In the southeastern corner of Nepal lies the small city of Bhadrapur. This sleepy, tropical town offers a striking contrast to the industrial bustle of mile-high Kathmandu. Here, the airport terminal is a single room and flight information is handwritten on chalkboards. Your arrival here is also a departure—you can sense that the influence of [...]
“Tea? What is this, England?” Another incredulous friend meets my routine offer with the same eye roll and sarcastic laughter I have come to expect. Occasionally, a female friend will graciously accept, allowing childhood memories of dress-up tea parties to add a sense of rehearsed refinement to the experience. She feels mature; what was once a [...]
First in a series on the teas of Sri Lanka.
Small, green and fertile, Sri Lanka is about the size of the Republic of Ireland and over half a million of its acres grow tea, which is the very juice and sap of its economy. This acreage makes Sri Lanka the world’s third largest tea producer [...]
In the continuing saga of It Sucks To Be Me, I hit ground zero last Spring when I went on an impromptu tour of the new UCLA Hospital in Westwood. When the whole mess was over, I had a box of tea in my medicine cabinet and voices in my head… But, on the bright [...]
If tea is to catch on in America, it is essential that it catch on among students of all ages. Amanda Thomas, T Ching’s new Student Editor, is uniquely qualified to make that happen. A sophomore at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, Amanda has worked for a well-known juice retailer as well as an [...]
I don’t want sugar in my tea
I’ve heard it rots the brain, times three
Makes teeth sore
Forevermore
Can’t they please just let me be?
I don’t want sugar in my tea
I prefer it naturally
I like it green
If you know what I mean
I find it gives me harmony.
I don’t want sugar in my tea
Of course they don’t listen to [...]
T Ching would like to bid a fond farewell to our teen editor, Emma. As the school year winds down, Emma is preparing for a study abroad program in Belgium. It has been a unique experience to have a high school student involved with T Ching. It is our belief that if teens can get [...]
Seated by a vintage kimono suspended invisibly from the ceiling and sipping Organic Special Ginger Macha, I ponder the film, Slumdog Millionaire. What if Jamal Malik had been something other than a Mumbai chai-wallah, a Tea Boy? I never had tea-centric thoughts prior to submitting posts to T Ching, which led to drinking “real” tea [...]
From Merriam-Webster online:
Main Entry: mas·ter
1 a (1): a male teacher (2): a. person holding an academic degree higher than a bachelor’s but lower than a doctor’s, often capitalized; b. a revered religious leader; c. a worker or artisan qualified to teach apprentices; d (1): an artist, performer, or player of consummate skill (2): a great [...]
Eighth in a series on the teas of India.
A stone’s throw from Darjeeling in any direction are to be found tea-producing districts whose names are all but unknown despite - or perhaps because of - this proximity. To the north lies the principality of Sikkim which India annexed not long since and which contains but [...]
