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A collection of 6 issues

Google Maps Strikes Again

Or: Oops I did it again…. A few years ago I wrote about riding my motorcycle into the jungle of a small Javanese Sultanate by blindly following Google Maps… In theory, that experience should have prepared me for a future of skepticism and hesitancy whenever Google Maps recommends routes, or

2017 Summer in Japan and Korea: Tea and art with Mogu Sunim, Seonamsa Temple

Did I mention that I love having tea with monks? Mogu Sunim is a professor of Buddhist Theology at Seonamsa temple, one of he most respected schools of Korean Buddhism and one of the few temples to send their students abroad to practice other forms of Buddhism in Sri Lanka,

The Jason M Cohen Asian Art Gallery at Penn State University

I am overjoyed to have been honored by the Tea Institute at Penn State as they announce our new new art gallery in the Chinese Tea House. The gallery came about because of the work of he leadership after me, particularly the 2nd Executive Director, Ryan Ahn, and the 3rd

Life and Work Status Update

Dear Readers, It has been quite some time since I’ve written to you personally. As I’ve written about in the past, a small team and I have been diligently working on a startup company, Analytical Flavor Systems. I’d like to update you on how things are going

Changes in tempo, changes in lifestyle.

It’s been 4 months since I have written on tea – 4 months since I have written for my book; far too long in my opinion. 2 ½ years ago I started a company, Analytical Flavor Systems, based on my research at the Tea Institute at Penn State. It’s a

Dancing with Landlord

I guess a night out with your landlord is a right of passage or something…