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| David O. Relin, right |
VANCOUVER – David Oliver Relin, co-author of the bestselling book, “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time,” will speak Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at WSU Vancouver. The event is free and open to the public, seating is first-come, first-served.
The book recounts the unlikely journey that led climber Greg Mortenson from a failed attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain, to successfully building schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. By replacing guns with pencils, rhetoric with reading, Mortenson combines his unique background with his intimate knowledge of the third-world to fight terrorism with books, not bombs, and successfully bring education and hope to remote villages in central Asia.
Each year, a book is chosen at WSU Vancouver to go with the general education theme, which is currently “Global change in a local context.” This year’s freshmen have read and discussed “Three Cups of Tea” in General Education classes on campus this fall.
“This book was chosen because it focuses on the difference that ordinary people can make in their communities and in the lives of people all over the world,” said Karen Diller, WSU Vancouver assistant vice chancellor of academic affairs. “It is inspirational, very readable, and provides a perspective on ordinary people living in Pakistan that is not widely seen in the United States.”
WSU Vancouver “Three Cups of Tea” project information: https://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/gen_ed/readingproject.html. “Three Cups of Tea” Web site: https://www.threecupsoftea.com .
