Three Cups of Tea

By cecilbundesen

  • Pakistan Declares Independence

  • Greg Mortenson Birth (Minnesota)

  • Greg's parents move to Tanzania

  • Greg's parents move near Mount Kilimajaro

  • Greg's parents move back to Minnesota

  • Christa is diagnosed with Epilepsy and brain dammage

  • Greg graduates high school and joins the Army

  • Greg attends and plays football in Minnesota

  • Greg's father dies

  • Greg moves to Indianapolis

  • Gregg takes care of his sister for a year

  • Gregg falls on Mount Sill (CA) the same day his sister dies

  • He begins climbing K2

  • he gets lost

  • he returns to the US

  • He returns to Pakistan to buy materials for a school (Oct. -Dec.)

  • Meets Tara Bishop in SF- Marries 6 days later

  • Construction begins on Korphe's school

  • school is completed

  • Greg builds a war refugee school in Skardu

  • Greg starts building girl's' school in Afghanistan

  • Greg begins building schools for girls in Northern Afghanistan with CAI

  • CAI begins building earthquke-proof schools after earthquake kills over 70,000

  • Three Cups of Tea is published (becomes a NYTimes bestseller)

  • Greg starts to visit US schools to promote peace through education (2006-2008)

  • Three Cups of Tea is chosen as required for Intelligence training by Pentagon and US Military

  • CAI starts to build schools in Eastern Afghanistan