Beds & Roommates I’ve had on the Race:
(This does not include all the buses, airplanes, bus stations, or airports that have become our home for the night.)
1. floor of the waiting area–Jorge Chavez International Airport–Lima, Peru–Alexis, Danielle, Fiene, Jordyn, Julia, Melissa, Paris, Rebekah, Sean, Talia, Tiffany
2. bottom bunk in far right corner–L.K. Wolter School–Trujillo, Peru–Danielle, Jordyn, Julia, Melissa, Tiffany
3. bottom bunk in the “scary” corner–Banos, Ecuador–Alex, Ally, Amanda, Becca, Danielle, Esther, Heather, Jodi, Jordyn, Julia, Kayla, Lynzie, Mary, Melissa, Molly, Nichole, Pamela C, Pamela H, Sally, Tiffany
4. bottom bunk on right–Casa Blanca–Quito, Ecuador–Esther, Julia, Pamela C
5. “couch”–Riobamba, Ecuador–Danielle, Jordyn, Mary
6. mattress on the floor in upstairs far bedroom–Igelsia Brazos Abiertos–Medellin, Columbia–Danielle, Tiffany
7. bottom bunk on left in the back bedroom–Fundacion Brazos Abiertos–San Pedro, Columbia–Cali (first week only), Julia (after her room flooded), Melissa
8. bottom bunk in upstairs far bedroom–Igelsia Brazos Abiertos–Medellin, Columbia– Danielle
9. bottom bunk in back right corner in back downstairs bedroom–The Chocolate Hostel –Bogota, Columbia–Amanda, MacKenzie, Mary, Melissa, Pamela C
10. floor of the lounge–ferry–Athens to Lesvos, Greece–Alex, Becca, Danielle, Heather, Jodi, John, Jordyn, Julia, Mary, Melissa, Molly, Nichole, Sally, Tiffany
11. bed by the door in room 206–Gorgona Apartments–Molivos, Greece–Julia, Melissa
12. floor of the lounge–ferry–Athens to Lesvos, Greece–Alex, Amy, Becca, Danielle, Heather, Jodi, John, Jordyn, Julia, Mary, Melissa, Molly, Nichole, Sally, Tiffany
13. top bunk in far left corner in room 2A–Hostel Kalonis Centar–Skopje, Macedonia– Jordyn, Lynzie, Pamela C, Pamela H, Tiffany
14. right half of the big bed in the brown trailer–Christ Gospel Church–Podgorica, Montenegro–Amanda, Rebekah (bed buddy)
15. top bunk in near left corner of basement–Milingona Hostel–Tirana, Albania–Alex, Amanda, Esther, Heather, Jodi, Jordyn, Lindsey, Lynzie, Tiffany
16. bed on back wall in upstairs room in Tirana, Albania–Jordyn, Kayla, Lindsey
17. bottom bunk on left in room at end of upstairs hall in Tirana, Albania–Jordyn, Nichole, Rebekah
16. bed on left in left room on 4th floor in Kathmandu, Nepal
17. my sleeping pad near the barrel and double doors in Hattigainda, Nepal
18. bed by bathroom in room 306 in Kathmandu, Nepal
19. bed by door in room 17 at Jeevan Jyothi in Hyderabad, India
20. the couch facing the door at the AIM Base in Hyderabad, India
21. my sleeping pad in the corner by the couch in Ongole, India
22. my sleeping pad by the left wall in the churches in Andra Pradesh, India
23. the floor by the balcony door at the AIM Base in Hyderabad, India
24. bed by door in room 2 at Jeevan Jyothi in Hyderabad, India
25. right half of bed in room 4 at Birdnest Guesthouse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
26. left half of the bottom bunk in room 208 at Beacon Inn in Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
27. bed F in room 120 at Roof Talk Theme Hostel in Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
28. middle of the bed in room 507 in the sketchy hotel just over the border to Thailand (That is all the info I remember; that was an epically long travel day. Also we slept 3 to a full size bed; we turned sideways and made it work.)
