Today was a very special day for Marlon and I. We attended a tea ceremony with Teresa. The tea ceremony will be the last for Michal who has been in the group a little over a year. Today is her farewell party and a Welcome to Japan party for Marlon and I. My friend Teresa was first to practice her tea ceremony for a big event coming up this weekend. The tea ceremony is a ritual of preparing and serving Japanese green tea, called matcha together with traditional Japanese sweets to balance the bitterness of the tea. Preparing tea in a ceremony means pouring all one's attention into the movements. The whole process is not about drinking tea but about making the tea from the heart for the guest. The host of the ceremony always considers every movement and gesture. Even the placement of the is considered from the guest's view. The main guest is called the Shokyaku.
Items needed in making the tea for the ceremony. The red container holds green tea.
Since its boys day this month the sensei gave Marlon warrior helmets she made using origami technique.
