Kuwait Stories


Tourneys!

I went to Kuwait twice in one month. Once for a basketball tournament and the other for a singing and arts festival. The city is modern and very hot. There is not much to do since it is a very conservative environment but there is some great shopping. Marina Mall was a favorite, and since the exchange rate is so high, you feel like you are not spending ...


Stuck in Camp Doha

On our way to BIAP we were stuck in Camp Doha, Kuwait, waiting for a C-130 rotator. We stayed in a large warehouse with hundreds of other troops, sleeping on cots lined up with about a foot between them. All day and night the lights were on. Between that and the knowledge that you would soon be in a war zone, sleep was little. It was hotter than hel...