Dusty joined the team just over three years ago. He's not your typical breed of dog, he's a mix between Kuwait desert dog and golden Labrador retriever. This was discovered this through some research Rhyan did for a class project in 2nd grade. He learned that the Kuwait desert dog is one of the oldest indigenous canines, and typically found accompanying Bedouin tribes in the Middle East region.
Dusty's unique lineage gives him some interesting characteristics. He's very pack-loyal, so if you're a part of his pack, he loves you. But if you're not a part of the pack, watch out! He's apt to show his fangs first and ask questions later.
Dusty's list of talents include. but are not limited to: barking at imaginary objects; security; linguistics - he understands English (only when it suits him), Malayalam (a dialect from Kerala, India) and dog-speak (which sounds more like incessant barking or howling - especially when he wants a treat).
Dusty is mentally preparing for his first flight on a plane. He's trying to get used to the confinement of a pet carrier, but so far, there's no luck with that. He's going to have an ID chip subcutaneously implanted soon. There aren't enough Milk Bonz on the planet to get over that!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
All about Rhyan
Rhyan began his world travels at 9-months-old when his family moved to Indonesia. Since then he's been a reluctant traveler, prefering to stay home and play with friends. But Rhyan has had some fun along the way.
His most memorable trip was to Langkawi, Malaysia, where he played with monitor lizards and manta rays. Rhyan also loved to see the London/Oxford/Edinburgh highlights atop red double-decker tour buses.
A trip to see the grandparents in Arkansas was made more special with a fresh layer of snow. Rhyan looks forward to moving to Kazakhstan because of the promise of more snow. He's planning for the mother of all snowball fights. He's also looking forward to ice skating, and learning to play hockey and tennis. And making new friends.
What Rhyan's loved best about living in Kuwait is all the friends he's made, playing baseball on a team, football on the beach. He's loved entertaining American troops Thanksgiving Day. And he's enjoyed the opportunity to drive a Jetski in the Persian Gulf and his motorcycle all around the community.
His most memorable trip was to Langkawi, Malaysia, where he played with monitor lizards and manta rays. Rhyan also loved to see the London/Oxford/Edinburgh highlights atop red double-decker tour buses.
A trip to see the grandparents in Arkansas was made more special with a fresh layer of snow. Rhyan looks forward to moving to Kazakhstan because of the promise of more snow. He's planning for the mother of all snowball fights. He's also looking forward to ice skating, and learning to play hockey and tennis. And making new friends.
What Rhyan's loved best about living in Kuwait is all the friends he's made, playing baseball on a team, football on the beach. He's loved entertaining American troops Thanksgiving Day. And he's enjoyed the opportunity to drive a Jetski in the Persian Gulf and his motorcycle all around the community.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
All about Quinn
Quinn is a most seasoned traveler. His first big trip was at age 3 - a roadtrip taking in all the national parks west of the Rockies, including those in western Canada. What a trooper! He loved camping, eating chili cooked over a fire, and getting dangerously close to bisen at Yellowstone.
Since then, Quinn's passport has been stamped in parts of Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. He hopes to travel to China and New Zealand before he graduates from high school, and he'll very likely have an opportunity to visit Istanbul, Turkey and Samos, Greece, the place of origin of his mother's side of the family, in the next year.
Quinn's next stop is boarding school back in the U.S., attending Squaw Valley Academy in Northern California, where he looks forward to spending the winter learning to snowboard, as well as a Christmas trip to see his family soon to be moving to Kazakhstan.
Quinn doesn't necessarily see himself solely as an American any longer, although he's still proud to be one. He considers himself first to be a citizen of the planet.
Since then, Quinn's passport has been stamped in parts of Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. He hopes to travel to China and New Zealand before he graduates from high school, and he'll very likely have an opportunity to visit Istanbul, Turkey and Samos, Greece, the place of origin of his mother's side of the family, in the next year.
Quinn's next stop is boarding school back in the U.S., attending Squaw Valley Academy in Northern California, where he looks forward to spending the winter learning to snowboard, as well as a Christmas trip to see his family soon to be moving to Kazakhstan.
Quinn doesn't necessarily see himself solely as an American any longer, although he's still proud to be one. He considers himself first to be a citizen of the planet.
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