MEET MY NEW TEAM, TEAM IVY!
I would have loved to post pictures of everyone, but the WiFi wouldn’t allow it, but enjoy learning about some of their favorite things.
McKenzie
Age: 24
Camp Name: Mac Dawg
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw
Favorite Place I’ve Visited Outside Of The Race: China
Favorite Flower: Wildflowers (and lilacs)
Favorite Scenery: Mountains with evergreen forest and a glacial lake
Favorite Animal Seen In Zim: endangered black rhino Hometown: Eugene, OR Favorite Adventure Day On The Race: Renting motorbikes in Vietnam and driving the Itai Van Pass What I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up: An astronaut
An American Off Day: Morning hike, lunch at home with mom and dad, reading in the afternoon, bubble tea and Asian food with friends for dinner.
Kaiti
Age: 24
Camp Name: Lulu
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
Favorite Place I’ve Visited Outside of the Race: Hawaii
Favorite Flower: Tuba Rose
Favorite Scenery: Beach at dawn
Favorite Animal Seen In Zim: Zootski (our pet bush baby)
Hometown: Las Vegas
Favorite Adventure Day On The Race: Island Hopping in Vietnam
What I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up: Marine Biologist
American Off Day: Waking up slow, making coffee, going for a morning hike, roaming around a health store or farmers market, and making a good dinner with friends.
Alyssa
Age: 23
Camp Name: A-town
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor
Favorite Place I’ve Visited Outside of the Race: Colorado
Favorite Flower: (or tree) Oak Tree
Favorite Scenery: Lake House with mountain view
Favorite Animal Seen In Zim: Giraffe
Hometown: Denver, CO
Favorite Adventure Day On The Race: Montenegro
What I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up: Physical Trainer
American Off Day: Hiking with my pups, volleyball with friends, queso at somepoint of the day
Meg
Age: 27 (almost 28, bday on the 19th)
Camp Name: Megamind
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
Favorite Place I’ve Visited Outside of the Race: Atlantis (Paradise Island in the Bahamas) Favorite Flower: (or tree) Palm Tree
Favorite Scenery: On a tropical island
Favorite Animal Seen In Zim: Giraffe
Hometown: Yardley, Pa
Favorite Adventure Day On The Race: Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand
What I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up: Teacher, a candy maker, and an archaeologist American Off Day: Starbucks, Chick-Fil-A, hanging out on the couch, night out to dinner with friends.
Becca
Age: 24
Camp Name: Pickles
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff but moving towards Gryffindor as Race continues
Favorite Place I’ve Visited Outside of the Race: Swaziland (will be there in a few weeks) Favorite Flower: Daisy
Favorite Scenery: cool, sunny fall day at the pumpkin patch, hazelnut coffee in hand Favorite Animal Seen In Zim: Missy our pet dog
Hometown: Appleton, WI
Favorite Adventure Day On The Race: Kayaking in Macedonia
What I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up: Ice skater, bride weaving jewelry, a teacher American Off Day: cuddling my dog, drinking coffee with friends, yoga, running, watching a sermon/reading.
Jessica
Age: 25
Camp Name: Jay- Jay
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw
Favorite Place I’ve Visited Outside of the Race: Venice, Italy
Favorite Flower: Bird of Paradise
Favorite Scenery: Beach house with mountain view
Favorite Animal Seen In Zim: Giraffe
Hometown: Fort Lawdy Daudy, FL
Favorite Adventure Day On The Race: Santorini, Greece
What I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up: 7th Grade Algebra Teacher
American Off Day: Start morning with aerial yoga, hang out at barn, then LaGranja for lunch, early evening trail ride with Blue, and end with dinner with her parents.
