1. Why does the village want a bridge? 2. Why did pindi weld an extension to the truck bed? 3. Why was it safer to sleep in the cab of the truck? 4. Why did the soldiers block the concrete bridge? 5. Why did the soldiers care if Mortenson was american? 6. Why were the soldiers nice to Mortenson 7. Why was it so important that they hang the contractor from the bridge 8. Why did everyone go into Janjungpa's home 9. What did Marina Want to talk about
I'm guessing that the green tea that they drink is not so good judging by the detailed expression on Abdul's face. I'm getting the impression that the cement business is either owned my a mafia like family or it is just some odd thing where you do not bargain with the cement companies of something, maybe I'm just confused. Before Marina dumped him on his butt, he mention that he had to pay to make calls, I was curious if Pakistan didn't have the technology to make phone like in the US or if they choose not to of if they just don’t have the funding to do so.
1.Why did Mortenson encounter a problem in which he has to build a bridge? 2.Why were the men on the bridge holding rocket launchers? 3.Why were there so many feasts for Mortenson? 4.Why didnt the people tell Mortenson he would need to build a bridge when Mortenson told him he wanted to build a school for them? 5.Why didnt Mortenson eat the liver? 6. When they were talking about wives, why was he saying that it was ok to sleep with other women while your married?
1) Why motivated Abdul to clean Mortenson's Nike's? 2) What were the people shooting at when Greg awoke to gunfire? 3) Why was Changazi so persistant in not letting greg look at his supplys he bought for the school? 4) What was the reason for Haji Ali to keep saying that Greg Should build the school in Korphe? 5) Was Marina drinking the alcohol that she handed to Greg Before she left? 6) Why didn't Lou Reichardt donate money to help greg out with the bridge or school.
1) Why would Changzi want to build the school in a different village? 2) How come you can't bargin with a cement company? 3) How much does it really cost to make a phone call in Pakistan?
How does an orange beard make you more respected? (Orange from the Henna) Why do they call Mortenson “Girek”? What is a dacoit? Did they sweeten their tea based on the occasion? When Mortenson tells the soldier that he is American, why did the soldier say, "America number one"?
1) Why did Mohammed want Mortenson in the truck so baddly? 2) Why do the children of Korphe talk to strangers? 3)If Marina loved Mortenson as much as she claimed then why couldn't she wait for him? 4)Did Mortenson really think he could bring the supplies for the school to Korphe without a bridge? 5)Why does Hoerni want a picture of the school so baddly? 6)Why did that little boy throw away the apple?
1. Did Changazi travel with Mortenson and Akhmalu to Khane? 2. What is a zamba? 3. Why does Janjunga think that Mortenson promised him that he would build a school for the village of Khane? 4. Why do so many people think that Mortenson is going to build a school within multiple villages? 5. Were the school supplies actually relocated to another office? Or was Changazi lying? 6. How is Mortenson going to raise money for the bridge? 7. What is yak? 8. What is an ibex?
1. Why did Miria breakup with him? 2. Where did he go after he was told about the bridge? 3.How long total did he stay in Korphe? 4. How did he come to know this doctor? 5. why do they use yack dung to start fires? 6. where did they get the cable 7. How are they going to get the cable up the mountian to Korphy. 8. why do they always have the tea with everything. 9. why did the people want a brige first. 10. why would it be safer to sleep in the cab of the truck.
1. How can a truck bed be safer to sleep in? 2. Whats a zamba? 3. Why are some people not wanting a school in the village? 4. Why wouldn't Mortenson eat the liver?
1. Why did Abdul die his beard orange? 2. How did they machine parts for the Bedford locally? 3. Why did they say "enormous infidel in brown pajamas"? Wouldn't they have known that it was a shalwar? 4. Why did the drive want Mortenson to sit in the smoky cab? 5. What is "Punjabi"? 6. What is hashish? 7. Why did the soldiers care that Mortenson was an American? 8. Why do they think that Mortenson was going to build a school for the Khane village? 9. What is a dacoit? 10. What is "stormlight"? 11. Why is it acceptable for men to "enjoy" themselves with other women they are not married to?
1. Why would they eat kidneys? 2. Why did Marina think she could come back? 3. Where is Changazi? 4. How much is an international call? 5. Why is Hoerni so generous? 6. How is Mortenson planning on building everything? 7. Why did the Taliban ask if he was American?
What is an Angrezi? What does cheezaley mean? What does Insallah mean? How did they carry the Ibex back to the village? When will the school be completed?
Why does the village want a bridge? Why did they clean off his shoes (Nike’s)? When Marina broke up with Greg, was she drinking? Why did the children talk to strangers? Whats with the tea? Why is he called an infidel? What does insallah mean?
