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Relin was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from Vassar College.
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Relin co-wrote the book with Greg Mortenson. The book gives Mortenson"s account of his transition from registered nurse and mountain-climber to humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and promoting education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In addition to Three Cups of Tea, Relin was a contributing editor for Parade and Skiing magazines.
After being awarded a Michener Fellowship to support a 1992 bicycle trip through Vietnam, he spent two years in Huế writing about the country opening itself up to the world economically and educationally.
Relin traveled to and reported from numerous countries in East Asia. Along with being a contributing editor for Parade and Skiing magazines, Relin was a senior news editor for React, another newsmagazine publication of Parade.
He also wrote investigative feature articles on school shootings, ecstasy abuse, and teenagers in prison for Teen People. Before his death, Relin had completed work on a new book, about two doctors working to cure cataract-related blindness in the developing world.
Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives was published posthumously.
Death
According to his family, Relin had been diagnosed with depression. His New York Times obituary reported that he suffered emotionally and financially when basic facts in Three Cups of Tea were called into question. On November 15, 2012, at age 49, he committed suicide by stepping in front of a freight train outside Portland, Oregon.
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