T Ching Managing Editor, Designer, Developer, and Contributing Writer
Jaelithe Crislip has a degree in Computer Science and a background ranging from professional photo editing to IT support to web development & UX design. She fell into the tea industry more or less by accident, when she answered a Craig’s List ad to volunteer to be T Ching’s Managing Editor. Her role grew from there, as she took on additional tasks including redesigning the logo, redesigning and developing the website, designing any print media, and keeping the website maintained.
While she always enjoyed tea, Jaelithe’s deep and abiding love for tea actually started with two things: studying herbalism and minoring in Japanese. Learning the various uses of herbs for healing purposes started her on the path of loose teas and her exposure to Japanese culture and green tea came from learning the language. The two overlapped, and now she enjoys all things tea. Working for T Ching has caused her to switch from bagged to loose tea, as well as an increase from one cup in the morning to at least two pots per day.
Posts by Jaelithe Crislip
- Tea Fest PDX 2022 (8/2/2022)
- Pineapple Weed Tea (7/7/2022)
- Tea for Mother’s Day (5/6/2022)
- Dirty Chai (1/26/2022)
- Sage of Tea Lu Yu (1/10/2022)
- 7th Annual Global Tea Initiative Colloquium (12/30/2021)
- The Good China and Mismatched Teaware (12/21/2021)
- Maria Uspenski’s New Charity – A Tea Tumbler Set (12/2/2021)
- Tea Gratitude (11/25/2021)
- Old Sencha Incense (9/22/2021)
- Independence Day Tea (7/5/2021)
- Smoking Tea (5/6/2021)
- White Day and Tea Gifts (3/15/2021)
- Solstice Night, Tea, and Light (12/21/2020)
- Updating an Old Teapot and Telephone Tea Date (11/5/2020)
- Online Tea With a Friend (10/8/2020)
- The Creamer Quest (9/28/2020)
- Magical Tea Party Birthday (8/19/2020)
- My Introduction to Tea Leaf Reading – Part 2 (6/25/2020)
- My Introduction to Tea Leaf Reading – Part 1 (6/24/2020)
- Review: Teasup Black Teas (11/20/2019)
- My First Tea Festival and Other Exciting Firsts (8/12/2019)
- Unexpected Tea Adventure – Part 2 (5/8/2019)
- Unexpected Tea Adventure – Part 1 (5/7/2019)
- Tea-Inspired Treasures (4/11/2019)
- Some Facts On Caffeine Levels in Tea – Part 2 (2/13/2019)
- Some Facts On Caffeine Levels in Tea – Part 1 (2/12/2019)
- Violet Leaf Tisane (1/31/2019)
- Hey, Have You Ever Tried Lapsang? (1/24/2019)
- Post-Holiday Tea (12/27/2018)
- Catappa Leaf – Tisane For Fish! (12/6/2018)
- Crafted Holiday Tea Gifts – Part 2 (11/14/2018)
- Crafted Holiday Tea Gifts – Part 1 (11/13/2018)
- Rose Hip Tisane (10/30/2018)
- Tea and Illness (10/10/2018)
- Tea For Comfort (9/25/2018)
- Blackberry Syrup For Tea (8/23/2018)
- Tea Sets and Appreciation (7/31/2018)
- Review: The Tea Spot Simple Steeps (7/19/2018)
- Compass Coffee Roasting’s Unexpected Chai (7/12/2018)
- Tea at Night (6/7/2018)
- The Tea Dragon Society (5/23/2018)
- Review: Kusmi Tea (5/10/2018)
- Herbs and Contraindications (1/31/2018)
- Hangover Tisane Recipe (1/9/2018)
- Townshend’s Tea Spirits (1/3/2018)
- Christmas Tea and Teapots (12/28/2017)
- The Longest Night, The Winter Solstice, and Tea (12/21/2017)
- Using a Gaiwan For the First Time (11/2/2017)