You Know You’re On the World Race When … [Africa Edition]

 

You know you’re on the World Race when…

 

…you wake up in the morning and instead of your roommate, there is a chicken in the room.

 

…getting to use a real Western toilet is a very exciting experience.

 

…bathroom conversation becomes normal dinner conversation.

 

…it doesn’t bother you to stuff 20 Africans, 6 world racers, and 2 chickens in a matatu. Plus one on the outside.

 

…its okay, even encouraged, to put 4 people on a piki piki(motorcycle).

 

…febreeze is the new perfume.

 

…the spare tire on the back of a car is an actual seat.

 

…candy is legal currency in the supermarket.

 

…you’re on a first name basis with the doctor. In every country.

 

…the most used phrases by your contact are “soon” and “not far.”

 

…almost normal bowel movements is cause for celebration.

 

…when it rains, your first thought is to go take a shower in it.

 

…you see incredibly large bats, which your contact claims is a butterfly, and then lock yourself in your room. On accident.

 

…water and electricity shortages are normal every day life.

 

…bread, butter, and sugar becomes a delicacy.

 

…you finally have a normal bowel movement and your first thought is to wake up your roommate. At 4am.

 

…the dirt gets on you, and stays on you.

 

…you hear “Muzungu, how are you?” all the time because its the only phrase they know.