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10 Years of Free Tea – Durham, NC

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Guisepi

10 years ago, I was lonely. I was living in my pickup truck and working 50-60+ hours a week in front of a computer as a video editor in Hollywood. When we finished the rough cut of the documentary, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged CA, community, diversity, Durham, genuine human interactions, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., LA, loneliness, Los Angeles, NC, Seattle, WA | 17 Comments

Maine to Georgia (or Not!) – Winter Update – Efland, NC

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Guisepi

More than a month and a half ago, Ally, Edna Lu The Teabus and I left Maine on a long journey south to potentially spend the winter in Georgia. I had decided that after years of pushing off “wintrospection,” that … Continue reading →

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The City that Never Steeps – New York City, NY

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Guisepi

A dream has come true. For years, even prior to Occupy, I had a dream of serving tea on Wall St, and another of being featured in the New York Times. Upon arriving in New York City, I realized the … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News, On the Street | Tagged Adam Smith, Brooklyn Free Store, drug addicts, Elephant Revival, Free Store, grafitti, human nature, New York City, New York Times, non-monetary exchange, NY, NYC, Occupy, sharing, SoHo, stereotypes, The Bowery, The Bowery Ballroom, theives, Wall St., Wealth of Nations | 3 Comments

Austin to Boston – The Road, USA

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Guisepi

Traveling far fast is not part of my modus operandi. The longer I stuck around Austin, the less time I knew I had to travel the 2,000+ miles to the Boston area for the International Herb Symposium. Ally, Edna … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged AR, Austin, back highways, back roads, Bloomington, Bloomington Community Farmers' Market, business, community, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, East Otto, Farmers' Market, free, Hollywood Blvd., homeless, hot springs, Hot Springs National Park, IN, Indiana University, International Herb Symposium, Ithaca, Lake Erie, laws, legal, MA, Marshall, Missisippi River, National Park, Norton, NY, OH, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, Peninsula, Ranger, Rochester, serving tea, Southborough, spring water, tea party, Tea Witch Tea, The Cosmic Shed, Trail Magic, TX, Unitarian, WVO | 1 Comment

Austin Tea Parties – Austin, TX

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Guisepi

Ahhhh, a great little break for the tea bus. Edna (the tea bus) and I had been on the road, serving tea, and working pretty hard for the previous five month, and Austin offered us a place to decompress, do … Continue reading →

Posted in Bus Building, Events, Mechanical, News, On the Street, Video | Tagged Austin, Blanco, Butch Hancock, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, deconstruction, Eco-Wise, Edna, Edna Lu, Edna's Birthday, Eyeore's Birthday, First Thursday, GayBiGayGay, Grace, HelpX, Honk Fest, Honk!TX, Hope Outdoor Gallery, Katherine Anne Porter School, Music on Main, North American Tour, Round Rock, salvage, San Marcos, Shady Acres, So Han, South Congress, Spider House, Stick Farm, Strange Brew, Taylor, Tea Map, Texas Tea Festival, Texas Wild Rice Festival, The Shady Shack, The Tea Spot, transmission, TX, West China Tea Company, Wimberley, WOOF, work-trade, WVO | Leave a comment

Spring Update – Austin, TX

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Guisepi

Hello, friends and family! Two years ago on March 20th, Edna Lu (the tea bus) and I started a 2+ year North American Tour. This tour was imagined as a journey around the continent with no itinerary, allowing us to … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, Video | Tagged Alpine, Austin, AZ, CA, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, Edna, La Loma del Chivo, Langtry, Marathon, NM, North American Tea Tour, North American Tour, NV, OR, TX, video, WA | 2 Comments

Back in the Big Bend – Terlingua, TX

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Guisepi

Our trip out west on the train was extended by about 5 days, so we arrived back in Alpine, TX just as an abnormally bad ice storm was easing up. There were downed branches and trees everywhere, power was out … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, News, Radio | Tagged Alpine, Big Bend, Farmers' Market, Marfa Public Radio, natural building, plumbing, salvage, Terlingua, Terlingua Farmers' Market, TX, WVO | 3 Comments

Thankful in Terlingua – Big Bend Country, TX

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Guisepi

While at Artwalk Alpine, I was convinced not to be scared of Border Patrol checkpoints (think pounds and pounds of green leafy material – i.e. tea), and that Terlingua and Big Bend National Park were both places worth going. … Continue reading →

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Marfa, TX

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Guisepi

Wow, time has flown. I was a little stressed from so much movement, tea serving, and some transmission troubles – but we found this little nest to give us some R&R. We arrived Marfa on Halloween afternoon, with only a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, News | Tagged El Cosmico, Food Shark, He-Who Sip-a-Lot, Marfa, Marfa Farmers' Market, TX, WVO | 2 Comments

25,000 Cups of Free Tea – Flagstaff, AZ

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Guisepi

Another milestone is upon us! On Friday evening we served our 25,000th cuppa free tea at the First Friday Artwalk in Flagstaff. As we set up for the evening, we only had 30 cups to go, and I was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News, On the Street | Tagged Albuquerque, art walk, AZ, Flagstaff, generosity, NM, serving tea, tea party | Leave a comment