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A review by carriekellenberger
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this incredible story about a K2 climber's decision to start building schools in remote, high mountain villages in Pakistan. What a remarkable and uplifting read!
Greg Mortenson is a mountaineer who found himself in a Pakistani mountain village after wandering off the trail during a hike in 1993 to the summit of K2. The villagers save him, and while he is recovers, he finds himself becoming entranced with the idea of helping these people by building their children a school for US$12,000.
Most people would walk away and never look back, but Greg Mortenson returns home to the US, spends months saving his money and writing 500+ letters to see if he can get donations to help build his school. He returns a year later riding on top of a truck with all the materials that the village needs to build their school.
He's so successful with his mission that when he is asked to do it again, he says yes, and then he continues to say yes and ends up building fivty-five schools for the children of Pakistan, especially for young girls who are not allowed to have an education.
Greg's mission brings him in contact with religious extremists and to some of the most dangerous areas on earth, but he never gives up. What a story of triumph and goodwill. I could hardly put it down.
Greg Mortenson is a mountaineer who found himself in a Pakistani mountain village after wandering off the trail during a hike in 1993 to the summit of K2. The villagers save him, and while he is recovers, he finds himself becoming entranced with the idea of helping these people by building their children a school for US$12,000.
Most people would walk away and never look back, but Greg Mortenson returns home to the US, spends months saving his money and writing 500+ letters to see if he can get donations to help build his school. He returns a year later riding on top of a truck with all the materials that the village needs to build their school.
He's so successful with his mission that when he is asked to do it again, he says yes, and then he continues to say yes and ends up building fivty-five schools for the children of Pakistan, especially for young girls who are not allowed to have an education.
Greg's mission brings him in contact with religious extremists and to some of the most dangerous areas on earth, but he never gives up. What a story of triumph and goodwill. I could hardly put it down.