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Meet My {TINDER} Hearted Team

In October I got paired with 5 other women who I’d get to do ministry with for the first four months of the race! For the last two months, we’ve done everything together from cooking to cleaning to sleeping. We’ve had a lot of good moments and some not so good moments… so I figured it was time to introduce you to them! 

 

Lauren Kenley  From laurenkenley.theworldrace.org

Relationship Status: single & ready to mingle…. After my year-long contract is over! 

What are you looking for: free food and a good conversation! 

What’s your perfect date: yet again…. Free food and a good conversation! 😉

What are your hobbies: Traveling, shopping, running, and drinking coffee. 

What is your biggest pet peeves: touching wet food when washing the dishes…. 

What is your bench max: the bar in all of it’s fullness! 

Most unique life experience: whitewater rafting down the Nile & ziplining off of a volcano 

What’s your job back in the states: Full-time student, just graduated with my degree in social work! 

What is your Ideal vacation spot: Anything adventurous! 

If you knew me, you’d know: I’d do anything to be your friend! (@EmilieMcNatt) 

If I had to binge anything on Netflix it would be: Grey’s Anatomy for days 

What is your favorite food and drink: Bring on all the sour candy and diet Dr. Pepper 

What’s your guilty pleasure: Eating endless amounts of junk food binging on Greys! 

Favorite pick-up line: “Hey girl, I work out…. My salvation with fear and trembling!” 

How do you like your coffee: super strong with a little cream and sugar 

Coke or Pepsi: 100% coke 

Tide or Downy: Umm… Young Living Thieves detergent all the way! 

 

 

Nicole Rowe 

From laurenkenley.theworldrace.org

 

Relationship Status: Single as Pringle

What are you looking for: 6’5 blue eyed basketball player but I’m not too picky 

What’s your perfect date: April 25th, it’s not too hot and it’s not too cold, all you need is a light jacket! 

What are your hobbies: Singing, dancing, pageantry, taking naps, making food but choosing to eat Taco Bell instead 

What is your biggest pet peeves: Loud chewers and couples being cute

What is your bench max: I like to sit on benches but not pick them up 

Most unique life experience: The world race and accidentally running into Justin Bieber on his segway

What’s your job back in the states: Freelance social media & content creation

What is your I deal vacation spot: If it has a spa, i don’t care where it is

If you knew me, you’d know: I am a pop culture nerd. If you find yourself on cash cab, I’m the person to call

If I had to binge anything on Netflix it would be: Binge all of Netflix, every single movie and show available 

What is your favorite food and drink: Mac & cheese and a soy iced latte 

What’s your guilty pleasure: McDonald’s breakfast sandwich and canceling plans to hang out with my dog

Favorite pick-up line: “Do you believe in love at first sight? Or should I walk by again?” 

How do you like your coffee: Iced and three times a day

Coke or Pepsi: Dr. Pepper

Tide or Downy: Tide pods but not for eating 

 

 

Katelyn Webb

(does NOT have webbed feet!)

From laurenkenley.theworldrace.org

Relationship Status: Single 

What are you looking for: Just some quality intentional time 

What’s your perfect date: Drive around, walk in a park and have godly conversations. 

What are your hobbies: Playing softball, traveling, spending time with family and friends. This is new, playing a DUTCH BLITZ card game. 

What is your biggest pet peeves: Dirty Dishes sitting by the sink and when someone is picking their toes next you. 

What is your bench max:  It’s been 8 years.. idk, probably 10lbs added weight.?

Most unique life experience: Hiked in a rainforest and almost stepped on a Fer-De-lance 5:30am! She was in her hunting pose! “I’ve got the blood of Jesus protection ova me!” 

What’s your job back in the states: WAWA.. find me making your America’s best sub/ coffee! If you haven’t heard of a Turkey Gobbler, Look it up! 

What is your I deal vacation spot: Bangor, Maine! Camping 2 weeks straight with my family! Sit around a campfire, worship Jesus! 

If you knew me, you’d know: I speak random thoughts out loud. (Squirrel!) 

If I had to binge anything on Netflix it would be: Friends, the office, parks and recreation. 

What is your favorite food and drink: My dad’s London broil and Dulce De Leche Iced Latte 😉

What’s your guilty pleasure: Cookies

Favorite pick-up line: I’ll laugh at any 

How do you like your coffee: In my hand 

Coke or Pepsi: Pepsi

Tide or Downy: Tide 

 

 

Kylie Cain 

From laurenkenley.theworldrace.org

Relationship Status: #singleasapringle

What are you looking for: A man after Jesus’ own heart along mutual love for Chick-Fil-A

What’s your perfect date: We’re riding in the car together & without asking you immediately take us to Chick-Fil-A. 

