kleenex. Never underestimate the amount of boogers you’ll have in the morning and evening during dry season in Central America
- Taking advantage of your 3+ hour volcano hike – a free pumice stone. My feet have never been cleaner!
- Coming to love a “widowmaker shower,” i.e. water + electricity = hot (or at least lukewarm) water
- You can never pack enough anti-itch cream. See below.
Pretty sure the mosquitos in La Libertad, El Salvador out did themselves this time. I consider it a complement they find me so sweet.
Joke of the month:
Scene – Dar Vida team washing dishes and practicing our “Spanglish.”
Allison: Hey, me puedes echar un poquito de agua? (Can you put some water [in the sink]?)
Brenna (our other bilingual): What does “echar” mean?
Ryan (our next bilingual): Human Resources.
*Shout out to my bilingual PSSI coworkers back home!
Rainbows are everywhere!
We visited a widow (green shawl) and were able to pray for her and her family; her husband passed away a few days prior to our visit
Celebrating with a traditional Mayan ball game. Things are more exciting when they’re on fire. Literally.
Sporadic picnics on the hill as we serve with Go Ministries! this month. #PSSIinGuatemala
