Last week Eons ago I wrote Part I, which was an overview of the event’s atmosphere, to publish on The Daily Cal. Since the beginning of this semester I have been terribly slacking in literally everything with the excuse of…
Recently, I attended Teance’s 2nd yearly Professional Tasting event, thoroughly impressed by the teas and inspired by the professional tasters. “One day, I would like to be a tea sommelier”, I thought. Even if that dream doesn’t come true, it’s…
What contains enough caffeine to help you plow through the midterms but also keeps your brain relaxed in a meditating state? Tea. Tea contains theanine, which reduces mental stress and boosts cognitive functioning. But forget all that boring chemistry! Just…
Once a week last spring, I took the 51B line to Teance at 5 p.m. so that I could make it to TeaCal by 5:30. TeaCal is a DeCal class on tea, and last spring was the first time it…
Tea might bring out the more spontaneous side of me. When I take the bus, I always sit on the right side, no matter which way I’m going, which can be bad when that side gets too sunny. But on…
Every time I go to Teance, I sit at the bar. And you know what bar means. People, conversation, new acquaintances, new memories, the antonym of productivity in its strictest meaning. I like Teance because of its tea bar. I…
All of my tea afternoons this spring have been spent at Teance. It’s dear to me. It’s the place where I took my first formal tea class, where the employees and I talk about schools and life and other things.…