Mrs. Holloway's Three Cups of Tea Blog

1)Haji Ali taught Greg that when people work together, that they can be ready for anything.
2) Three cups of tea is like an invitation to be family to the Balti people.
3) Haji Ali is wise because he has lots of life experience, and teaches lots of wise lessons. The wisest person I know is my grandfather because he has lots of life experience and is very smart.

1.Americans think you have to finish every thing quickly.
2.you are a stranger the first cup,the second you are a honnerd guest,the third you are a family.
3.he was willing to do any thing for his village,my sister she knows what I'm going throw she can help me with my  homework and she is good at making the rite choice.

1.Greg said ''we Americans can accomplish things quickly'' Haja Ali taught him to share 3 cups of tea. Haja Ali told him he should learn more about the people he works with better than teaching them.
2. Gregs lesson was to share the three cups of tea. The forst cup meant you were a stranger the second meant that you were and honered guest and the third one meant that you were family.
3. He thought he was wise because he knew how to build the school and helped Greg alot and he was smart.

1. He teaches him that he will learn more from them when he thought he'd teach them instead & to listen to them instead of them listening to him.

2. The first cup is you're a stranger, second is that you're a friend, & third is that you're family to them. This means a lot to them.

3. He taught Greg to listen to  other people while still telling them what to do. The wisest man I know is Reese. He taught me how to not be boring in life.

1.Americans don't take their time where as the Balti's do not rush through it all.
2.The first cup of tea you are a stranger, the second time you take tea you are an honnored guest,and the third time you are they're family.  For they're family they are prepared to do anything, even to die.
3.Haji Ali is wise to Greg because he taught Greg about how to make choices in life.

1) The lesson that Haji Ali teaches Greg about the Balti culture is you can't keep talking and saying things without the other person getting to fit one word in. You must have patience. Americans do not, but people in Balti do. They have a lot. Haji Ali's exact words were " You can't tell the mountains what to do. You must learn to listen to them. So now I am asking you to listen to me."
2) The first tea you drink with a person in Balti you are strangers. The second cup of tea you drink you are an honored guest. The third cup of tea you drink with a Balti you become family forever, and the Balti people are prepared to do anything for you even if you die.
3) Greg thinks Haji Ali is very wise because he teaches him good things like he tells Greg helpful tips like: Americans think we have to build relationships fast, but people in Korphe think relationships build as slowly as a school project. He also thinks Haji Ali is very wise because he would pay any price to make sure the children of Korphe get an education. When someone took half of their land, that's all he seemed to care about - the children's education.
The wisest person I know would be my sister, Taylor, because she gives me a lot of tips with my hair, fashion, and life in general. She is very helpful to me, and has a lot of street smarts. I believe she is one of the wisest people I know. (I know a lot but she came to mind because she was very helpful not to long ago)

1).Haji Ali teaches him about patience that some americans have and some don't, and how the Balti people sometimes slow down and enjoy life how you have it.
2). Three cups of tea means that the first cup you drink with them you are a stranger, the second time you drink tea you are an honored guest, and the third time you are part of the family.
3). Haji Ali is wise to Greg b/c he taught him how to be patient, cared about the children's education, and was wise about the bridge and the school.
The wisest person I know is probably my sister Shanaz, b/c she has told me great tips in life and what to do and what not to do.

1. Haji Ali taught Greg that Americans think things have to be done quickly. Haji Ali taught him to share three cups of tea, to slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects. He said that Greg had more to learn from the people that he works with than he could ever hope to teach them. So to sum that up he taught him to slow down and enjoy life.

2. The first cup of tea you drink with someone in Balti, you are a stranger. With the second you are a friend, and with the third you are family, and for family they are prepared to do anything, even die.

3. Greg considers Haji Ali the wisest man he knows because he is willing to sacrifice so much for the good of his people. I'm not sure about who the wisest person I know but the I think that Maurine, a women in my meeting (church), is very religiously wise. I am a quaker and she has taught me a lot of what I know about my religion.

1) The lesson is"The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family, and for family, we are prepared to do any thing, even die." There is another lesson"We Americans think you can accomplish everything quickly and building relationships is more important than building projects.
2)The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family, and for family, we are prepared to do any thing, even die.
3) He is wise because he cares a lot of life decisions.

1.the lesson is that in Americia you must get every thing done quickly but you shouldn't get it done  right and slowly.

2.In Balti three cups of tea means that first time you share tea with Balti you are a stranger,then the second time you drink a cup of tea you are a honored guest,the third time you drink a cup of tea you are now are part of the Balti family  and you must be prepared to do any thing even die.

