On August 25th, I started graduate school! My parents and I drove up from Southern California in the morning and arrived in Northern California around late afternoon the day before so I could move in. While I was doing orientation things during the day, my parents spent the day in San Jose, mostly getting food… Continue reading Liquid Gold – Teaspoon
On August 23rd, I helped my sister move in to her second year of college! We drove up to LA, unloaded the first load of stuff, and helped her settle in to her dorm. Meanwhile, my dad went back home for a second load of stuff, and on the way, brought back boba we ordered… Continue reading High Mountain Pouchong Tea – Chi Cha San Chen
On August 21, I went out to go get boba at Sunright with my sister! We wanted a change of pace from what we were getting recently, and I brought up Sunright, which I haven't had in a while. I have mostly exhausted Sunright's normal milk tea menu at this point, so I looked to… Continue reading Strawberry Jasmine Tea – Sunright Tea Studio
On August 20th, I went to Costco with my dad in the morning, and then out with my sister to get boba at Wushiland in the afternoon! Wushiland is close, and we ordered on my mom's mobile order app so we just walked in, grabbed our drinks, and left. One of Wushiland's more interesting choices… Continue reading Ice Cream Green Tea – Wushiland Boba
On August 19th, I took my sister out on a drive to get boba! This time, our shop of choice was Macu (suggested by our mom!). Last time I went it was all order in-person at the cashier, which caused a little confusion about the whole latte option, but now, there's tablets to order from,… Continue reading Tieguanyin Oolong Tea Latte – Macu Tea
On August 17, I met up with college friends I haven't seen in three years! We decided to meet up at Jam Jam to get boba. My friends haven't been, and you can't go wrong with Jam Jam. I was feeling experimental with their menu, and I think their signature menu is actually the fruit… Continue reading Green Grape Smash – Jam Jam Tea Lab
On August 15th, I went with my dad and sister to the local dealership to learn about the fancy new functions on the new car my family just bought. It was also for some more driving practice, and once we were done, we decided to head out and get a drink. Our shop of choice… Continue reading Rose Guanyin Tea Latte – Bako Tea House
On August 13th, my sister and I were hanging out, and we decided to go get a drink. I needed the driving practice anyway, so we picked a place close by, and headed to Omomo! Summer is peach season, and Omomo usually does seasonal drinks (I believe their Itchy Peachy is quite popular). Along with… Continue reading Second Momo – Omomo Tea Shoppe
August 12th was my first full day back home! I didn't really do too much, but my sister wanted a drink, so we headed out to Wushiland which was close by. I haven't been to this location before, plus, haven't had Wushiland in a long time! I recall matcha used to be a seasonal flavor… Continue reading Matcha Latte Macchiato – Wushiland Boba
On August 10th, I was chilling around Tokyo on my last full day in Japan...I met up with my boyfriend later in the afternoon and hung out the rest of the day with him. Since he was coming over from his sharehouse in Setagaya, I asked if he could get me a boba from a… Continue reading Brown Sugar Houjicha Tapioca Latte (ほうじ黒糖タピオカラテ) – Tea Tatamo!
