MOUNTAIN TO MOUNTAIN

Being inspired to act can take many forms. For some it''s taking a weekend to volunteer but for Shannon Galpin it meant leaving her career selling her house launching a nonprofit and committing her life to advancing education and opportunity for women and girls. Focusing on the war-torn country of Afghanistan Galpin and her organization Mountain2Mountain have touched the lives of hundreds of men women and children. In her lyrical and honest memoir Galpin describes her first forays into fundraising her deep desire to help women and girls halfway across the world and her love for adventure and sports. During her numerous trips to Afghanistan Shannon reaches out to politicians and journalists as well as everyday Afghans to cross a cultural divide and find common ground. She narrates harrowing encounters exhilarating bike rides humorous episodes and the heartbreak inherent in a country that is still recovering from decades of war and occupation.