Tea, dim sum, and more tea

    Since I haven't visited any truly foreign countries, I would like to speak a bit about an interesting tradition that Chinese people have.  Anywhere from early morning until late afternoon, families and friends will go to a restaurant to drink tea and eat dim sum.  It is called going "yum cha," which translates literally to "drink tea."  Although that is the name of this phenomenon, I would say that the food is equally as important as the tea.  There are many great dishes that somehow, just go well together with tea.  But then again, what doesn't tea go well with?  That is not to say that only Chinese people do it, because anyone can just go to one of these restaurants (very prevalent in chinatowns) and enjoy the food and tea.  Even though I have been going to "yum cha" for a long time now and it's normal to me, I can see how interesting it can seem to those that are not in the know.  People getting together to drink tea?  Don't they have anything better to do?  Whether or not that is the case, it is a good place to be and the social aspect of it is usually the reason many come together to this event.  As a kid, I used to go about once every two weeks, but there is no set date for when you can go.  It is available every single day of the year.  As I got older, I went to these gatherings less and less, so these days I'm kind of looking forward to the next I go.  In hindsight, I really didn't have anything better to do, so I went and enjoyed some nice hot tea.

Greetings

    Hey guys, my name is Will.  I am just starting my junior year at Baruch College and it just seems like the past two years have just blazed by.  Nothing much to say for now, but hopefully, this blog will be an interesting read to whoever happens upon it in the future.