BUCKiT® #48-Amazing Race Contestants, “The Afghanimals” on Racing Around The World Three Times

Just days after the 9/11 attacks, two cousins and first generation Americans from Afghanistan, become targets at grade school. Their friends go from not knowing how to locate their country on a map, to viciously calling them terrorists. For these two, their world has literally changed overnight. But 12 years later, Leo and Jamal, with a great sense of humor, take on the name, Afghanimals. Their mission – to literally race around the world, not once but three times -- and crush stereotypes, educate people about their culture, and have some big laughs along the way. Leo Temory and Jamal Zadran, are famously known as the “Afghanimals” from three seasons of The Amazing Race. On Season 23 they won two legs and came in 4th, in the All Stars they won one leg and placed 4th. Now, on Season 31 --  well you’ll have to watch to find out. I caught up with Leo and Jamal in Los Angeles but I almost had to eliminate them when they arrived. Roadblocks and traffic jams caused some detours for these seasoned Racers, but maybe some over attentive personal grooming by Leo got them off to a late start… the chest hair perhaps was my only clue.