3 Cups of Tea

One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace...One School At A Time

That's the subtitle of my latest read "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.

This book came highly recommended to me by my friend Lina who drove down from Virginia just to meet Greg Mortenson.

This is the story of a regular white guy, Greg, who's a mountain climber. When he fails to climb one of the world's highest peaks, K2 in Pakistan, he lands in the impoverished village at the base of the mountain, Korphe. From this point on his entire life changes.

Without going on forever, this book was, simply put, amazing. And the most amazing part of it that it's a true story. Every mountain (figuratively) Greg faces in his mission to build simple schools for the children in the villages he comes across will blow you away.

You will never encounter a more selfless group of people as the Americans and Pakistanis who help Greg's mission. The generosity, sincerity, and absolute selflessness is heartwarming and motivating.

If you've ever thought you could not help people (you're just one person), or that perhaps whatever little money you can donate to a cause couldn't possibly help much, this will change your mind.

Greg Mortenson has a website, where you can read more about his cause and how you can help.

I hope you read the book and purchase it from his website so that some of the profit can go towards his cause.

If you're looking for the next great read, next on our book club list is "The Geography of Bliss : One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World" by Eric Weiner. I've heard great things about this as well and can't wait to get started.

Happy reading,

Sameera