What are your hobbies: quoting FRIENDS, reading & singing loudly

What is your biggest pet peeves: Being talked over & when someone doesn’t enjoy FRIENDS as they deserve to be enjoyed

What is your bench max: Can’t say I can even lift the bar

Most unique life experience: ehh I’m pretty boring person 🙂

What’s your job back in the states: Chasing kiddos around & changing diapers

What is your Ideal vacation spot: Anywhere but the beach…

If you knew me, you’d know: airplanes. nuff said. 

If I had to binge anything on Netflix it would be: FRIENDS, Greys Anatomy, Jane the Virgin, Criminal Minds….. all the goods

What is your favorite food and drink: Forever & always Chick- Fil-A #3 meal w/ a Sprite no ice

What’s your guilty pleasure: cfa in hand while re-enacting Dancing Queen from Mamma Mia 

Favorite pick-up line: “That’s a great name.” “You like that? You should hear my number.”

How do you like your coffee: Far far away from me

Coke or Pepsi: Again… far far away from me

Tide or Downy: Whatever smells the BEST

 

Emilie McNatt 

From laurenkenley.theworldrace.org

 

Relationship Status: I’ve been dating myself for a whole year now, so I guess you could say it’s going alright.

What are you looking for: A Jesus loving man who’s taller than me.

What’s your perfect date: Picture this…we’re driving with the windows down on the perfect fall evening, eating Arby’s curly fries.

What are your hobbies: Hanging out at coffee shops pretending to look busy on my computer.

What are your biggest pet peeves: When people eat off my plate without asking, and when people have terrible grammar.

What is your bench max: I’ve probably sat on over 500 in my lifetime, not tryna brag or anything.

Most unique life experience: Zip-lined over a volcano in Nicaragua, paraglided over Colombia, did a 10-day tour of Paris/London/Venice

What’s your job back in the states: Getting yelled at by surgeons. AKA an operating room nurse.

What is your ideal vacation spot: The beach. But I don’t ever get in the water, I only sit in the sand!

If you knew me, you’d know: That I love a good poop story.

If I had to binge anything on Netflix it would be: New Girl!!! or Friends!!!

What is your favorite food and drink: Food, french fries. Drink, coffee.

What’s your guilty pleasure: Binging Netflix, pantsless, with a La Croix in one hand and a coffee in the other.

Favorite pick-up line: My love for you is like diarrhea, I just can’t hold it in.

How do you like your coffee: Literally any way it’s served to me.

Coke or Pepsi: Sweet tea please.

Tide or Downy: Uhhh neither…off brand, please and thank you.

 

 

Carly Moniz 

From laurenkenley.theworldrace.org

 

Relationship Status: Single

What are you looking for: A man after God’s own heart. Jesus first, me second. 

What’s your perfect date: An adventure, something outdoors

What are your hobbies: Sports, outdoor adventures, hanging out with friends, spending time with my dog

What is your biggest pet peeves: injustice and driving to slow in the fast lane

What is your bench max: I don’t remember but I’m sure it would blow your mind

Most unique life experience: I catch snakes, I’ve zip lined in Guatemala, paraglided in Colombia, floated down the Delaware water gap, camped in the Everglades, I pet dogs in every country I go to, I’ve gone to the center of the earth (the equator), cliff jumped, hit a tree while skiing, and I’ve ran into a fence while playing ultimate frisbee, I’ve broken a girl’s hand throwing a softball from left field to home plate. 

What’s your job back in the states: I worked at a boatyard

What is your I deal vacation spot: Anywhere with an adventure 

If you knew me, you’d know: That I love animals, probably too much. 

If I had to binge anything on Netflix it would be: Chuck, Friends, Criminal Minds, 

What is your favorite food and drink?Dr. Pepper and Pizza and Ice Cream 

What’s your guilty pleasure: Junk food, always

Favorite pick-up line? Send them all my way because I like to laugh.?I love you like a pig loves not being bacon.

How do you like your coffee: I don’t 

Coke or Pepsi: Coke

Tide or Downy: Either

3 Comments

  1. You have such a creative team-and all of you sparkle! Enjoy each other as time goes by so quickly. We were also struck with how much you all have in common. Love the sense of humor shown here.

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