40 ways to know your a world racer…

you know your on the world race…

1. if the first thing when walking into any resturant, coffee shop, covience store, or public place you ask.."Do you have wifi?" 
2. if you ask if there is free refills-if not you ask for NO ICE to allow more room in the cup..
3. if you eat pizza with a knife & fork because you see it as a delicacy
4. if when you put your headphones in..everyone just remembered they have a "really" important question to ask you.
5. grease is the new pink!
6. when taking a shower can vary from dumping water on your head with your clothes on, standing in a barrel, sitting on the toliet while brushing your teeth & rinsing off with a very low pressure water hose, or jumping into a swimming pool, pond, ocean-any body of water works very nice actually 
7. if you kill your own meals.
8. air conditioner is the same as feeling the holy spirit…everyone gets loud & starts screaming "THANK YOU JESUS!" or either falls in their seat with their eyes closed and meditate..
9. if sweating is not included-something HAS to be wrong..
10. when you wear the same outfit so many times it becomes a new outfit either from patching it up or it changing colors
11. if an elevator is avaliable-YOU TAKE IT! even if your just going to the first floor && while your in there you take atleast 10 pictures
12. bus drivers are your best friends!!
13. grocery shopping should be a tv show on how to get enough food for a week under $2 
14. bottled water is a privledge–it is defintely worth fighting over! 
15. when your squad can start a "i have lice" support group.
16. when nesosporin is the go to solution for any bite or itch–spider, ant, mosquito, beetle, snake, ladybug, dog, or even a shark (who knows..it could happen!) 
17. when you take a shower before going to bed in your clothes so that your sweat will blend in a little better..
18. when personal space is taken OUT of your vocabulary
19. when pictures on facebook have 12 girls wearing the same dress over the period of 7 months…thats CA-MUN-NI-TEE right there!!
20. when you have to walk 17 miles, take 4 buses, 2 taxis, a boat, & the subway to get to the mall, a place with internet, or anything civilized..
21. when poop, passing gas, constipation, & diarrhea are the "easy" conversations
22. blisters are a true friendship between your heels and your smelly shoes! 
23. if you have a bed 99.7% of the time the sheet does not fit..always be prepared for popping corners everytime you sit or even look at the mattress..
24. getting a new shirt is like santa landing his sleigh in your front yard!! 
25. last but not least..TOILET PAPER IS A WANT NOT A NEED! 

you know your a world racer…

1. when you adopt 50 new brothers & sisters and couldnt imagine your life without them
2. when laying on the floor and meeting with your heavenly father is not embarssing but necessary 
3. when hard feedback becomes a way for you to be selfless and realize the Lord is using others to help you grow
4. when you allow a piece of your heart to stay behind in every country and pray that they remember you
5. when praise and worship has no time limit
6. when thankfulness has a WHOLE new meaning
7. when you realize that yes as an american you are SELFISH! 
8. when you want to change the world
9. when prayer is the first & best answer to any problem
10. when you realize you take ALOT for granted! 
11. when you realize how beautiful you are without make up on
12. when laughter is the best drug
13. when community becomes a way of life 
14. when you look into a childs eyes & know there is a God
15. when your life is completely flipped upside down in a year!