Three Cups of Tea

Three Cups of Tea

In 1993 Greg Mortensen attempted to climb K2in Pakistan, which he failed to summit. Weary and exhausted, two of Mortensen's porters took him to their home village to nurse him back to health. As he recovered, he asked to see the village school. Embarrassed, they showed him an open field where students scratched their lessons in dirt. Mortensen vowed to bring them a school--and he did. And then 55 more. Today's Mortensen's schools have educated more than 24,000 students (14,000 of which are girls) in an areas where few children had opportunities for education.

Sometimes, you find yourself and your purpose in the unlikeliest of places.

Greg Mortensen book signing at Leavenworth, Washington on April 14th, 2007.

"There's a fine line between adventurous and dangerous!"

Snoqualmie Fall, Seattle!

Spring Break, 2007. Five lovely, lovely days in beautiful Seattle, Washington. Great sushi and Vietnamese food, Mariners game, roadtrip through the Stevens pass, hiking, Belletown and coffee. What more could one want?! My new favorite US city--DC folks, it beats out Washington! More photos available here: http://picasaweb.google.com/misti.mcdaniel/Seattle2007

Crazy Dash to the Airport!

I did have a bit of excitement on my way to the airport when someone stole my license plate a mere two and a half hours before my flight. The cops had to be called and a police report filed. After frantically explaining I had a flight in less than two hours, they gasped "OH, GOSH!" One policeman filled out the report while the other drew me a map to the nearest DMV office. Then they followed me on a mad drive through the streets of Concord, NC to ensure I found the DMV. After hearing my story, the office immediately issued me a plate with a "Throw it in your back window and just GO!" Two hours after the chaos started, I safely made to the airport with time to spare. Disaster adverted! Though,

Countries left to visit!

Countries I have visited (http://douweosinga.com/projects/visitedcountries)

14 down, 178 to go.
So much earth, so little time!