Tag Archives: CA

Summer Update – Arcata, CA

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Guisepi

Well, our West Coast Tour has been shaken up a bit. After receiving news of a family emergency, Edna and I cruised on up to Arcata to be with family. This means that we probably wont be making it to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arcata, Arcata Plaza, Arts Alive!, Arts Arcata, back highways, bear, CA, community, dumpster, dumpster diving, Eureka, Fairy Festival, Foothills Fusion, Highway 395, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Lake Tahoe, Nevada City Grass Valley, Onus Art Projects, reclaimed, Redding, relationships, salvaged, South Lake Tahoe, spring water, transmission, waste vegetable oil, west coast tour, WVO | Leave a comment

Announcing West Coast Tour – Spring Update – Alabama Hills, CA

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Guisepi

Yes, y’all, you hear correctly! Edna and I will be spending this year serving free tea from San Diego, CA to the San Juan Islands, WA. Our kick off was Edna’s 10-year anniversary in Ocean Beach on the first day … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged AZ, Big Oak Canyon, Blythe, Buccaneer Beach Park, CA, community, Coos Bay, Double-Decker Bus, Dr. Bronner's, Earth Day, EarthRoots Field School, Eugene, Friday Night Festival, Harbor City, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., Humboldt, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monrovia, Nevada City, New York Times, Oceanside, Olympia, OR, Orange County, Palos Verdes, Portland, Quartzsite, Relationship-Based Economy, relationships, Road Trip, Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, Salvation Mountain, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Islands, Santa Monica, Seattle, Seven, Seven Wanders the World, Silverado Canyon, Skooliepalooza, Slab City, solar, Sonoma, Sprinter Van, Standing Rock, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, The Brewery, The Ecology Center, Truk, WA, West Coast, Windansea, WVO, Yoga on the Bluff | 1 Comment

Winter Update – Writing Retreat! – Blythe, CA

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Guisepi

We made it! To our winter retreat, that is. Edna Lu and I rolled into Blythe, CA just a couple days ago in perfect time to start our winter writing (finishing the Tea Bus Factory Service Manual – hopefully!). We’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Mechanical, News, On the Street | Tagged artwalk, AZ, Beloved Community Tiny House Village, biodiesel, Blythe, breakdown, CA, City of Rocks, CO, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Denver, Denver International Film Festival, Dylan Magaster, First Friday, Friday Friday Artwalk, Gila National Forest, Halloween, homeless, Horizon Middle School, Laura Goldhamer, Longmont, Ludlow Massacre, Manitou Springs, Meow Wolf, NM, Old Colorado City, Phoenix, Quartzsite, Relationship-Based Economy, repair, Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, Santa Fe, Silver City, Skooliepalooza, starter, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, Thanksgiving, tiny house, Trout Steak Revival, Truth or Consequences, Tucson, WVO, YouTube | 2 Comments

Thankful in Floyd, VA

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Guisepi

Every now and then I stumble into a place that I know no one, but get absorbed rather quickly. What I find in there is more community, more sharing, and more genuine human connections than I could hope for. Most … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, News | Tagged Arcata, Blue Mountain School, Blue Ridge Parkway, CA, CO, Colorado Springs, community, deer, ecovillage, Farmers' Market, Ferris, Floyd, Floyd Country Store, food bank, Friday Night Jamboree, homestead, Kalispell, Left Bank, MT, Orcas Island, Plenty!, pressure canning, Sharing Economy, Spikenard Bee Sanctuary, Springhouse Community School, Thansgiving, The Honestary, VA, WA, waste vegetable oil, water, WVO | 3 Comments

Spring Update 2016 – Efland, NC

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Guisepi

Ah, with the new growth of spring comes another year of Edna and my 2+ Year North American Tour. Eight years ago today, I purchased Edna, knowing she would be built out into a mobile free teahouse, and eventually travel … Continue reading →

Posted in Bus Building, Events, News, On the Street | Tagged artwalk, Asheville, biodiesel, Bonlee, Bus Projects, CA, Carolina Friends School, Carrboro, deconstruction, DIY, donors, Durham, Edna, Edna Lu, Edna's Birthday, Efland, electrical, Factory Service Manual, Fireside Farm, free, Global Tea Hut, heat exchanger, Hillsboro, interdependence, ME, money, Mother Earth News Fair, NC, North American Tea Tour, North American Tour, permaculture, Pollinator Handmade, polymerization, Racor, Really Really Free Market, ReUse Warehouse, salvaged, serving tea, sharing, skylight, solar, Southern CA, stickers, TBFSM, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, tea party, teaching, Third Friday, Thomas, TX, Webasto, White Deer Apothacary, work, WV, WVO | Leave a comment

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

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

A Tale of Two Buses – San Juan Capistrano, CA

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Guisepi

A few years ago, after consistently having people come to the bus with health issues from digestive troubles to headaches to cuts, I decided I needed to take the health part of my mission up a notch. Because Edna … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged CA, first aid, Herbalista Free Clinic, MASHH, Orange County, San Juan Capistrano, teaching, The Ecology Center, The Herb Bus, tincture, tinctures | 1 Comment

A Week Around Orange Coun-Tea – OC, CA

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Guisepi

The past week has been filled with some fun tea parties, from Laguna Beach to San Clemente to Santa Ana. I’ve been trying to fulfill my promise to myself to serve tea more often (at least once/week) amongst all … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, On the Street | Tagged 4th of July, art walk, CA, Downtown Santa Ana Farmers' Market, gift economy, Laguna Beach, Mission Viejo, money, Natural OC, Nest Mag, patriotism, Saddleback College, San Clemente, Santa Ana, The Ecology Center | 6 Comments

Summer Update – San Juan Capistrano, CA

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Guisepi

Another season is upon us. It seems like they just keep rolling through. I guess time does fly when you’re having fun… Since our last update in Spring, Edna and I haven’t traveled too far or served an enormous amount … Continue reading →

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