Team Leader:

Name: Laurie

Hometown: Casar, NC

Age: 26

Celebrity crush: Chris Pratt, Zac Efron

Favorite movie genre: adventure, comedy

Hardest place to leave on the Race: Africa

Least favorite color: clear

Best dance move: some would say "dropping my weapon"

Favorite Race food: chapati, dosa

Greatest boy band of all time: Backstreet Boys

Major red flag on a first date: when he gets bad road rage, upset over his dinner order being wrong, can't make a decision for us on where we should eat

Your go-to clothing article: leggings and hats

Treasurer:

Name: Aleesa

Hometown: Hobart, OK

Age: 26

Celebrity crush: Hawkeye aka Jeremy Renner

Favorite movie genre: romcom mixed with a little action

Hardest place to leave on the Race: Uganda or Romania

Least favorite color: red

Best dance move: ummm bending my knees with the beat of the music?

Favorite Race food: bread

Greatest boy band of all time: Jonas Brothers or Jackson 5

Major red flag on a first date: making me plan the date

Your go-to clothing article: graphic tee or a nice, plain, loose-fitting shirt

Our worship leader:

Name: McKenzie

Hometown: Idaho Falls, ID

Age: 25

Celebrity crush: Hugh Jackman

Favorite movie genre: action, like super hero or sport movies

Hardest place to leave on the Race: Ethiopia

Least favorite color: bright orange

Best dance move: I'm digging the biker shuffle right now

Favorite Race food: dosa with tomato curry

Greatest boy band of all time: *NSYNC

Major red flag on a first date: bad breath

Your go-to clothing article: cute boots

Our story teller:

Name: Shondra

Hometown: West Milton, OH

Age: 24

Celebrity crush: 

Favorite movie genre: twisted. I wanna be on the edge of my seat in anticipation and impressed with the brilliance

Hardest place to leave on the Race: Nepal

Least favorite color: I don't like that question. Every color matters and is beautiful

Best dance move: it's all in the shoulders. Things just get messy when I try to move my other body parts

Favorite Race food: anything that tastes like the earth. But also dosa from India (drooling)

Greatest boy band of all time: Backstreet Boys fer sure. Okay gonna go listen to them now

Major red flag on a first date: suggests we meet somewhere instead of picking me up, doesn't have a plan and leaves it up to me, or doesn't pay for the meal

Your go-to clothing article: jean jacket and combat boots or anything of anybody else's

Meme Queen:

Name: Maci

Hometown: Somerset, KY

Age: 24

Celebrity crush: Chris Pratt and Mark Wahlberg

Favorite movie genre: suspense and comedy

Hardest place to leave on the Race: Ecuador

Least favorite color: red

Best dance move: probably the wobble

Favorite Race food: peanut butter and nutella. But not together

Greatest boy band of all time: Jonas Brothers. Or the Backstreet Boys. I can't choose

Major red flag on a first date: checks his phone constantly, is uncomfortable with differences in opinion, or talks excessively about his mom

Your go-to clothing article: sweatshirt or cardigan

Squad leader:

Name: Kelly

Hometown: Carlisle, PA

Age: 28

Celebrity crush: Shemar Moore

Favorite movie genre: action/suspense

Hardest place to leave on the Race: Rwanda or Kenya... the continent of Africa!

Least favorite color: puke green

Best dance move: the twist

Favorite Race food: all the curries in India!

Greatest boy band of all time: Jackson 5 (not a band I listen to, but so influential)

Major red flag on a first date: wants to kiss, doesn't foot the bill

Your go-to clothing article: a comfy t-shirt