You know you are on the World Race….
When you continue to use your toothbrush each morning after thoroughly cleaning the ants off that inhabited it over night.
When knowing that hundreds of ants were baked into the banana bread you are about to consume doesn’t even phase you—–Why let perfectly good banana bread go to waste?
Ehhh…what's a few ant bodies anyways?
When you go to eat some peanut butter only to find that those dadgum ants got into it, but continue to eat it anyway after scraping the top layer of ants off…
When the critters in your room no longer freak you out….geckos, spiders, hornets..etc
When you go to bed knowing that bugs will be crawling all over you all night…..and somehow you are still able to sleep.
When you continue to swim in the lagoon that turns your toenails yellow…
When a 25 minute walk to the local pulperia(store) just for a cold coke becomes a treat.
When you go to the bathroom and happen to look up only to see a snake dangling right above you and you run outside freaking out with your pants hardly buttoned only to “speak” (lots of pointing and broken Spanish) to the first person you see.
When you go to use your computer and find that ants are crawling out of your computer….constantly.
When the local currency soon becomes to “expensive” for you-“Holy cow! They want 15 cordobas for a coke, that’s nuts!”15 cordobas= 50 cents USD.
When you wear the same outfit 5 days in a row….without showering.
When you’ve experienced every poop possible: shape, color, texture within a week.
When you learn to be conservative with your most valuable possessions: i.e. – toothpaste, deodorant, peanut butter.
When seeing a mattress and a fan in your room for the month is considered a month at the Ritz..
When you misplace or do not a have a proper eating device so you improvise with things such as: medicine boxes, fingers, other people’s sporks, and the end of your toothbrush.
When anything is considered food as long as it is edible.
When having diarrhea for 2-3 weeks is the norm.
When every month is "No Shave November".
When makeup is ONLY for special occasions.
When your showers consist of no soap but only water, because it attracts the bugs.
When you have no idea of the last time your clothes were actually washed- dirty lake water and washboards are the norm.
When you experience a 50 degree weather shift over the course of 24 hours.
When someone has asked you if you’ve showered, but really it’s just sweat or greasy hair..
When you keep your Oreos in a Ziploc bag, inside of another Ziploc bag, inside of another Ziploc bag to keep the bugs out- only they still proceed to find a way in.
When playing connect the dots with your bug bites becomes a normal team game.
When hitchhiking is your preferred method of transportation.
When the transportation is in the back of a fruit truck and you can see the tires under your feet.
When you stop speaking English and start playing charades in order to communicate.
When a conversation on FaceTime that lasts at least 5 minutes without losing connection is a great day!
When 14 hour bus rides aren’t really that bad…..yay for free movies and sleep.
When some of the first questions that are asked by the locals are: are you married, do you have kids, do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend, etc.
When you are woken up by the Father in the middle of the night so you can intercede for people but in reality all you wanna do is sleep.
When you lay awake all night asking the Father what He wants and why He won’t let you sleep…
When you realize you don’t really need the internet to accomplish anything in life……except this blog.
When a bathing suit is magically made into an outfit..
When you see yourself in a mirror after several weeks and tell yourself….hmm…not too shabby.
When two flies, that are mating, land in your coffee or soup where you then calmly remove the deceased flies and proceed to carry on with consuming your coffee or soup.
When you’re not sure if you’ve lost weight because you haven’t used a dryer for your clothes in months.
When you use barbed wire to hang your clothes to dry.
-ladies of Team Hebron: Amy, Stephanie, Megan, Christina, and Emms