3.Greg consider Haji Ali the wisest person he knows because he gave greg alot of informatonNot finshed

1. He teaches him that in the Balti culture you pay your bride.

2. The first cup of tea you are a stranger, the second you are a guest, the third time you are sharing it.

3. He gives him lots of advice about life. I think the wisest person I know is my mom or my dad they give me lots of advice how to make to right decision.

1. In Chapter 13 Haji Ali teaches Greg Mortenson a lesson about the Balti culture compared to American culture. What is the lesson?
 
2. Please recall in your own words the idea of "Three Cups of Tea" and what it means to Balti people.
 
3. Why does Greg consider Haji Ali the wisest man he ever knew? Describe the wisest person you know and why is he or she wise.
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1. The lesson is that you have to slow down and do things slowly instead of rushing through it.

2. In the Balti culture, they believe that with one cup of tea, you are a stranger, with the second, you are a friend, and with the third cup of tea, you are a family.

3. Haji Ali was wise because he was illiterate, took things slowly, and helped Greg through many problems. My parents are wise because they gave me knowledge.  

1. The lesson that Haji Ali taught Greg is that Americans try to get things done to quickly and the Balti people take thier time.

2. "Three Cups of Tea" to the Balti people means the more you just sit down and drink tea with someone, the more like family you are to them.

3. He considers Haji Ali the wisest man ever because he would trade anything to build a school for his people. I really don't have someone I think is wise in my family, I was going to say my grandpa, but he's smart not wise. there's a difference. All of my family is smart, but not wise.

1.He told them that Americans can finish everything fast.
2. The fist cup you are a stranger the second you are a friend and the third you are family.
3.He taught Greg to listen to people more but still telling them what to do.My mom or dad because they help me in most things.

1. Haji Ali told him that American wants to finish anything quickly.

2. Three cups of tea means their now family.

3. He said that because Haji Ali does care about village a lot. The wisest person I ever meet is my Korean fifth grade math teacher

 (1)he told greg that you are driving them crazy . and just sit down and shat up!And said you cant make them go faster they will work on there own pace.


(2)IF YOU DRINK THREE CUPS OF TEA YOU WILL TAREN LIKE a family family


(3).He taught Greg to listen to people more but still telling them what to do.My mom or dad because they help me in most things

1.He told that the Balti can wait and are very patient about things.

2."Three Cups of Tea" is about a man who builds schools for parts of Baltistan.

3.He thought he was wise, because he is generous. My parents are the wisest people I've met, because they teach me important lessons.

1)American must get every things done, Quickly and slowly.

2)Three cup of tea means one man's mission to promote peace......one school at a time. Balti people are an ethnic group of Tibetan descent with some Dardic admixture located in Baltistan, a region in the Northern Areas.

3)Greg think that Haji Ali is a great mentor, he  has a lot of experience in life, and he knows alot of things.My grandfarther because my grandfather have a lot of experience.

1americans have to get stuff done fast
2 the first cup you share you are strange to the balti people the second cup means you are a honered person the third cup means that you are mostly family
3 haji ali is smart when it comes to stuff about life. my mom because she makes smart choices

1americans have to get stuff done fast
2 the first cup you share you are strange to the balti people the second cup means you are a honered person the third cup means that you are mostly family
3 haji ali is smart when it comes to stuff about life. my mom because she makes smart choices

[1] The lesson Haji Ali told was important to Greg. It was that Balti people are uneducated but they are not stupid.People shouldn't order them to do things because they know stuff that you don't know, like how to survive in the condition they were in.
[2] Haji Ali said the first time you share tea with a Balti you are a stranger. The second time a honored guest and the third time you become family. For family Balti people are prepared to do anything, even die.
[3] Because he teached Greg the most important lesson in his life, to learn from people you work with then you ever hope to teach them. The wisest person I know is my dad. He was a scientist in India and engineer and in India he made a machine to make a sweet named Rasgulla.It is a Indian sweat. He gave it to a company named Amul and even patented it. MY DAD IS SMART!!! In other words wise.

1.Haji Ali teaches Greg that when people work together, they can accomplish anything but in America, people don't think about helping much because they have such big cities and don't know what  its like to be poor and not have lots of wealth.
2.In the Balti culture, one cup of tea means stranger, two cups means friend, and three cups of tea means family.
3.The wisest person I know is my dad because he is very smart. For example, when I'm stuck on a math or science problem, it will take him about four seconds to figure it out! If that's not smart, then I don't know what is!

1.That he had to share three cups of tea ,to slow down and make relationships as important as building projects.He also taught him that he had to learn about the people he with than he could ever hope to teach them.
2. The first time you drink tea with a person from Balti you are a stranger.The second time you are a honored gues.The third time you are part of the family.


3.Haji Ali was the wisest man because he was illiterate and hardly ever left his little village and taught him a life lesson.The wisest person I know is my grandma,because she teaches us lots of life lessons.