Blog Post #11

They reach Korphe with the supplies, but Mortenson realizes it is getting too cold and that they will need to build a bridge to reach the area to build the school, so he raised another $10,000 from Hoerni. In the process of getting the remaining money, though, Mortenson comes across issues such as losing a girlfriend and a job for having gone to help the village for the school.
When Mortenson returns to Pakistan to build the Korphe bridge a man named Ali Chargarzi helps him with connections and the building of the bridge. While they have to wait for the bad weather to end Mortenson starts to learn more about the villages culture and how they deal with personal life issues. While spending time with some of the men Mortenson meets the most intelligent man of the village,Houssien, who he begins to imagine as a perfect teacher for the future school.
It seems that for a few months since Mortenson raised the money that he has so many obstacles to overcome that he never thought would get in the way of his process of building the school. He thought it would be simple after he raised the initial sum of money from Hoerni that in no time the school would be up in running. After he gets to Pakistan he finds that he deals with a lot of literal boundries and emotional.
Once they finally begin building the bridge a group of Americans come across them, including famous climber, George McCown and Faisal Baig.

The Braldu Bridge built in Korphe

This time when he returns the the U.S. he has a more successful, joyful visit. He has gained a new job at the E.R. and McCown and Hoerni have decided they will fund his trip back to Korphe and his living for the next year. At an event Mortenson meets his hero that did much the same type of project as him, Sir Edmund Hillary. A site of the achievements Sir Edmund Hillary has made and his biography. At this same event Mortenson meets Tara Bishop, who he marries after less than a week of knowing her.
After a trip back to Pakistan and back Mortenson is asked by Hoerni to form an organization in which they build a new school each year after what has been going on in his school in Pakistan. But during the time of Mortenson's next visit Haji Ali, the head of the village, tells him that Mortenson is being far too impatient about the building of the school. During this time, as well, Haji Mehdi, the leader of the village near to korphe named Askole, tries to interfere with the building of the school and how the children are to be taught.

Map of where Korphe is in Pakistan