HEY EVERYONE!!!!!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR THE QUESTIONS! I GOT A TON!!!!!!! so here are my answers
What has been the hardest part of the WRGY?
Community
What are 5 of the coolest things about being on the WRGY?
1.community
2.worship
3.individuality
4.the cultures
5.the fact that love has no language barriers and that I’m getting to experience it firsthand
What do you miss most?
My dog
What is your Dads funniest joke?
ehh they aren’t the funniest jokes……..
JK dad i love your jokes…even the dad ones
We were on a family vacation in florida one time and someone asked what the they made there and my dad said pringle cans because of the cylinder shaped structure….I don’t know why but I found it hilarious at the time….
What would you tell someone who is on the fence about the WRGY?
Don’t do it because you want to travel but because God is calling you to go, you also have to realize that 9 months is not that long off a time
What’s been your favorite part so far?
Worship
What do you miss the most about Texas?
BBQ
how will your life be different when you get back?!
I’ve learned to live life very go with the flow like and not plan every second of every day and that will be a big adjustment when coming home
What has been the most surprising thing?
how little I have missed home… Ive missed it a lot I just thought id miss it more
What has been the most comforting thing?
my full size pillow from home
Have you been scared? Felt like you were in danger…
I have never felt like I was in danger
Would you do it all over again, including fundraising…
in a heartbeat
what advice would you give so far to someone who was thinking of doing this?
Don’t do it because you are wanting to travel, do it because God has put it on your heart
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ate?
either spider or dog, or a full fish with the eyeball still there
Besides making new friends on this journey what has brought you the most joy?
my ministry and ministry hosts…. if those still classify as new friends than worship
What has broke your heart?
The poverty in these countries and having to leave them
How do you feel like you have changed since you left?
I personally believe I have matured a lot
What have you learned about yourself?
soo much… I wore a mask until coming on the race and I’ve slowly been figuring out who I truly am
What has surprised you most?
How much I have learned about myself
Have you learned anything new that brings you joy?
all the different ways you can worship… worship just isn’t on sunday mornings… You can worship constantly
Do you still want to teach?
No… God had put it on my heart to teach internationally when I was in high school but I don’t feel called to do so since teaching… I might end up teaching in the states but its all up in the air right now
Favorite toilet / least favorite toilet situation
favorite-when i can actually flush my toilet paper
least-i’ve encountered some pretty nasty toilet situations… but squatty potties are the absolute worst
What comfort do you miss most from the U.S.?
being able to drive and stay out late and by late i mean like 8 or 9
How do you deal with homesickness/missing out on big events going on back home? i.e. Weddings
I don’t feel to bad about it…. someone told me that 9 months is like a blink of an eye..its not even a full year so why spend it missing something you can have for the rest of your life… and for the big events thing… I haven’t missed any so I don’t really know
When was the last time you ate a banana?
I had chocolate covered bananas off of someones pancakes on saturday… does that count?
How are the bathrooms different?
you can’t flush toilet paper…never realized how much of a luxury that was
What has been the coolest building? (picture)
soo i don’t take not of building pics but I’m gonna have to go with Angkor Watt… hey its a building it counts
What moments on the race have made you break down your walls ( i wanna hear a full out story on how Jesus has touched your or someone else)
There was a girls night where we talked about shame… It really ruined me but I’ve also learned so much from that night… if you want to know more go check out my “shame its a gremlin” blog
How do y’all usually do meals?
every month except for one, people/squadmates have cooked for us and you go through a line just like school. one month my team cooked for ourselves
How often do you have to trim your nails?toes?
Just as often as I do at home
How much do you actually shop while on the race?
it really depends on each country and how you want to spend your adventure days but its pretty easy to shop
Do you keep up with all the news in the US?
not at all…. sometimes haddie will fill me in though
For a future racer what should they be excited about?
that God is going to use you in INCREDIBLE ways
If you could go back to any of the previous countries which one and why?
Cambodia… Just so I could hug my students and my ministry host again
Funny story from each country?
Any heart touching stories? (kids,families,poverty,hunger,ect.)
One of my teammates Drew really connected with her students in Cambodia. We all loved her students, they were soooo sweet. Three of her students really touched my heart but they really impacted her. She had a set of twins in her class and a kid named Dada. The twins once brought her a kitten that they rode to school with. Dada was such a sweet kid as well. They would always give us hugs and hang out with us during our break. Having to leave them broke so many hearts but they impacted so many of our lives.
How often do y’all get to shave?
as often as we want
Have your shoes held up the whole time?
yup!!! Chacos are the best….I’ve also worn them every single day of the race so far
What are you most worried about for when you get home?
That I forgot how to drive… JK JK
Ive changed so much since coming on the race… so I guess just coming home and figuring out how i fit in and how to live life normally once again without loosing the things I’ve come to love about living life
In what ways has the way you understand the Gospel changed for you since living in other cultures and seeing it through different lenses?
It has become so much more raw and true than I ever thought it could be
