Kombucha tea is a fermented drink considered healthy and very beneficial to health. What makes kombucha so exotic is the SCOBY, which stands for “symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast”. When added to black tea and sugar the SCOBY causes the mixture to...
Are you one of those people who are in love with the idea of drinking green tea because of its health benefits, but you actually can’t stand green tea flavor? Well, the good news is not all green teas are created equal. If you are used to buying the same green tea...
Perhaps you’ve noticed that the beverage and snack aisles of your local stores have become a little greener over the past few years. Like bacon, sriracha, and pumpkin spice before it, matcha green tea has become a ubiquitous flavour trend. Coffee, smoothies,...
As if you didn’t need any other reminders at this point, Covid-19 sucks. Like a little gremlin with an appetite for destruction this virus snuck into the gears of our lives and took a monkey wrench to our plans for 2020. As some of us come out of lockdown,...
If you’re like me, at this point you’ve probably written down all the plans you had in mind for 2020, piled them on to a little wooden toy boat, and given them a Viking funeral in your bathtub. While you’re committing your goals for the year to the halls of...
Shortly after moving to China, I was introduced to Chinese tea culture and soon after that, I found my elixir of life – green tea. The first time I discovered the plethora of green tea health benefits was when I began to replace my daily doses of coffee with green...
Recognizing Expat Depression There comes a moment in every expat’s journey when the fun and excitement of living abroad finally wears off and reality kicks in. Realizing that the honeymoon phase is over, the task of daily life abroad can become a vexing and...
Living in a foreign country forces you to leave behind your old habits and reinvent yourself. If you refuse to be shaped by the host country’s culture you are going to have a very challenging time living abroad. On the other hand, if you decide to bend and let the new...
Though coronavirus lockdown might have officially ended for many, it is uncertain to say when and if life will get back to normal. The world has entered uncharted waters, so we’d better brace ourselves and learn how to build resilience during COVID-19.