greetings from Cambodia AKA “the bode”. I want to be really real with you guys throughout these blogs and give you a full and clear picture of what life is like for me on the World Race, including the not so pretty stuff and the seemingly ordinary stuff. because it’s just normal life here. we are not walking around performing miracles everyday. we are doing our laundry, washing dishes, creating relationships, it’s just life. I am keeping this one lighthearted and while these things you are about to read didn’t bring me vast amounts of joy IN THE MOMENT, I can look back at them now and laugh, so I invite you to laugh along with me at all of the not so pretty aspects of my life I this season. the Lord has revealed a lot about Himself to me in these (almost) 2 months on the race, one of them being His incredible sense of humor. that’s what these lists are to me, evidence that God is a funny guy, and He always knows when someone needs a laugh, and I’m grateful that, sometimes, He allows me to help out in making others laugh, even if that means a lil bit of temporary discomfort for me lol.
we will kick things off with just some weird things / fun facts about the bode:
- all face wash is skin whitening
- honking is like waving
- Dr Pepper does not exist
- 50% of the population is naked babies
- other 50% is dogs
- a silk pajama set is appropriate attire for almost any occasion
- tampons are not a thing
next are some highly unfortunate yet very funny things that have happened to me personally on the race:
- I wiped out at the skate park in Battambang in front of all the cool pro skater boys
- I spent $14 on a jar of Nutella (accidentally) (twice) (haha second time wasn’t actually an accident I have a problem send help I need a degree)
- someone stole my $14 nutella
- I wrecked my bike
- I wrecked my bike
- I wrecked my bike
- that is not a typo I just wrecked my bike three times
- and I don’t mean “took a stumble” wreck, I mean “ran into the side of a moving car” wreck, “got my skirt caught in my back tire” wreck, “ran into my teammate and wiped out in the middle of an intersection” wreck
here we have GROSS things that I have experienced on these 2 months, because if you have not yet heard, let me be the first to tell you, life on the race is sometimes/most of the time/all the time just plain gross
- I stepped in chicken poop, in our house, barefooted
- I shower with spiders daily here in Kampot
- I sleep in a pool of my own sweat (I am on a top bunk, so the plug-in fans just don’t reach me)
- I work out it the same outfit every night, because dress code and lack of clothing to spare
- all water I drink is at least 9% dirt
