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“(a drink made by pouring hot water onto) dried and cut leaves and sometimes flowers, especially the leaves of the tea plant” —Cambridge Dictionary

examples include Indian Chai tea, Matcha, Jasmine tea and Earl Grey.

a popularised, urban, slang, and twenty-first century terminology or idiomatic expression referring to a juicy secret. 

the term has been associated with Kermit the frog sipping tea, along with the quote “but that's none of my business”.

“spill the tea” – leak the secret/gossip

“what's the tea?” – give an update on what's the hottest new gossip

A tea connoisseur? A Gossip Girl? A wanderer? A Traveller? Or simply a reader passing by as I brew and steep the tea?

If you're one of those or all of the above, welcome to my tea party! 

Here, you'll be able to delve into the secrets of the nomad who spent all her life crossing borders in search of a better life, education and career, and of course, a place to call home. 

This blog allows me to open up to a community of teaists who would love to hear the stories and confessions of my journey while infusing each one with a specific kind of tea, creating more tea enthusiasts, gossip girls, wanderers, and travellers every day.

Bigelow brews up basic black;
Lipton warms with its touch

of tart Tuscan lemon. But I see
these aren’t your cups of tea.

With them, you get no yin, no
yang, no sweet and bitter blend

of Golden Flower, no accents
of lanky Jasmine Fairy Maidens

quick to unfold their charms
in the tallest sipping glasses. You

tend to trend to gourmet tastes,
need all the tea in China to brew

old Harney’s Golden Monkey,
uncovering leaves’ clearest notes

of honey to sweeten and loosen
your Rumi’s tongue. “Take tea

with me” comes in a silken sachet
I need not strain to decipher. Oh,

to get tippy in Assam’s best garden,
to unwrap your golden Dikom buds

as I unwind my pearls and purple sari.

—Maureen Doallas, author of Neruda's Memoirs

Launched in 2023 as a blogging community for great teas alike, I would love to hear from you and get to know you more! Follow me on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram to venture with me as I prepare your tea.