Starbucks Chai

I had a sleep study done.   I found out that stop breathing 28 times an hour.  But, to find this out I had to sleep at the clinic with a ton of wires hooked up to me.  The toughest thing was being woken up at 5am!!!  I asked if I could pay more and sleep longer and they laughed and said "no".  To stay awake I stopped at Starbucks to get a Chai Latte.   

I have to say again, the Starbucks chai is nothing great.  I really want to start my own tea shop and have serve some real tea. 

I did learn that I need to sleep with a breathing machine.  I hope I will feel more rested and have more energy once I use the machine on a regular basis.

Chai Ornament gifts

I made chai ornaments for my co-workers this Christmas. 

I put a chai mix, red candied sugar and marshmallows in the ornaments. 

And, I did wash the ornaments out first- I wanted to be sure that they were sanitary.

I do know that some co-workers are not into chai, so I also purchased a hot coco mix too.

The ornaments with hot coco, I added peppermint candy canes too as well.

I purchased the ornaments from Pat Catans. I think I got a pack of 9 for around $8 and then I purchased chai mix, mini marshmallows, red candied sugar from the local bulk store.  These were fun and inexpensive gifts.

Preparing for the tea class in Africa with Sub Rosa Tea

I had a lot of fun getting ready for my tea class in Guinea.  I was able to get some tea from Sub Rosa tea and the were nice enough to send me some extra to share with the students.  I wanted the students to be able to experience all the teas out there- green, white, yellow, black, oolong, mate, herbal and roobios.  (Yest, I know that herbal and roobios are not true teas)

 

https://subrosatea.com/

I took my collapsible to tea pots along to make several varieties at one time.

Getting my supplies ready.  I even made tea tasting sheets -so they could have an idea of what flavors they should be tasting when trying the different teas.

Flavor/Tasting notes:

Linger Finish __________________ Aroma __________________

Berry/Fruit ___________________  Citrus/Fruit _______________

Tropical/Fruit _________________ Stone/Fruit _______________

Floral _______________________  Herbal/Grassy _____________

Spicy ________________________  Sweet ____________________

Malty _______________________  Vegetal ___________________

Savory _______________________  Earthy  ___________________

Chocolaty ____________________ Smoky/Roasty ______________

Woody ______________________ Tannic ____________________

          Body ________________________  Balance ___________________

What a fun day- letting students try different kinds of teas that they have never tried before.  It was not the big class I had hoped for, but God really used the day to reach out and talk with students.  I had more English time and more individual conversations with students this way then had we had an organized tea class. It was a really fun day!  I love these students!!! They are so friendly, giving and kind.

Not having a organized class we did not use my tasting sheets.  I look forward to having a tea class sometime soon to use my tasting sheets :) 

Here I am sharing my tea!