Ages: Elizabeth is 33, Letitia is 26
Relationship: Sisters
Why Race Across The World?
Letitia: "I think I signed up for this mostly for the challenge. I think I just wanted to push myself to finish something, to accomplish something big. I think on this race, it's a good opportunity to grow as a person. I always strive to push myself to grow and see where my strengths lie or just to know myself. Also doing this with my sister will be fun. I don't know if I could do it with anyone else."
Elizabeth: "The reasons why I wanted to do it are similar in terms of wanting to push myself. I feel like I haven't been challenged in a very long time. I've been quite mundane with my life and just going with the flow of things. But also getting back into travelling because I haven't travelled for a while as well. I haven't been free in my travelling, its mainly been for a purpose, maybe to visit someone or for a wedding. I'm looking forward to just going with the flow of travelling, backpacking and pushing myself. As I've got older, I've felt more reluctant to put myself in different positions, so this is me throwing myself out there."
Do you have a strategy?
Elizabeth: "I think we're really relying on the kindness of strangers. I think what I would love for our trip is to get the balance of both of us, because we're pretty different. We work well together, a lot of our differences I think could work well in terms of moving us forward. So I think I'm quite analytical. Letitia can be more direct sometimes. I think working together and trying not to spend too much money."
Letitia: "I think also to have fun, have an experience to see as much as possible. We will focus on the race but I'd like there to be enjoyment to."
What's the most unusual thing have you brought with you?
Elizabeth: "I've got my essential oils for calming me down. I've got my journal as I like journalling and drawing and doodling."
Letitia: "I've got my gua sha, face massager. I've also got face masks and those under eye masks too!"
What will your biggest challenges be on the race?
Elizabeth: "I think maybe just pushing each other. I feel like we've both been quite resilient individually. But we're working as a team now and it's pushing each other to keep on going. Being with each other 24-7 as well. Maybe deciding together on things. Like thinking about which choice is the best thing out of both of our choices. And which one do we decide on when we're indecisive, both of us. That might be a bit challenging."
What's your partner's most annoying habit?
Elizabeth: "I think the hangriness - when she's quite hungry and tired, she gets in a mood. And that is very difficult to communicate with. Also, do you know what? It's also just communicating this as well. Because sometimes I feel like I get the communication of that too late. If there was at least a warning, this is about to happen. It'd be fine."
Letitia: "Her trying to push me to do things when she knows that I don't want to do it. She assumes i want to do it, she assumes things, she loves to control situations."
Race Across The World airs Wednesdays at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
Neil Wilkes
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