The people behind the cup. Who are you wonderful tea drinkers?

I’m a 21 year old guy from Australia that grew up in Singapore and Shanghai. I work as a waiter but want to work on creative ideas that excite myself and the team that I collaborate with. I drink tea because I love to have water around my work space, tea simply tastes better, and i’m interested in learning more about the ins and outs of the history and health of this beautiful leaf.

So I am curious, who are you wonderful people and why do you drink tea?

Back Story

I awoke New Years eve in my home town of Adelaide, Australia with no plans for that evenings happenings (one of my favourite nights of the year). It got to just after lunch and I begun to panic. 4 hours later with some coercing from a friend and a rather healthy dose of spontaneity I arrived in Melbourne.

I fell in love with the city and two days later decided to turn this random holiday into a random move. One eventful evening evening in this beautiful city, the girlfriend of a friend of a friend approaches me with what could quite possibly be the best sentence I’ve ever heard. “So I hear you’re looking for a job, I manage a tea house and restaurant, come in tomorrow for a trial.”

We are six months down the road, my love of tea and eagerness to learn about it has gone from a soft 2/10, to a strong 9.

What do I need your help for?

I have always been that entrepreneurial type but always failed because my personal attachment to the idea has been week at the most. Being at a lul in my creative life I thought why not take my love for tea just that little bit further, I am in the research phase of my idea. I know that I love tea, and I can be pretty certain that if you’re on this site you also love tea too.