Three Cups of Tea is a book written by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Mortenson and Relin wrote Three Cups of Tea in 2006. Mortenson has co-written two books about his humanitarian efforts in northern Pakistan. Mortenson co-authored Three Cups of Tea because he wanted to gain publicity for his charity, the Central Asia Institute. Relin collaborated with Mortenson on the book because he had a passion for victims of poverty in Central Asia, and he had traveled to Vietnam in the past. Relin committed suicide on November 15, 2012. “In the 1990s, Mr. Relin established himself as a journalist with an interest in telling “humanitarian” stories about people in need in articles about child soldiers and about his travels in Vietnam” (Kaufman,
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Mortenson collaborated with Relin to promote his book to raise awareness for his charity. Mortenson discovers his purpose in life when he is revitalized by the people of the Korphe village after he failed to summit K2, the second tallest mountain in the world. “He put his hands on Haji Ali’s shoulders, as the old man had done to him dozens of times since they’d shared their first cup of tea. ‘I’m going to build you a school,’ he said, not yet realizing that with those words, the path of his life had just detoured down another trail, a route far more serpentine and arduous than the wrong turns he’d taken since retreating from K2. ‘I will build a school,’ Mortenson said. ‘I promise’” (Mortenson and Relin, 2006, p. 33). When Mortenson returns to America, he works ceaselessly to earn money to build a school for the children of Korphe. After the school is completed, Jean Hoerni, Mortenson’s main sponsor, decides to sponsor his charity, the Central Asia Institute, which builds schools in high-altitude regions and provides relief for refugees of warcraft. Through education, Mortenson is able to forever alter the lives of Pakistan’s inhabitants and battle the ever growing network of terrorism in a secluded corner of the
Mortenson collaborated with Relin to promote his book to raise awareness for his charity. Mortenson discovers his purpose in life when he is revitalized by the people of the Korphe village after he failed to summit K2, the second tallest mountain in the world. “He put his hands on Haji Ali’s shoulders, as the old man had done to him dozens of times since they’d shared their first cup of tea. ‘I’m going to build you a school,’ he said, not yet realizing that with those words, the path of his life had just detoured down another trail, a route far more serpentine and arduous than the wrong turns he’d taken since retreating from K2. ‘I will build a school,’ Mortenson said. ‘I promise’” (Mortenson and Relin, 2006, p. 33). When Mortenson returns to America, he works ceaselessly to earn money to build a school for the children of Korphe. After the school is completed, Jean Hoerni, Mortenson’s main sponsor, decides to sponsor his charity, the Central Asia Institute, which builds schools in high-altitude regions and provides relief for refugees of warcraft. Through education, Mortenson is able to forever alter the lives of Pakistan’s inhabitants and battle the ever growing network of terrorism in a secluded corner of the