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# 10 Years Strong: a reunion with my Korean tea friends
- URL: https://www.cultofquality.com/reunion-with-hyoam-korean-tea-friends/
- Published: 2023-04-14T01:28:43.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-14T01:28:43.000Z
- Author: Jason Cohen
- Tags: Life

I had the great pleasure of hosting my dear friends Ik Joon and Hyoam at my tea room, for a session focused on Yixing and Oolong. I first met Hyoam in 2011, when I traveled to Korea to bring the country's tea tradition back to the Tea Institute at Penn State. I met Ik Joon the following year, when leading the Institute's first Experiential Learning Opportunity abroud. 

Over the 10+ years we've been friends, they've hosted me in Korea many times.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/e4/69e46ae8-c7ea-4919-ab7f-c2c23a98bb8f/content/images/2023/04/20190413_111304.jpg)

My most recent time in Korea (excluding airports), April 2019.

With this visit, I've finally had the chance to return their legendary hospitality, visiting a few of my favorite spots in NYC over 2 evenings. We were joined by my new friend Kim Wan Jun, an up and coming tea producer on his family's tea garden in Hadong. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/e4/69e46ae8-c7ea-4919-ab7f-c2c23a98bb8f/content/images/2023/04/IMG-8703.jpg)

Pizza, Pasta, and Beer - very NYC

Here's to the next 10 years of reunions!