In 1993, mountaineer and nurse Greg Mortenson wandered into the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan after a failed attempt to climb K2, the world’s second-tallest mountain. After many weeks spent in the mountains, and struggling with bad health and weakness, Mortenson finds himself in the Korphe village. He spends weeks there as the village people nursed him back to full health and strength. Inspired by the village’s hospitality and anguished by their hardships and poverty, Mortenson promises that he would return to build Korphe a school. Three Cups of Tea is a story that brings that promise to life. And this promise to build one school led to the creation of the Central Asia Institute (CAI), which has built over 145 schools across Pakistan and
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Jean Hoerni. The man gave Mortenson the money he needed and the two co-founded the CAI. The CAI emphasized the importance of schooling girls, who are traditionally withheld from receiving education in Muslim cultures. Today, Mortenson has helped to provide schooling for over 60,000 children, and 40,000 of those being girls (2011). In 2004, Greg Mortenson paired with journalist David Relin to write his story. In this book, authors the two authors effectively communicate the story of Greg’s mission to bring peace and prosperity through perseverance, education, and specifically, overcoming cultural differences. The following review will attempt to support their story through demonstrating the significance of overcoming cultural differences in Mortenson’s …show more content…
Closing on the notion of overcoming cultural differences, in all of this, Mortenson understood that America must counter terrorism with understanding and cooperation. “If we try to resolve terrorism with military might and nothing else, then we will be no safer than we were before 9/11. If we truly want a legacy of peace for our children, we need to understand that this is a war that will ultimately be won with books, not with bombs” (302). As he gained understanding about the culture of the Baltistan region, he saw past the stereotypes that identified most Muslims are terrorists. He saw that most Muslims were not terrorists and that young men turned to terrorism and radical Islam because they had no other job opportunities. He realized the significance of education in giving hope to young men and women to escape poverty and provide opportunities outside of terrorism. It was this mindset that brought vision and passion to what CAI was doing, and brought inspiration to those in the U.S. who heard about what Mortenson was doing, and ultimately brought funding to further his
Jean Hoerni. The man gave Mortenson the money he needed and the two co-founded the CAI. The CAI emphasized the importance of schooling girls, who are traditionally withheld from receiving education in Muslim cultures. Today, Mortenson has helped to provide schooling for over 60,000 children, and 40,000 of those being girls (2011). In 2004, Greg Mortenson paired with journalist David Relin to write his story. In this book, authors the two authors effectively communicate the story of Greg’s mission to bring peace and prosperity through perseverance, education, and specifically, overcoming cultural differences. The following review will attempt to support their story through demonstrating the significance of overcoming cultural differences in Mortenson’s …show more content…
Closing on the notion of overcoming cultural differences, in all of this, Mortenson understood that America must counter terrorism with understanding and cooperation. “If we try to resolve terrorism with military might and nothing else, then we will be no safer than we were before 9/11. If we truly want a legacy of peace for our children, we need to understand that this is a war that will ultimately be won with books, not with bombs” (302). As he gained understanding about the culture of the Baltistan region, he saw past the stereotypes that identified most Muslims are terrorists. He saw that most Muslims were not terrorists and that young men turned to terrorism and radical Islam because they had no other job opportunities. He realized the significance of education in giving hope to young men and women to escape poverty and provide opportunities outside of terrorism. It was this mindset that brought vision and passion to what CAI was doing, and brought inspiration to those in the U.S. who heard about what Mortenson was doing, and ultimately brought funding to further his