So I devoured Three Cups of Tea in my downtime at home last week (it was sitting around for awhile, my bro got it for me for Christmas or thereabouts). The book is about one man’s (Greg Mortenson) mission to build schools, especially for girls, in the mountainous regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Definitely a [...]
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Three Cups of Tea
Posted in Globalization, books, tagged China, Olympics, Sports on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Olympics Are Coming
Posted in Globalization, Links, Sports, tagged China, Olympics, Sports on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In spite of some of the ominous clouds hanging over the Olympics (not just the rain clouds!), I find myself getting somewhat excited for the Olympics. I mean, it’s a time when the world can come together and enjoy sport, right? That said, I intentionally avoided buying any Olympics-related merchandise in China as I was [...]
