Here are just some of the ways you might know that you are the World Race:
If you go over a week without seeing a mirror…you might be on the World Race.
If washing your clothes includes a bucket of water and some good ol' elbow grease…you might be on the World Race.
If you refer to your restroom as the SHOD- squatty house of doom…you might be on the World Race.
If you are pet like an animal…you might be on the World Race.
If you are yelled out constantly while walking down the street…you might be on the World Race.
If you sleep under a mosquito net every night for multiple months…you might be on the World Race.
If you hear, "How's your heart doing?" every day…you might be on the World Race.
If you have a Chaco or Teva tan…you might be on the World Race.
If your outfits are no longer determined by what matches but by what is clean…you might be on the World Race.
If you count wiping yourself with baby wipes as taking a bath…you might be on the World Race.
If french fries are called chips and you eat them almost everyday…you might be on the World Race.
If alone time means walking 10 paces behind your group…you might be on the World Race.
If you are living without any electricity…you might be on the World Race.
If you give directions based on location of food vendors…you might be on the World Race.
If you un-purposefully re-enact the bathroom scene on "Bridesmaids"…you might be on the World Race.
If you think you see rice in your poop even though you haven't had any rice in days…then realize those are worms…you might be on the World Race.
If you always smell like garlic, peppermint, and/or citronella oil…you might be on the World Race.
If going to the bathroom at night involves taking a buddy…you might be on the World Race.
If going to the bathroom involves walking outside…you might be on the World Race.
If you can't remember the last time you flushed toilet paper…you might be on the World Race.
If you can't remember the last time you ate cheese…you might be on the World Race.
If the clouds are so beautiful they almost look cartoon-like…you might be on the World Race.
If the stars above look like you are in a planetarium…you might be on the World Race.
If a head-lamp is required to go the bathroom…you might be on the World Race.
If travel to a neighboring town involves passing wild giraffes, zebra, elephants, and antelope…you might be on the World Race.
If a rest stop on public transportation involves pulling over to the side of the road and peeing behind a bush…you might be on the World Race.
If you buy lunch by reaching your hand out the bus window and grabbing something held by a stick…you might be on the World Race.
If you hold a branch holding up someone's IV bag while on a bus…you might be on the World Race.
If the body odor of the locals is so thick it feels like you are eating it…you might be on the World Race.
If seeing a paved parking lot completely disorients you…you might be on the World Race.
If you have no idea what day of the week it is…you might be on the World Race.
If you have no idea what country you are in…you might be on the World Race.
If you get excited when you see a white person…you might be on the World Race.
If you can't remember the last time you've seen carpet…you might be on the World Race.
If a breeze through the window is your new standard for good "air-conditioning"…you might be on the World Race.
If taking out your camera leads to getting rushed by a mob of children…you might be on the World Race.
If your bathroom getting remodeled means a fresh layer of dirt and a different sized hole…you might be on the World Race.
If your standard for eating food is, "it's better than eating a maggot"…you might be on the World Race.
If people stop you and say, "give me money"…you might be on the World Race.
If your wake up alarm for multiple months is the Muslim call to prayer…you might be on the World Race.
If your wake up alarm for multiple months is a rooster…you might be on the World Race.
If going to the bathroom involves ducking, squatting, and/or leaves…you might be on the World Race.
If public transportation involves roaches and/or mice…you might be on the World Race.
If you have been in a 13-passanger van with 23 people…you might be on the World Race.
If you know how to greet people in 7+ languages…you might be on the World Race.
If you know in intimate detail the bowel movements of multiple people at a given time…you might be on the World Race.
If you hear, "don't speak that over me," or, "I renounce that in Jesus's name," on a daily basis…you might be on the World Race.
If your lunch/dinner is alive and walking in the morning…you might be on the World Race.
If there is a chicken living in the corner of the room you are sleeping in…you might be on the World Race.
If a hot shower makes you cry tears of joy…you might be on the World Race.
If your internet takes you 5 minutes to load Facebook…you might be on the World Race.
If you consume peanut butter like it is crack…you might be on the World Race.
If you use the sniff test to determine whether to wash your clothes…or yourself…you might be on the World Race.
If a bug dies by landing in your sweat…you might be on the World Race.
If you lather yourself with sunscreen and still get burned within a few hours……you might be on the World Race.
If you wash your hair using a spigot in the back yard…you might be on the World Race.
If you spend your afternoon sitting under a tree being quizzed about life in America…you might be on the World Race.
If you are living with people that do not know your language and you don't know theirs…you might be on the World Race.
If you are unphased by roaches crawling over your feet…you might be on the World Race.
If you are sleeping on the floor every night for months…you might be on the World Race.
So there you have it. Some of the ways we are reminded that we are on this crazy, awesome adventure known as the World Race.
