-the locals are shocked to find out that you have hair on your legs and arms
-kids try to flick off your freckles
-your hair becomes a playground
-the locals tell you to be ready to leave by 8 and you don’t leave until 10:30
-you become a life size Barbie doll for entertainment
– you hear people yelling “muzungu” everywhere you go
– the locals let you preach just because you are a visitor
– a crowd of kids constantly follows you and hold your hands
– you sleep under a mosquito net that makes you feel like a princess because it resembles a castle
– you ride a bota bota to town
– the locals have never heard of The Lion King
– you take bucket showers
– you use a hole out back for “long calls”
– soccer, Chris Brown, the news, and an Islam program come on the same television channel
– breast feeding in public is normal
– it’s normal for the locals not to know their own birthdays
– it takes 10.5 hours to buy water
– you get a 7 foot tall sugar cane for ~15 cents
– you put honey on anything to make it dessert
– there is a daily reminder to take your malaria medication
– the sunset and sunrise are breathe taking
– the kids teach you how to play with a stick and tire
– your 2 roommates sleep in a tent inside the house
– the locals ask you to help start a welding school just because you are an American
You know you are on the World Race Exposure trip when…
– you bring more clothes for one month than your teammates have for the whole year
– you are condemned for throwing away a roll of toilet paper
– nutella is a prized possession
– you never know what is going to happen next or what is currently happening
– alone time means facing a wall with earphones in
