Welcome to GEMS in Bihar, India! … Read more about Cribs VIII: India
how is this my life?
Countless times throughout the past 8.5 months I have asked myself, or my teammates, "how is this our life?" There are random moments where it just hits me that we have a strange life, and I have … Read more about how is this my life?
happy mother’s day!
Happy mother's day! mommy and baby, circa 1986love, your #1 … Read more about happy mother’s day!
mountains, kids and prayer
Month 9. We are in beautiful Nepal. This is by far my coldest month on the race. Sweatpants, sweatshirts, blankets, and scarves are all being used, especially at night!one of the … Read more about mountains, kids and prayer
traveling with a world racer
Have you ever wondered what travel day can look like on the world race? If anybody thinks our life is glamorous, you'll probably think again after reading about our transition from India to Nepal. I … Read more about traveling with a world racer
Julie
We had new teams announced last week. This is my first big change since training camp, so it is a bit weird for me, but I know it will be good. I am now on an all-girls team, with Carmen Record … Read more about Julie
purple paint
We were finally able to finish our wall paintings last Wednesday. For over a week we had been waiting to finish the Moses room, but there we had an ordeal with the purple background paint. The … Read more about purple paint
10.5 + 16 + 31 + 2.5 = 60
Let me give you a brief time table of this past weekend: 10.5 hours of miscellaneous driving, eating and boating the Ganges River 16 hours of waiting at train stations 31 hours on … Read more about 10.5 + 16 + 31 + 2.5 = 60
a guaranteed smile
Maybe it's just me, but do you ever have those times where you just get tired of life . . . sick of where you are, frustrated by your surroundings, missing "normalacy," etc? That definitely … Read more about a guaranteed smile
