I have seen the book Three Cups of Tea around at Barnes and Noble and on the New York Times bestsellers list for a while so when it came in to our library here in Toledo I was pretty excited. The book chronicles the work of Mr. Mortenson to build schools in impovershed regions of war torn Pakistan. Mortenson attempts to climb the famed K2 mountain but fails and ends up finding his way into a small villiage in Pakistan. There he experiences such kindness that he is moved to return to the villiage to return the kindness shown to him.
The book begins a little dry, but once I was past the first few chapers I was entranced with the cultural differences, and the ways in which the villiagers have come to accept war and battles as part of their daily lives. Many of the villiagers and their children have experienced injuries or have lost family members to the wars. The cultural differences although great, are fascinating. I am always amazed to see people flourish when happenstance places them in circumstances such as this. Three Cups of Tea also has a companion children's book titled Stones into Schools.
The book begins a little dry, but once I was past the first few chapers I was entranced with the cultural differences, and the ways in which the villiagers have come to accept war and battles as part of their daily lives. Many of the villiagers and their children have experienced injuries or have lost family members to the wars. The cultural differences although great, are fascinating. I am always amazed to see people flourish when happenstance places them in circumstances such as this. Three Cups of Tea also has a companion children's book titled Stones into Schools.
You can visit Greg Mortenson's website at www.threecupsoftea.com
