this blog was a post from one of my u-squad friends, Hannah
just celebrated 11:11 on 11/11/11 in our 11th country & 11th month on this crazy journey. today was our last day of ministry, so maybe i will sleep 11 hours 🙂 Can’t believe our time is coming to an end, (and i still have so many blogs to write!) but i am so thankful we get to go home soon.
THINGS I WILL TAKE FROM THE WORLD RACE
& things i won’t
I will… I will not…
1. use any type of public toilet with no qualms 1. “drip dry” often
2. extend the life of my toiletries 2. avoid showering
3. use less water 3. worry about where it will come from
4. try new foods willingly 4. eat things i can’t distinguish
5. be honest and vulnerable with people 5. discuss “potty talk” on a normal basis
6. go camping 6. carry my tent around
7. value personal space 7. miss crazy packed buses
8. pause awkwardly in conversation 8. need a translator
9. live simply 9. wear the same thing every day
10. miss the prices in Asia 10. have to divide the currency into USD terms every time
11. reuse my towels 11. reuse my underwear
MOST COMMONLY FOUND ON A WORLD RACER
AT ANY GIVEN TIME
1. toilet paper
2. hand sanitizer
3. ipod & headphones to escape from reality
4. a camera
5. chapstick
6. a rain jacket
7. ear plugs/ eye mask
8. airplane socks
9. multiple currencies
10. a headlamp
11. baby wipes
WORLD RACE’isms
1. “Don’t speak that over me!”
2. “I rebuke that!” or “I receive that” 3. “Let’s go there”
4. “Press in, guys”
5. “This is not real life”
6. “Do You”
7.”when was the last time you.. [did laundry, showered, had a BM]
8. “Welcome to DOHA”
9. “Be intentional”
10. Measuring time in countries, not months
11. “When are you getting your tattoo?”
Inevitably, someone on your squad will…
1. get a tattoo
2. get lost
3. ride a moped
4. get dreads
5. use the airline barf bag
6. learn the guitar
7. fall in love
8. pee their pants in public
9. do something extreme (shark diving, hiking waterfalls, etc.)
10. lose something valuable
11. really tick you off!
THINGS GAINED
1. New music
2. Hundreds of movies
3. lots of unwanted pounds 🙁
4. Incredible community
5. Foreign currencies
6. Improved language and charades skills
7. Facebook friends with names you can’t pronounce
8. more of that Holy Spirit
9. Confidence in public speaking
10. Inside jokes no one will understand
11. Deep relationships that will last a lifetime
THINGS LOST
1. Manners (including the ability to have appropriate topics at the dinner table)
2. Good posture
3. Social skills
4. Hygiene
5. Headphones (i am on my SIXTH pair…though it’s because they all break!)
6. Hair
7. Pride
8. Privacy
9. Entitlement
10. Pens (most likely stolen)
11. our inhibitions for the gospel
Never Had I Ever…
1. Heard my testimony in three different languages at one service
2. Been such a celebrity wherever i go
3. Walked 45 minutes to get groceries
4. Used a squatty potty (normal life now)
5. Showered from a bucket
6. Valued toilet paper so much
7. lived with people 24/7 with absolutely no privacy
8. Eaten rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner
9. Gone through an entire jar of Peanut Butter in 3 days flat
10. looked forward to plane rides
11. craved internet
[Things I Missed]
1. my incredible family and friends
2. fun, healthy food that i make myself
3. alone time
4. washing machines and DRYERS!
5. my comfy bed
6. Target
7. driving
8. fluffy towels (using a camping towel really gets old)
9. my puppies 🙂
10. Mexican food
11. clean water that i always have access to
[Favorite Snacks]
1. apples
2. pringles
3. peanut butter
4. cadbury chocolate
5. popcorn
6. pizza
7. random bread products
8. oreos
9. instant coffee
10. asian waffles
11. tea “biscuits”
back in the us in 8 days!! more blogs to come…
