adventurescga-blogs Jun 1, 2010 8:00 PM

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ok guys my friend anna has worked with AIM and has been on trips with them and she sent me a message and well here it is...    &n...

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ok guys my friend anna has worked with AIM and has been on trips with them and she sent me a message and well here it is...
 
                                     How To Survive an AIM Trip 101
 
Feel free to print out/pass on to teammates. This was made to be shared.

Written by the collective team Swazi '09 but with large contributions by Rachel Daniels, member of said team and currently college student at Pacific Lutheran University in Seattle WA.

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THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR: (aka things to appreciate)

1. Flushing toilets!

2. The ability to sit on a toilet seat!

3. A bed!

4. A pillow!

5. Clean clothes!

6. Food of my choice at any time!

7. Ability to drive anywhere!

8. Ability to make my own decisions!

9. Ability to plan!

10. Phone/internet access!

11. Ability to dress for the appropriate weather!

12. Tank tops!

13. Shorts!

14. A haircut!

15. Shampoo and conditioner!

16. Ability to feed/pet/love animals!

17. Ability to sleep-in uninterrupted by farm animals!

18. NO ROOSTERS!

19. Ability to go to the bathroom on my own!

20. NO OATMEAL!

21. NO PB&J!

22. Ability to brush my teeth in a sink!

23. Having more than two jackets to choose from!

24. No flies!

25. Can throw away my nalgene!

26. Don't need to walk everywhere!

27. Can have alone time again! (What is that?!)

28. Can wash hands with soap instead of han san!

29. No push-ups/jumping jacks/ punishments!

PHRASES YOU WILL LEARN TO LIVE BY:

1. Time cannot be measured.

2. Have no expectations.

3. Live in the moment.

4. Take nothing for granted.

5. Enjoy each day fully.

6. Go with the flow.

7. Foresee all your opportunities.

8. ATL: Ask The Lord

9. We are all human. We are all equal. We are all God's children.

10. Serving Jesus isn't sexy.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE AT TRAINING CAMP WHEN...

1. You know you are at trainning camp when you take an hour to get through a tire and it ends in a bloody nose.

2. You get hypothermia while taking a shower.

3. You do jumping jacks because you can't hold your hands above your head.

4. You're blindfolded at least two times a day.

5. You have to do "unity push-ups" for talking.

6. The name of the road you are on is "Bogus Road".

7. You sit under a circus tent every day and it's normal.

8. You brush your teeth in a rain gutter.

9. You haven't brushed your hair in three days.

10. You don't even want to sleep with a sheet because it's so hot.

11. You have to wear pokey nametags in order to receive your meal.

12. You have to go to the bathroom every five minutes.

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