Weight of my backpack when I left: 45 pounds
Pairs of shoes I am carrying around the world: 5
Lions seen on safari in South Africa: 0
Bites taken out of a moldy chocolate cake from a Swaziland grocer before realizing it was moldy: 6
Times I've braved structurally unsound carnival rides in India: 1
Number of different pop songs used to teach English to my students in Cambodia: 5
Chairs I've broken during lively social interactions: 2
Dollars spent replacing said chairs: 70
Doctor visits for my leg, which got infected while in Vietnam: 3
Times Porky managed to legitimately frighten me with her fake cockroach: 3
Actual rats I've spied scurrying around: 7
Rats seen in my life prior to this trip: 0
Number of times I shrieked when Brad drove the motorbike on the sidewalk while I was his passenger: 4
World Race teams I've led: 5
Individuals from my squad who have been on a team with me: 15
Number of teammates stung by scorpions: 2
Films I've seen at the theater: 7
Number of times this year strangers have commented on my rosy cheeks: 9
Orphanages I've visited: 10
Foreigners who were truly startled by my boisterous laughter: 12 (that I'm aware of)
Average number of times per week I daydream about home: 21
Red marks on my back left by Asian cupping therapy done in Malaysia: 29
Without counting buses or planes, the number of beds/floors I've slept on: 36
Maximum number of sermons I've delivered in one day: 4
Instagram photos I've posted while abroad @just1jen: 209
How much my backpack weighs now: 42 pounds
Times my heart has been touched by the amazing souls I've met during this journey: innumerable
