Tea apprentices;

As you are no doubt aware, this day is not special to every single part of the world except the United States. And no one celebrates it in any other countries except the American who happen to be there, nevertheless, as my American tea students have begged and begged, they will not be meditating on the tiny molecules of tea permeating their tea cup today. They will instead be eating and talking about the things they are thankful for.

And while as far as my students are concerned, this is just an excuse not to study and train, to you I will admit this one thing: it is not altogether an unfruitful practice to remember the things which make one happy, and to acknowledge their existence and your gratitude for it. And in that spirit, let me tell you something for which I am thankful: a little bit of peace and quiet.

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Hey guys!

Jetting home to see the fam in just a bit. I’ve packed all my important stuff — changes of clothes, jacket, my favorite kinds of tea that I just can’t live without, and my favorite teapot (cause it’s just not tea if it’s not coming from my favorite pot!) But as I sit here sipping my last cup of yerba mate before I head to the airport, I t thought I would take a minute to take a deep breath and remember what the holiday is all about.

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The sexy world of tea.

Hello again, lovers of tea. We meet again.

As this uniquely American holiday creeps closer, and I try to decide where I will brew my Thanksgiving morning tea (i of course have many invitations), I thought I might allow myself to get a bit more in the spirit by professing unto you the thing that I am most thankful for.

Of course I am most thankful for tea. That is obvious, and would not even be worth writing to tell you. You would assume this. So barring my extreme love of all things tea related, here is what I will be thanking the Puritans for this Thursday.

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