3 cups of tea - Democratic Underground

bcoylepa

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Mon Sep-24-07 08:48 AM
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3 cups of tea

http://www.threecupsoftea.com/
if you haven't read this book - do so-
most inspiring especially at times like this when things seem hopeless and infuriating
One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace & fight terrorism...One School At A Time
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

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TwilightGardener

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Mon Sep-24-07 08:52 AM
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1. Read it--an excellent book. I wonder what's been going on with

Mortenson since the book came out?

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bcoylepa

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Mon Sep-24-07 09:00 AM
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2. still making peace

http://www.gregmortenson.com/welcome.php
looks like he is still busy changing the world for good
if you buy the book through his web site - 7% goes to the Central Asia Institute- good deal
check out the beautiful pictures on the site too

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King Coal

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Mon Sep-24-07 09:08 AM
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3. What kind of tea?

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TwilightGardener

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Mon Sep-24-07 09:28 AM
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4. Some kind of tea with yak milk in it--ew. The title refers to the

custom of sharing tea as a gesture of goodwill in Afghan culture, if I recall correctly. Greg Mortenson (who was an ER nurse) was trying to climb K-2, got lost and stranded, and was aided by the Pakistani and Afghan people. Out of gratitude, he returned to Afghanistan over and over again, and raised funds to help the people there build schools and bridges and stuff--all while the Taliban was becoming more of a threat. He was a one-man force for diplomacy--very inspirational book. I highly recommend it.

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