Would You Die for What You Believed?
Every day at noon, the azhan, or Islamic call to prayer, echoes out from the halls of the Mosque at the city center of Ohrid, Macedonia. It’s impossible to miss, finding the ears of salespeople behind...
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It's Thanksgiving, and I'm Having All the Feels
It’s Thanksgiving, and you are now going to hear an unacceptably long blog all about the people, memories, and places I’m thankful for.So now that you’re here, grab your turkey and second helping of...
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It's Okay if Your Love Language Isn't Physical Touch
Everything I’ve ever read about how to spot a World Racer is true.It’s September 8th, a Tuesday morning at the Atlanta Airport Hotel North, and already there is a noticeable theme amoungst the 300...
View ArticleBroken Laptops and Daily Bread
Two days ago, I stood against the cement countertop of our makeshift kitchen here in White River, South Africa, and opened my laptop to start a new blog about our ministry in a new continent. Instead,...
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On Old Memories: The River is Everywhere
I got asked out by a girl for the first time last night. And I said yes.Let me back this up a little bit: here on the World Race, we’re all about demolishing cultural stereotypes . . . but maybe not in...
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"My Towel Smells Like Cheese."
I have been to hell, and it is the third stall of the Johannesburg bus station women’s bathroom.After making a dash from the pigeon-poop covered station waiting room seats, down the hallway to wait in...
View Article19 Things I Learned My First 99 Days on the Race.
1. Toilet paper is not a right. 2. To attain peanut butter is worth any cost or sacrifice.3. No, there is no schedule.4. When stranded on the side of the road, approaching cars at a nearby gas station...
View ArticleJesus Wants You to Nap
It's the start of month five, and I am tired.I don't think I realised just how much this was the case until I typed that just now, and tears started to well up in my eyes.I'm really tired.I got off our...
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Human: A Manifesto, of Sorts
It's the last night of month four debrief. WILD, right?! In classic World Race fashion, I finally unpacked my pack completely and only today found the best spot in town for a flat white; now we re-pack...
View ArticleBye-Bye, Bougie Race; Hello, Zimbabwe.
The following is a recounting of the travel day that will forever and always go down in history as perhaps the most hilarious, outrageous, and physically and mentally taxing day of my World Race so...
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Glory In the Dirt
"I have learned in whatever situation I am in to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and...
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God Healed the Man I Prayed for, and I Was Pissed.
"He wants to know if you will come pray for his brother."It's sometime in the early afternoon on Thursday, the blazing African sun provoking rivulets of sweat to run down my back and neck. Gathered...
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Goodbye, I'm Leaving Because I am Loved
I lost my virginity when I was 21.I actually hate the phrase, "lost your virginity," because it makes it sound like virginity is a thing you can lose track of the way your mom loses your socks in the...
View ArticleWake Me When the American Dream is Over
I'm on my way to the trash pit when my host mom stops me as I'm walking out the door. "What are you throwing away?" she asks, her short, dark body blocking my exit with her hands outstretched towards...
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Note to Self: You're Taking This Month Off.
Dear Kayla Elizabeth,I miss you.It's been five full months of traveling and I'm so proud of you for every last bizarre, joyful, messy, tear-filled moment. The girl who spent 12 hours a day up a tree or...
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Everything I Own Was Washed Away in an African Monsoon
I'm going to barf. Dear Jesus, please let me barf.The rest of the squad is situated out on the front porch of our ministry building, and I'm curled up inside, a migraine threatening to spilt my head in...
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Be Still, Cody: An Essay on Control
A few years ago, my friend Brendan told me that he could always tell what was going on in my life at any time based on the state of my hair. I sat on the edge of his bed while he sat on the edge of his...
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God, You Want Me to What?!
"I can look in almost any direction and say, 'That's the way to go.' But I've learned, this is how to stay."- Andrea Gibson, Jellyfish.Sometimes I forget that I can't out-dream God.Our marketing lead...
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What I've Learned from Three Failed Relationships
"Yes, a man is a dangerous thing. So is a scalpel. It can wound or it can save your life. You don't make it safe by making it dull. You put it in the hands of someone who knows what he is doing."- John...
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How to Survive When S%#& Hits the Fan (If You're Lucky Enough to Have a Fan)
"I hope if everybody runs, you choose to stay. And I hope that you don't suffer but take the pain, hope when the moment comes, you'll say, "I, I did it all.I owned every second that this world could...
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