I’m going to be honest with you. I knew a lot about training camp before I went by watching Youtube videos. And as an introvert and a picky eater, I wasn’t looking forward to most of it. My mindset was to just get it done so I could move on to the actual trip. I left for Atlanta at 5am and arrived at 8:45am. Then I had to find my way to our meeting point and hang out there until 3pm. By the time 3pm rolled around I had met at least half of my squad and had fun watching them play games to pass the time.
Eventually we were picked up along with the other two squads launching with us and taken to training camp. We had a very quick supper after we put up our tents and then went inside the training center for our first worship set. 4 songs, 1 hour. and it felt like 15 minutes. Once that was done we learned more about what exactly the world race is and then we were sent to have squad time. We have the absolute best squad mentor and coaches. Our coach Karen already knew each and every one of our names. and her husband Keith was tearing up as he introduced himself and you could just feel how much he already loved us. After introductions we played a name game then headed up to our tents for bed.
The schedule for the week was as follows: 6ish wake up, exercise 30min, pack up our stuff and head to breakfast. Then worship and a session followed by a break then a panel for us to ask questions to. Off to lunch then squad meeting time. A long break before supper then back to our squads for team building activities then off to bed.
Now Every day had a different theme and dress code. I felt like I was back at girl’s week of camp in a way.
- Arrival (travel clothes)
- Cold cut sandwich with turkey cheese lettuce tomato
- Africa (pants or skirts)
- Breakfast
- Hard boiled eggs
- Oranges
- Bread and jam
- Lunch
- Cornmeal stuff
- Lentils (no utensils)
- Dinner
- Chicken
- Banana rice
- Breakfast
- Asia (anything goes)
- Breakfast
- Scrambled eggs with chives
- rice
- Lunch
- pho
- dinner
- bagel w/ salami and cheese
- Breakfast
- Travel day (anything goes)
- Breakfast
- Peanut butter on tortilla
- Lunch
- Pb&j
- chips
- Dinner
- gyros
- Breakfast
- Latin America (anything goes)
- Breakfast
- Beans
- Rice
- Eggs
- On tortillas
- Some sort of creme
- Lunch
- Chicken
- Rice
- Roasted plantains
- Dinner
- pupusas
- Breakfast
- India (headdresses, covered shoulders, pants or skirts)
- Breakfast
- Eggs with tomatoes and onions
- Banana
- toast
- Lunch
- Bahl? = lentils and rice wi cracker thing
- Dinner
- Chicken masala
- Breakfast
- Adventure Day (anything goes)
- Breakfast
- Rice
- Bread
- Scrambled eggs
- Crickets
- Century egg
- Lunch
- Hot dogs spiraled
- Beef
- Chicken
- Spicier chicken
- Sauces: peanut, soy, garlic butter, chili
- Dinner buffet
- Dogs
- Burgers
- Watermelon
- chips
- Breakfast
- Departure (travel clothes)
- banana
- Pop tarts
I did okay throughout the week food wise. Latin America was a lot of beans and I only ate half of my supper that night. Then India was a big struggle because I got queasy after breakfast and the smell of food cooking made me feel very queasy all day. I really didn’t eat much of anything after breakfast that day.
So there is your super simple overview of training camp. Now I’m off to write all the details in the next few blogs.
Was the cornmeal stuff sadza? (That’s what our missionaries from Zimbabwe called)
That’s what it’s called in Zimbabwe yes. It has so many different names that I chose to call it cornmeal stuff
No Keith, you are for sure a gift to K squad. I can’t imagine it without you!
I am an observer and I enjoy every second of it. 🙂
Love you, Allie. You’re such a gift to K-Squad. Here we go!!
I love your heart for details, Allie. I can’t help but think that’s why you notice others in such specific and loving ways. Can’t wait for your next blog…