What Real Alaskan Women Read
only the first couple of chapters...
...oh boy...
i pulled the book out of my bag on my journey to las vegas...which is quite a surreal spot to be in when reading about a man doing amazing things...as i am getting ready to embark on a journey into gluttonous behavior, burning through money and drinking excessively...hmmm...probably could have done something more useful and helpful...or climbed K2.
i am a reader that enjoys adventure and have thoughts of doing something so incredibly inspirational that would be worthy of a book...but for now i read about people like mortenson...maybe his story will move me in ways to get far away from my little american life that often impacts people in ways that are not healthy.
my first thoughts too...were why do we so selfishly believe that people need schools...how funny that Tina had that same thought. i always find myself extremely interested in what crosses someones mind to think that we can better someones life with a school...but then i sit back and think why not...maybe those are things that community wants for their children. I look forward to read on and see what lies ahead for "Dr. Greg".
the writing is such that i keep going back to the book, but i will be the slow reader in the group, as...well i just am...it is that understanding part and thinking about what is being written and wondering what some of the paragraphs or chapters mean. i am not caught up on the politics of Iran and Iraq and feel quite naive with worldly relationships, but with any hope and digging of my own and maybe some conversations with smarter folks i will figure things out.
what amazes me is the strength and kindness the sherpa had for Dr. Greg. what a trusting relationship that is built in such a short period of time. i would think dealing with so many different climbers and some so arrogant about the beast of nature that it would be tiring and quite frustrating, but yet they trek on...for so many different reasons...but ultimately in care of a climber that may or may not be grateful...but just assuming it is their job.
i wonder what it would be like to be so incredibly high up on a mtn that you can not think, breath, eat, move one more step...is that something i would want to put my body through...it can be inspiring, but sometimes i think "WHY?"...what is the motivation to be a peak freak? but like all goals or dreams there is something that drives us to do the crazy adventure...be it climbing peaks, mushing dogs, backpacking long days, swimming long distances, running miles that are just brutal to the body and mind, building your own house from scratch, living off the land, etc. WE all have reasons for doing these things and at the end of the day that is all that matters...we answer to ourselves...we can all judge those for doing those things...or we can take their experiences and inspire ourselves to accomplish our freakishly strange goals/dreams...or for now we just can be armchair readers with hopes of having dreams...ha :)
i am off to read another chapter...squeeze it in between lunch and going to the Mariners/Red Sox game...here's to being gluttonous!
i pulled the book out of my bag on my journey to las vegas...which is quite a surreal spot to be in when reading about a man doing amazing things...as i am getting ready to embark on a journey into gluttonous behavior, burning through money and drinking excessively...hmmm...probably could have done something more useful and helpful...or climbed K2.
i am a reader that enjoys adventure and have thoughts of doing something so incredibly inspirational that would be worthy of a book...but for now i read about people like mortenson...maybe his story will move me in ways to get far away from my little american life that often impacts people in ways that are not healthy.
my first thoughts too...were why do we so selfishly believe that people need schools...how funny that Tina had that same thought. i always find myself extremely interested in what crosses someones mind to think that we can better someones life with a school...but then i sit back and think why not...maybe those are things that community wants for their children. I look forward to read on and see what lies ahead for "Dr. Greg".
the writing is such that i keep going back to the book, but i will be the slow reader in the group, as...well i just am...it is that understanding part and thinking about what is being written and wondering what some of the paragraphs or chapters mean. i am not caught up on the politics of Iran and Iraq and feel quite naive with worldly relationships, but with any hope and digging of my own and maybe some conversations with smarter folks i will figure things out.
what amazes me is the strength and kindness the sherpa had for Dr. Greg. what a trusting relationship that is built in such a short period of time. i would think dealing with so many different climbers and some so arrogant about the beast of nature that it would be tiring and quite frustrating, but yet they trek on...for so many different reasons...but ultimately in care of a climber that may or may not be grateful...but just assuming it is their job.
i wonder what it would be like to be so incredibly high up on a mtn that you can not think, breath, eat, move one more step...is that something i would want to put my body through...it can be inspiring, but sometimes i think "WHY?"...what is the motivation to be a peak freak? but like all goals or dreams there is something that drives us to do the crazy adventure...be it climbing peaks, mushing dogs, backpacking long days, swimming long distances, running miles that are just brutal to the body and mind, building your own house from scratch, living off the land, etc. WE all have reasons for doing these things and at the end of the day that is all that matters...we answer to ourselves...we can all judge those for doing those things...or we can take their experiences and inspire ourselves to accomplish our freakishly strange goals/dreams...or for now we just can be armchair readers with hopes of having dreams...ha :)
i am off to read another chapter...squeeze it in between lunch and going to the Mariners/Red Sox game...here's to being gluttonous!
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Comment by Eluciq Mama on June 5, 2008 at 7:45am - Well I am getting on a plane to head back to Alaska this afternoon, so I should be picking my book back up to read some more chapters...I have been bad about taking the time to read here in Seattle. But I am looking forward to delving back into the book with hopes of finishing it sooner than later.
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