Arte & Sabor

slooowly making my way through this tin; with the new class schedule and my body’s sudden new ability to wake up at 6AM SHARP, life’s been a bit hectic

however, although my bones are tired, I’m happy — building my future, one brick at a time; tea always helps, not just in the sense of waking me up, but also in the overall ritual of preparing the water, weighing the leaves, giving them a sniff and just reconnecting with the “normal” world

this tea came with no information regarding steep time, temperature, and even the ingredients list is scarce; I was debating on whether or not to log it but life has been happening and I moreso want to spread the news

One, I have taught! Twice!! It was so so nice, I genuinely see myself doing this for the rest of my life. I know there will be easier and harder days, but if this is the job, then I’d rather have 10 bad days at this than 5 good ones doing anything else; I don’t know how to explain it, it just FITS
and talking about fitting…. turns out I’m a lesbian! the realization of that core, honest, truth has been genuinely tectonic; I no longer have a bf, after almost 4 wonderful years, but he’s still my best friend and I don’t regret it
and I don’t know if already wrote about this, but IM IN! FEUP has already asked me to pay my tuition, and everything is in place

life makes SENSE right now, and although none of you are technically my friends, I genuinely care for all of my mutuals; I love glimpsing into your lives, and I wanted to share these bits of mine

happy brewing <3

(also, about the tea itself — it’s nice! It’s the first oolong I’m actively drinking and I really like it — I don’t know how to explain it, it’s light but there’s some other stuff there? I now understand why oolong is typically only described as oolong, that’s what it is!)