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Ask any World Racer to talk about the parts of the Race that changed them the most, and you’ll be sure to hear the word community. Community is an essential facet of the World Race – living and working with a team of 6-8 other people 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 11 months. 

It’s in community that Racers learn some of our most important lessons, and it’s the lifelong friends we make that we remember with the most joy. But it’s not always easy. True community gets messy, and every team has hard days. For most Racers, living in community is both the best and hardest part of the Race.

This month we’re sharing a true story of World Race community – raw, honest, and uncut – every Wednesday. We invite you into our teams – our families – to experience life with us.

This week we’re sharing some of our favorite videos of Race life over the years. Whether it’s Training Camp, a mid-Race lice infestation, or your final moments together as a squad, a great video invites others into this weird, wonderful thing we call World Race community.

WR Community Fact #1: Strangers become family, and it starts at Training Camp.

(via Scott Kwak, January 2013 M Squad)



WR Community Fact #2: Plug extenders are a must. Head shaving is optional.
(via Johnfrank Dieguez, January 2012 C Squad)



WR Community Fact #3: Sometimes lice happens. Singing about it makes it better.
(via Abby Steverson, January 2012 C Squad)



WR Community Fact #4: Without TV and wifi you have to make your own fun. Thankfully, your 50 closest friends will be there to join in the shenanigans.
(via Shayna Brocco, September 2012 L Squad)



WR Community Fact #5: You can fully trust your teammates and open up to them. After all, they can’t leave you even if they want to:)
(via Candace Breaux, January 2012 C Squad)



WR Community Fact #6: The men love the women on their squad so much that sometimes they just have to sing and dance about it.
(via Scott Kwak, January 2013 M Squad)



WR Community Fact #7: Some of the best time you spend as a squad happens during worship – even if it’s minutes before your final flight home in a Chinese airport while people stare at you. It’s something you’ll remember forever.
(via Emily Tuttle, January 2011 V Squad)


If this looks like the life you want to live, why wait? If you join a September squad, you could be immersed in World Race community by Training Camp in July. And you can apply right here.