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Jason Cohen

Jason Cohen

Master of Ceremonies here and on Tea Technique. Previously, Founder and Executive Director of the Tea Institute at Penn State (defunct).

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Korea 2012 – On Leadership and Goals

When traveling alone, I only had to think of my own want’s and my own needs. When traveling in a group, I had to compromise on my goals and make sure my needs were met. Now I’m leading a group of 4 of my students, who I am

Korea 2012 – A nice snack

I’m what people like to call “an adventurous eater”. Their isn’t much I shy away from, so when the chance to try a local delicacy came up, stewed silk worm, I grabbed the bug by the belly and wondered just how good it would be! Now this wasn’

Korea 2012 Guest Post – Gaby Parker

Annyeonghaseyo! Hi, I’m Gaby Parker, the Director of Marketing for The Tea Institute at Penn State, writing to you from the Tea Guesthouse in Seoul, South Korea! So far, we have been here for four days and it has been a completely amazing time! This is my first time

Korea 2012 Guest Post – Pat Penny

Guest Post by Patric Penny: [Editors note: do to the nature of this post, no photos will be included] Imagine a megaspa complete with multiple types of hot tubs, messages, and saunas, now throw an arcade in there with some minigolf, a PC bang, a couple of restaurants, sleeping rooms,

Korea 2012 Guest Post – Julie Miller

Guest Post by Julie Miller: Annyeonghaseyo! (안녕하세요) And the Korea adventure has begun! The Tea Institute at Penn State landed in Korea just a few short days ago and we have already done, seen, and accomplished so much. One set of sights that has really caught my interest was the

Korea 2012 Guest Post – Elizabeth White

Guest Post by Liz White: Bagel, salad, wrap. Hello! My name is Elizabeth White and those three foods were what my diet has consisted of from last year, until now. This trip is my first time ever out of the country, and the food here is wildly different from what

The Tea Institute’s Experiential Learning Opportunity in Korea

Dear All, Through a generous grant by Inje University, the Institute has been able to offer its first Experiential Learning opportunity this summer. Brother Anthony of Sogam University, Professor Pak of Inje University, Tea Master Hong (Hyo-am) and I are leading a group of 4 Penn State Students through Korea

The Korean Tea Exhibition – Event Report

I am happy to report the 2012 Korean Tea Exhibition hosted by the Tea Institute at Penn State went inordinately well. Putting on events like these are an unbelievable amount of work, but thanks to my officers and the members of the Institute, not to mention all of the Institute

Tea History Lecture Notes (Tang to Ming)

Origins * ShenNong * Yunnan Minority groups * Uses Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) * During the Tang Dynasty, tea drinking customs spread quickly in the north of China on the basis of development in south China. * The flourishing and influences of Buddhism were important factors in promoting tea drinking customs to spread from the

Summer 2011 – Taiwan Update 1

This is the series of updates I sent out to friends and family while I was traveling through Asia during the summer of 2011. I was in Taiwan to study under Tea Master Jung Sien Chih (Teaparker). My friend David from way back in elementary school hadn’t been to