On the tea tip: have you tried rooibos (South African red bush)? It's not like coffee except that it works well with milk. It walks this weird line of not being like an herbal tea (it's got heft) yet being unrelated to Chinese tea leaf lineages. It has no caffeine, so it may not suit you as a morning kick. I find it's wonderful as a deskside hot thing.
I carried a Ziploc bag full of rooibos around France. This turned out to be a sanity-inducing tool when I'd been traveling all day and didn't know anyone. I didn't want to drink caffeine and suddenly inflict hyperness on random people. I could sit down, warm up and build the perspective necessary to enjoy myself again.
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Date: 2009-11-24 06:17 pm (UTC)I carried a Ziploc bag full of rooibos around France. This turned out to be a sanity-inducing tool when I'd been traveling all day and didn't know anyone. I didn't want to drink caffeine and suddenly inflict hyperness on random people. I could sit down, warm up and build the perspective necessary to enjoy myself again.