Life on the World Race is far from ordinary. Below is just a short list of some interesting things I’ve learned while traveling around the world. Most of these are things we take for granted at home in the U.S., but when traveling in so many different places, they take on a whole new meaning.
You know you’re a World Racer when…
You have your passport number
memorized.
You have more than one type of currency
in your wallet.
You
know what it’s like to be packed in a van or bus with all your stuff.
You’re excited to use your tent because
you can have your own space.
You get excited when you get to use a
toilet that flushes, and you’ve learned to always carry toilet paper with you.
You have a Chaco/Teva/Flip Flop tan on
your feet, and your feet can be so dirty no amount of washing gets
them clean.
You can wear the same outfit for days
at a time and no one cares.
Taking a shower becomes an
as-really-needed basis.
You can find the best American food and
WiFi place in any city.
You have Facebook friends from around
the world.
You spend a good amount of time in
prayer when traveling in Africa or Asia, and you’ve almost forgotten what side
of the road we drive on in America.
Alone time means listening to your Ipod
and pretending to be alone.
You’ve discovered the head lamp is one
of the best inventions ever.
You spend way too
much money on Cokes because they are cold.
You’ve embraced peanut butter or
Nutella as the most economical and essential food, and you learn that
peanut butter is a little different in every country.
Hearing roosters
crow at all hours of the night and day is normal.
You never really
know what’s going on, and you’ve perfected the act of hurry up and wait.
You’ve become used to carrying all your stuff in one heavy and over-sized backpack.
You see and do
things you never before thought possible.
When you stop and think about it, you
say “Is this really my life because this is so amazing?!�
