http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:19:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reading this book completely changed my view of the conflicts in that area. I have never ever been interested in politics, and find it very confusing on the news when they discuss the war and what is going on in Iraq or Afghanistan. The conflict between Pakistan and India I ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=80 Greg Mortenson took a risk when he decided to help the villages and the children who did not have the opportunity to become educated. He struggled getting the support he needed to help others, but eventually he was able to conquer his goal and set more goals. Coming to college ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=53 I wouldn't consider Greg Mortenson's experience on K2 to be a failure. Though he did not climb the mountain like he had initially planned, he still had an experience that lasted a lifetime and drove him to a life of service for others that most people simply would not pursue.I ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=82 As I reflect on Three Cups of Tea, I am struck by what one person with good fortune, courage, and determination can accomplish. Greg Mortenson’s story reminds us that life’s journey is a path with sharp turns, detours, circles and sometimes dead ends. He certainly took an unintentional detour when ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=77 I consider myself lucky to be of a Costa Rican family. More so, having family over there all my life has served with the advantage of living in their household while we visited, instead of a hotel meant for tourists. I consider that a blessing because, even for a little ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=78 Greetings, Class of 2012! I hope that you are all enjoying the remaining, and quickly fleeting, weeks of summer. I'm only about 1/2 way through Mortenson and Relin's book, Three Cups of Tea....It's an incredibly powerful book. How exciting that Greg Mortenson will be joining us ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=76 Entering my junior year at Fairfield, I can tell you that freshman and sophomore year went by far too fast, but fortunately for me, they have been incredible in large part due to my involvement on campus. I was your average high school kid, played basketball, but didn't do much ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=73 This book is about more than simply building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is about relationships that have neither borders nor boundaries. It was the social ties that created a beautiful cross-cultural experience where people of different faiths, languages, and perspectives were friends, brothers, and sisters who worked together ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=72 Mortenson describes his failure as not reaching the top of K2, however this was probably his greatest success. He was able to achieve so much more because he did not reach the top. Attempting to climb K2 was a difficult task in itself. There were many things that stood in ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=69 “Sustainable Equity for Women” is a Senior Women’s Studies Capstone project that the graduating class of 2008 bequeathed as their legacy to Fairfield University.   After considering many of the ways that each one of us as part of a global citizenry could do to help each other, we came up with ... http://blog.fairfield.edu/summerreading2008/?p=68