Sunday, July 1, 2007

Iran

As most of you probably already know, Jacob's first experince traveling abroad took him to the Middle East for a professional basketball tournament in Tehran, Iran (a city of about 20 million people).

Jacob played for Al Rayyan, a team from the country of Qatar. The tournament was called "The Asia Cup" with teams from Syria, Lebanon, Philippines, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, India, and Iran. After losing a close game to Iran in the semi-finals, they finished third by beating Kazakhstan.

He stayed at an international hotel in Tehran with over 30 flags in front, the US flag failed to make the cut.