You’re doomed

The world race is a wild thing.  You get to (are forced to) experience new things, be around new people constantly, and are often just dropped into situations in foreign countries that you never saw coming.  Sarah is one of my squad mates that just recently became my team mate (praise hands!).  Since month 2 of the race we have been compiling a list of things that happened that we never saw coming.  We are calling this list “you’re doomed if”.  This is a list of things that if you aren’t okay with, the race is not for you.  But all of these things are memories that neither of us would trade for the world. So, if you are thinking about going on the race and this list scares you a little, don’t let it.  I wish somebody had said “you will poop your pants, you will almost die using public transport, and you will puke at least once on a travel day and it will be okay”.  So, we are here to be super honest about the struggles.  But, we are also here to be insanely honest about how awesome the race is.  Welcome to the crazy awesome ride that has been our 5 months in South America.  Every wild moment has been worth it and we have some pretty great mems to share with you. 

You’re doomed if…

You don’t like eating ice cream pie out of a communal pie dish with 25 other people

You don’t like using the same retainer that fell on the bus floor

You don’t like finding out the new definition of the coldest shower E.V.E.R

You don’t like bathroom talk in front of your team and/or squad

You don’t like a mass ton of weird looking insects and creatures everywhere all the time

You don’t like seeing other people’s toilet paper

You don’t like having explosive diarrhea with 10+ other humans at the same time

You don’t like stress eating trying to repack for travel days

You don’t like doing circles through border crossing buildings

You don’t like your personal bubble shrinking constantly

You don’t like living with 5 roommates off of Craigslist (not actually what happens btw…but sure feels like it sometimes)

You don’t like being shocked by the shower

You don’t like another team’s ministry host (or your own) filming your girl fight over a nerf gun

You don’t like using a communal towel among 6 people

You don’t like receiving a dessert pizza with red sauce, cheese, oreos, marshmallows, and caramel.

You don’t like contemplating buying diapers for travel days (explosive diarrhea happens and South American buses don’t like you to poop in their toilets.  Do what you will with that information.)

You don’t like driving around for an hour in a taxi looking for your home and being lectured about the dangers of the city by your taxi driver

You don’t like two other people being in the bathroom while you are pooping, peeing, showering (without a curtain), brushing your teeth, existing, etc

You don’t like your taxi driver using their emergency breaks because their regular breaks aren’t working (or killing their vehicle at every light because the breaking system is jank)

You don’t like playing the game of poop or puke by buying street food

You don’t like watching Spanish movies with Spanish subtitles (What even South America)

You don’t like showering every hour because it is hotter than a thousand suns

You don’t like having to slap your body to keep the bug bites from itching

You don’t like getting overly enthused about not having to pay for a bathroom

You don’t like being lied to by the pharmacist about the meds not having any side effects (BIGGEST. LIE. EVER. EVER. E.V.E.R!)

You don’t like eating foods that elicit a “I don’t know how I feel about this” response

 

 

Stay tuned for our next addition,

Sarah and Court