If there was not bridge in Korphe, how did Mortenson even get to Korphe the first time? What is up with the orange beards? How much stuff did Changazi lose of Mortensons and what happened to it? What is an ibex? How is yak dung used to make a fire? It doesn’t make sense. Why are the organs of animals considered a delicacy to Pakistanis? What village did Changazi try to get Mortenson to build his school in? Why was it important to Abdul for Mortenson to have clean shoes? What is the most common type of tea in Pakistan?
1. What is a Zamba? 2. Did Mortenson formerly know the taxi driver? 3. Did the taxi driver stay with him after dropping him off? 4. How long did it take Mortenson and the men of Korphe to carry the cables for the bridges? 5. How long did Mortenson's trip to hunt an Ibex last? 6. Did Mortenson know McCown prior to seeing him in Korphe?
1. What caused him to fail climbing K2 in 1993? 2. What is zamba? 3. When he says "my dad got blasted by the expats for that" Blasted how? Killed? 4. What are expats? 5. If he got money from his mom's school ($500) why doesn't he try to do that at other schools? 6. Why does he only ask big names (Like Oprah) for money? Asking friends and people from the hospital for just some spare change adds up. 7. What action was made after the guy was murdered for being gay?
1. Why did Miria breakup with him? 2. What is a Zamba? 3. Why did the soldiers block the concrete bridge? 4. What is a rupee? 5. Why was it safer to sleep in the cab of the truck? 6.How long total did he stay in Korphe? 7. How are they going to get the cable up the mountian to Korphy. 8. What is a dacoit? 9. Why did the soldiers care if Mortenson was american? 10. What is "stormlight"?
22 comments:
1. Why does the village want a bridge?
2. Why did pindi weld an extension to the truck bed?
3. Why was it safer to sleep in the cab of the truck?
4. Why did the soldiers block the concrete bridge?
5. Why did the soldiers care if Mortenson was american?
6. Why were the soldiers nice to Mortenson
7. Why was it so important that they hang the contractor from the bridge
8. Why did everyone go into Janjungpa's home
9. What did Marina Want to talk about
I'm guessing that the green tea that they drink is not so good judging by the detailed expression on Abdul's face. I'm getting the impression that the cement business is either owned my a mafia like family or it is just some odd thing where you do not bargain with the cement companies of something, maybe I'm just confused. Before Marina dumped him on his butt, he mention that he had to pay to make calls, I was curious if Pakistan didn't have the technology to make phone like in the US or if they choose not to of if they just don’t have the funding to do so.
1.Why did Mortenson encounter a problem in which he has to build a bridge?
2.Why were the men on the bridge holding rocket launchers?
3.Why were there so many feasts for Mortenson?
4.Why didnt the people tell Mortenson he would need to build a bridge when Mortenson told him he wanted to build a school for them?
5.Why didnt Mortenson eat the liver?
6. When they were talking about wives, why was he saying that it was ok to sleep with other women while your married?
1) Why motivated Abdul to clean Mortenson's Nike's?
2) What were the people shooting at when Greg awoke to gunfire?
3) Why was Changazi so persistant in not letting greg look at his supplys he bought for the school?
4) What was the reason for Haji Ali to keep saying that Greg Should build the school in Korphe?
5) Was Marina drinking the alcohol that she handed to Greg Before she left?
6) Why didn't Lou Reichardt donate money to help greg out with the bridge or school.
1) Why would Changzi want to build the school in a different village?
2) How come you can't bargin with a cement company?
3) How much does it really cost to make a phone call in Pakistan?
How does an orange beard make you more respected? (Orange from the Henna)
Why do they call Mortenson “Girek”?
What is a dacoit?
Did they sweeten their tea based on the occasion?
When Mortenson tells the soldier that he is American, why did the soldier say, "America number one"?
1) Why did Mohammed want Mortenson in the truck so baddly?
2) Why do the children of Korphe talk to strangers?
3)If Marina loved Mortenson as much as she claimed then why couldn't she wait for him?
4)Did Mortenson really think he could bring the supplies for the school to Korphe without a bridge?
5)Why does Hoerni want a picture of the school so baddly?
6)Why did that little boy throw away the apple?
1. Did Changazi travel with Mortenson and Akhmalu to Khane?
2. What is a zamba?
3. Why does Janjunga think that Mortenson promised him that he would build a school for the village of Khane?
4. Why do so many people think that Mortenson is going to build a school within multiple villages?
5. Were the school supplies actually relocated to another office? Or was Changazi lying?
6. How is Mortenson going to raise money for the bridge?
7. What is yak?
8. What is an ibex?
1. Why did Miria breakup with him?
2. Where did he go after he was told about the bridge?
3.How long total did he stay in Korphe?
