Making Tea

The longer we're here, the more we realize that there is often an entire cultural mindset embedded within a few words. For instance, when we say "make tea", our minds have a picture of what that means--what is involved in that process. But that phrase has an entirely different meaning when said within another cultural context. So we are learning more and more how crucial it is to understand the cultural mindset behind the words.
If you'd like to see part of our friends' cultural context behind the words "make tea", here's the link to a video of part of the tea-making process mentioned in the "soccer outing" entry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWntlnsEYnE&feature=channel_page