29. bottom bunk on the left in the 3rd floor back bedroom in Mae Sot, Thailand
30. bed G in room 5 in the Old Town Hostel in Bangkok, Thailand
31. right side of the right bed in room 312 at the Lucky Star Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
32. middle princess cage (Our canopy mosquito nets are hot pink!) in the loft at ITCS in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
33. the double bed in the back left corner at Beach Dreams in Otres Village, Cambodia
34. the left half of the huge bed in the back room of suite 1 at Overflow Guesthouse in Siem Reap, Cambodia
“Roommates” I’ve had on the Race:
16. Ally
17. Lindsey, Amanda, Jordyn, Kayla, Rebekah, Rachael, Lazarus, all the pastor’s kids, and the kids’ cousins and friends
18. Jordyn, Molly
19. Lindsey
20. Lindsey, Jordyn, Amanda, Kayla, Rebekah
21. Lindsey, Jordyn, Amanda, Kayla, Rebekah
22. Lindsey, Jordyn, Amanda, Kayla, Rebekah
23. Lindsey, Jordyn, Amanda, Talia, Mike, Fiene, Ryan, Esther, Jodi, Lynzie, Jenna, Sabrina, Drea, Brant, Ryan
24. Lindsey
25. Tiffany
26. Jordyn (my bed partner), Rebekah
27. Jordyn, Talia, Amanda, a Malaysian immigration officer (our whole stay), a Nigerian student (days 1-5), Oliver a Danish backpacker (days 5-7), other Asian gentlemen as time progressed [We lived there for about 2 weeks.]
28. Rebekah, Jordyn
29. Heather, Lindsey, Amanda, Talia, Lynzie, Esther, Jodi
30. Heather, Amanda, Molly, Lindsey, Melissa, Julia, Nichole, Lynzie, Ally
31. Lindsey (my bedmate), Talia, MacKenzie
32. Heather, Sally
33. Sean, Paris
34. Jordyn
Pants I’ve had on the Race: (and when I got rid of them)
1. blue flower print cotton pants — USA (ripped beyond repair last week in Ecuador)
2. purple leggings — USA (left on bus after traveling to Bogota from Medeliin)
3. black & white ‘dress’ shorts — USA (free table in Skopje)
4. blue work shorts — USA (free clothes box at the hostel in KL)
5. black workout shorts — USA
6. black linen pants — Sante Fe de Antioquia, Columbia (gave to Amanda in Nepal)
7. black sweatpants — Skala Refugee Camp, Greece (gave to church ladies in Tirana)
8. black capris — Chinese store, Mitilini, Greece (short term bin in Nepal)
9. green capris — Tirana, Albania (free box in KL hostel)
10. blue flower print leggings — Tirana, Albania [these were cut off into shorts in Siem Reap, Cambodia for final debrief]
11. wrap leg pink elephant pants — Kathmandu, Nepal (gave them to MacKenzie because they didn’t stretch like the guy said)
12. black & white elephant pants — Kathmandu, Nepal (gave them to Kayla because they didn’t stretch like the guy said)
13. brown & red elephant pants — Kathmandu, Nepal (gave them to Ally because they didn’t stretch like the guy said)
14. green camel print elephant pants — Kathmandu, Nepal (short term bin in Nepal)
15. purple paisley elephant pants — Kathmandu, Nepal (short term bin in Nepal)
16. purple Nepali pants — Kathmandu, Nepal (trashed in Ongole because they were falling apart)
17. blue eyelet Nepali pants — Hattigainda, Nepal
18. purple Punjabi pants — Ongole, India
19. pale pink cat print sleep shorts — Johor Bahru, Malaysia (left in JB after the dryer shrunk them to tiny size)
20. medium wash jeggings — Johor Bahru, Malaysia
21. black leggings — Johor Bahru, Malaysia
22. grey & neon yellow exercise shorts — Mae Sot, Thailand
Things I haven’t done on the race
1. Fill my own drink at a fountain drink
2. Slept in a room by myself
3. Take a bath
4. Use a hymnal
5. Take a nap with Elijah
(I had to remove “Watched Netflix”. That happened in Malaysia, Thailand & Cambodia for friend dates, team times, and general relaxation when we found great wifi. I also had to remove “Go to a swimming pool”. Our guesthouse for final debrief had a pool and I definitely used it.)
Things I’ve done on the race that I never expected to do
1. Cuddle kitty cats
2. Use an oil diffuser
3. Eat a lot of McDonald’s
4. Go to the movies
5. Have a DQ Blizzard
6. Have to buy all new clothes because all of mine are too big
