Three Cups of Tea tells the true story of Greg Mortenson, a man who started out as a mountain climber and ended up as an international agent for peace in the Middle East. As a young man, Mortenson was addicted to mountain climbing. A registered nurse, he'd work stateside until he'd saved up enough money for his next big climb. He'd climb until his money ran out, head back to the U.S., get a job, and start the process again.
However, after losing his way on the way down from a climb in Pakistan, Mortenson found himself in a small mountain village with no school. The kids there met in a cave, only had a teacher three days a week, and still found the will to keep studying. Mortenson promised the village leaders that one day he'd return and build them a proper school for their children.
That promise began a long and arduous journey that has led Mortenson to build fifty-five schools for children in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It has also allowed him to forge a rock-solid relationship with many people in two countries where, it has been said, the citizenry thirsts for American blood.
Mortenson's story is amazing. It proves that one person really can make a difference. He saw a need and wanted to help fill it. In the process, he's gone a long way towards improving not only the image of Americans in the Middle East, but the lives of a good number of Middle Easterners.
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