4. How did he come to know this doctor?
5. why do they use yack dung to start fires?
6. where did they get the cable
7. How are they going to get the cable up the mountian to Korphy.
8. why do they always have the tea with everything.
9. why did the people want a brige first.
10. why would it be safer to sleep in the cab of the truck.
1. Why was it taking so long to build the school and to get the supplies?
2. Why did the guy wash more than once during worship when he only made Mortenson wash once?
3. Why do they always drink tea before they do anything, or sell anything?
4. Why did they call the Himalayas the “naked mountain”?
5. Who is Changazi?
6. Why were the people being so unreasonable with Mortenson’s simple requests?
7. Why did Mortenson only build a bridge and have to leave for a year before coming back to build the school?
8. How far away was Korphe from where Mortenson was staying?
9. Why did all the people in khane think Mortenson was going to build them a school?
1. Why do they have to wash off before they pray? Is it symbolic?
2. Why does he want to be like a Pakistani man?
3. Why do they call him an infidel?
4. Is he targeted just for being American?
5. What is the average wage for laborers in Pakistan?
6. Is he informing his donators about his progress in Pakistan?
1. How can a truck bed be safer to sleep in?
2. Whats a zamba?
3. Why are some people not wanting a school in the village?
4. Why wouldn't Mortenson eat the liver?
1. Why did Abdul die his beard orange?
2. How did they machine parts for the Bedford locally?
3. Why did they say "enormous infidel in brown pajamas"? Wouldn't they have known that it was a shalwar?
4. Why did the drive want Mortenson to sit in the smoky cab?
5. What is "Punjabi"?
6. What is hashish?
7. Why did the soldiers care that Mortenson was an American?
8. Why do they think that Mortenson was going to build a school for the Khane village?
9. What is a dacoit?
10. What is "stormlight"?
11. Why is it acceptable for men to "enjoy" themselves with other women they are not married to?
1. Why wouldn't Mortenson want to ride in the Bedford from the beginning?
2. What is a rupee?
3. Why were Akhmalu and Changazi fighting where the school would go?
4. Why didn't tell them from the beginning so they wouldn't agrue?
5. Why did Mortenson have to build a bridge? Why couldn't they just use another way to get the supplies there?
6. Why did Akhmalu believe Mortenson was building his village a school?
7. Why did Greg ask George McCown to come while he built the bridge?
1. Why would they eat kidneys?
2. Why did Marina think she could come back?
3. Where is Changazi?
4. How much is an international call?
5. Why is Hoerni so generous?
6. How is Mortenson planning on building everything?
7. Why did the Taliban ask if he was American?
What is an Angrezi?
What does cheezaley mean?
What does Insallah mean?
How did they carry the Ibex back to the village?
When will the school be completed?
Why does the village want a bridge?
Why did they clean off his shoes (Nike’s)?
When Marina broke up with Greg, was she drinking?
Why did the children talk to strangers?
Whats with the tea?
Why is he called an infidel?
What does insallah mean?
If there was not bridge in Korphe, how did Mortenson even get to Korphe the first time?
What is up with the orange beards?
How much stuff did Changazi lose of Mortensons and what happened to it?
What is an ibex?
How is yak dung used to make a fire? It doesn’t make sense.
Why are the organs of animals considered a delicacy to Pakistanis?
What village did Changazi try to get Mortenson to build his school in?
Why was it important to Abdul for Mortenson to have clean shoes?
What is the most common type of tea in Pakistan?
1. What is a Zamba?
2. Did Mortenson formerly know the taxi driver?
3. Did the taxi driver stay with him after dropping him off?
4. How long did it take Mortenson and the men of Korphe to carry the cables for the bridges?
5. How long did Mortenson's trip to hunt an Ibex last?
6. Did Mortenson know McCown prior to seeing him in Korphe?
1. What caused him to fail climbing K2 in 1993?
2. What is zamba?
3. When he says "my dad got blasted by the expats for that" Blasted how? Killed?
4. What are expats?
5. If he got money from his mom's school ($500) why doesn't he try to do that at other schools?
6. Why does he only ask big names (Like Oprah) for money? Asking friends and people from the hospital for just some spare change adds up.
7. What action was made after the guy was murdered for being gay?
1. Why did Miria breakup with him? 2. What is a Zamba?
3. Why did the soldiers block the concrete bridge?
4. What is a rupee?
5. Why was it safer to sleep in the cab of the truck?
6.How long total did he stay in Korphe?
7. How are they going to get the cable up the mountian to Korphy.
8. What is a dacoit?
9. Why did the soldiers care if Mortenson was american?
10. What is "stormlight"?
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