Category Archives: Three Cups of Tea

Opinion | Greg Mortenson — after the tea has been spilled | Seattle Times Newspaper

Opinion | Greg Mortenson — after the tea has been spilled | Seattle Times Newspaper. The blogs and twitters are frantically trying to put the pieces together! Truth can be complex and ambiguous. In the end, I always look at outcomes, the facts, the realities. The truth is that girls received an education. I hopeContinue reading “Opinion | Greg Mortenson — after the tea has been spilled | Seattle Times Newspaper”

Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson

We finished Three Cups of Tea and our unanimous choice for our next read was to continue with Dr. Greg. Stones Into School is the story of another school and another promise!  This book is written in first person, which gives a different perspective. Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in AfghanistanContinue reading “Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson”

Different Men – Kindred Spirits: Christopher and Dr. Greg

Reading produces extraordinary moments that trigger interesting ideas. I am reading Three Cups of Tea and Hitch22 at the same time.  Last week, my reading brought me to a precise convergence: September 11, 2001.  I read Dr. Greg’s and Christopher’s personal accounts of that historic day.  On 9/11 both men were separated from their families:Continue reading “Different Men – Kindred Spirits: Christopher and Dr. Greg”

On The Road with Three Cups of Tea

“I’ve learned that terror doesn’t happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It happens because children aren’t being offered a bright enough future that they have a reason to choose life over death.” — Greg Mortenson Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote PeaceContinue reading “On The Road with Three Cups of Tea”