"Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson.
His mission is to build schools in Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan in remote villages outside of large cities to educate young girls. He sees girls as the instruments for change in these struggling areas.
Greg Mortenson was climbing the Himalayan mountain named K2, a member of his team needed to be evacuated for medical reasons, Mortenson got lost descending and wandered into a tiny village whose members nursed him to health. He promised to return and build them a school for the boys and GIRLS to be educated. Moslem Pakistan is a political hotbed and he faces many challenges in achieving his aim. He started with the goal of building one school and is up to 55 schools today. This is a well told story.
Greg Mortenson lived in Africa and Mount Kilamajaro (left) was the first mountain to catch his interest. His father built Tanzania's first hospital. Greg seems to have learned many lessons observing his father's struggle to build the first hospital in a very poor nation.
My review is simplistic. You will find the book is fascinating and an easy read. You learn something new on every page. For instance,
" If you want to thrive in Baltisan, you must respect our ways... The first time you share a cup of tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family, and for our family, we will do anything, even die. You must take time to share 3 cups of tea."
This is the kind of messages you find in this book. Hence, the name.
His mission is to build schools in Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan in remote villages outside of large cities to educate young girls. He sees girls as the instruments for change in these struggling areas.
Greg Mortenson was climbing the Himalayan mountain named K2, a member of his team needed to be evacuated for medical reasons, Mortenson got lost descending and wandered into a tiny village whose members nursed him to health. He promised to return and build them a school for the boys and GIRLS to be educated. Moslem Pakistan is a political hotbed and he faces many challenges in achieving his aim. He started with the goal of building one school and is up to 55 schools today. This is a well told story.
Greg Mortenson lived in Africa and Mount Kilamajaro (left) was the first mountain to catch his interest. His father built Tanzania's first hospital. Greg seems to have learned many lessons observing his father's struggle to build the first hospital in a very poor nation.
My review is simplistic. You will find the book is fascinating and an easy read. You learn something new on every page. For instance,
" If you want to thrive in Baltisan, you must respect our ways... The first time you share a cup of tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family, and for our family, we will do anything, even die. You must take time to share 3 cups of tea."
This is the kind of messages you find in this book. Hence, the name.
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