Hello from Seattle

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Hello from Seattle

by hopeofdawn » Dec 14th, '10, 16:12

Hello everyone--I've been lurking around the board for a while, soaking up the wealth of tea knowledge here, and finally decided to sign up officially, since my tea obsession doesn't seem to be going away! :)

I'm just south of Seattle, and a pretty new tea drinker--I've only started drinking it seriously for about two years, ever since a friend introduced me to a wonderful local tea shop and how to brew tea 'properly' (i.e. gongfu method instead of stewing grocery store green tea for 3-5 minutes at a time). Who knew the bitter, grassy-tasting stuff I'd been drinking could be so good when brewed properly? Thankfully even coffee-obsessed Seattle has enough tea shops to satisfy my new addiction--though the shop that introduced me to tea will always be my favorite ...

I don't have any one tea that I love above all others, though there are Wuyi oolongs and a few green teas that come close. I look forward to learning more about all of them from everyone on this board, however!
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Re: Hello from Seattle

by Chip » Dec 14th, '10, 16:46

Hi Hope ... er Dawn ... errr ... :mrgreen:

Welcome to TeaChat ... hope to see you around the forum.

Share what is in your cup on TeaDay!
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Re: Hello from Seattle

by iannon » Dec 14th, '10, 16:50

Welcome!...unfortunately this is NOT the place to overcome a tea Obsession... :lol:
on the other hand be glad you have local tea shops.. here where I am..its Online or nothing!
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Re: Hello from Seattle

by tenuki » Dec 14th, '10, 16:59

Welcome from a fellow Seattlite. :D
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Re: Hello from Seattle

by hopeofdawn » Dec 14th, '10, 17:42

Chip wrote:Hi Hope ... er Dawn ... errr ... :mrgreen:

Welcome to TeaChat ... hope to see you around the forum.

Share what is in your cup on TeaDay!
Thanks, and will do! Don't worry, just 'Hope' is fine--my username is an older one, and probably a bit cheesy, but oh well--it's what I'm used to. :D
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Re: Hello from Seattle

by nonc_ron » Dec 14th, '10, 17:51

hopeofdawn wrote:Hello everyone--I've been lurking around the board for a while, soaking up the wealth of tea knowledge here, and finally decided to sign up officially, since my tea obsession doesn't seem to be going away! :)
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Re: Hello from Seattle

by rabbit » Dec 14th, '10, 17:58

Welcome!

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Re: Hello from Seattle

by beecrofter » Dec 14th, '10, 18:33

I have been under the Aurora Bridge and I have seen the Ballard Troll.
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Re: Hello from Seattle

by tortoise » Dec 14th, '10, 21:01

Hello and welcome. There are many excellent tea resources in the Seattle area. I miss it very much.

Glad to have you.
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Re: Hello from Seattle

by hopeofdawn » Dec 15th, '10, 00:08

Beecroft... wrote:I have been under the Aurora Bridge and I have seen the Ballard Troll.
I have seen the troll too, and it is awesome! As are many of our tea shops ... Thanks for the welcome! :)
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Re: Hello from Seattle

by Victoria » Dec 16th, '10, 11:47

Welcome, nice to have you with us!
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