How to Spot a World Racer.
(a field guide)
You may be your run of the mill average man, just trying to take a sabbatical from your desk job and your security line at the airport is extra long. You may be a completely normal american citizen doing your duty and posting your opinion on Clinton or Trump on your Facebook page and your feed is flooded with blogs begging for money. You may be a citizen of any country in the world except for America and you are wondering “where the hell did all these white people come from?” You may be TSA agent (may god bless your soul) and you are just trying to do your job. You may also be running a cafe and theres twenty five foreigners in your shop who have just ordered coke and nothing else and are using all your wifi and they never. ever. ever. leave.
Then this, my friend, is the field guide you need.
Speech:
(including, but not limited to)
kingdom, community, mission, feedback, listening prayer, squad, mentor, training camp, getting into the word, lets play ERS!, can we not play mao tonight?, testimony, team time, blessing your contacts, what time does our flight leave?, are you sure the international terminal has food?, and who the hell ate my barbecue chips?!
Dress:
Patagonia shorts, watches, chacos (tevas if they’re edgy), backpacks, DSLR cameras, buffs, iPhones, coffee, woven bracelets, oversized t-shirts, ukuleles
Where They Might Be:
blocking sidewalks and escalators, taking over hotel lobbies, singing off key, TSA security lines, crowded around a bowl of guacamole because they haven’t seen an avocado in three months, tattoo shops getting foot tattoos, the local store, REI, and anywhere there is wifi.
WARNING: may be sweating, puking, napping in inappropriate areas, montezumas revenge, stressed, and/or being way too loud for the cultural setting.
APPROACH WITH CAUTION.
