Greg Mortenson!

Today, I got the chance to attend a talk given by Greg Mortenson, the director of an NGO that builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.  He's written two books about his works,  called Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools.  His story is pretty crazy and the books are very interesting to read.  I learned a lot about the Middle East and the causes of fundamental Islamic movements through the two books.  Mr. Mortenson was speaking at an International Baccalaureate conference here in Singapore.  I initially started out just trying to talk the IB Organization into allowing me to come hear his talk, but ended up giving a thank you/closing speech after the talk as well!  Later, I got to meet Mr. Mortenson:

  Exciting!