So, here I am in Geneva. Now, I have traveled a bit, for work and otherwise. Admittedly, this has mostly been in the U.S. So a certain cultural misunderstanding of one’s environs is to be expected. You usually expect:

1.)        Wireless Internet in the rooms

2.)        A Gym

3.)        a coffee maker

4.)        An alarm clock

These are simple necessaties in the States. So, when I got none of these in Geneva, it was a quick slap to the forehead and improvisation that saved the day.

What my room DID come with was a kitchen, with some utensils. Still, the prospect of making one of my world-renowned cup’o’joe’s was slightly outside of the abilities that the tools presented me with. That, and the corner store didn’t have any filters.

So. How to Make Tea.

STEP ONE:

Fill a pot (or other appropriate culinary receptacle) with water. Preferably hot, to sepped up the boiling process.

 

STEP TWO:

 Place pot on burner, set to high.

 

STEP THREE:

Gaze at passer-by’s, wondering about intimate details and events in their lives, and if you could ever be friends.

 

STEP FOUR:

Pick a tea suitable to your tastes. Earl Grey is a personal favorite of mine. Since the corner store didn’t have it, I settled for his wife.

 

STEP FIVE:

Take water off heat, and submerge tea bag in pot.

Cover and wait.

 

STEP SIX

Eat a banana (optional).

 

STEP SEVEN:

Remove Tea Bag, discard.

STEP EIGHT:

Pour tea into cup. Add milk or sugar, to your preference.

 STEP NINE:

Pour over the first draft of your feature script, and come to the horrible realization of how much more work you have yet to do.

 (Optional)

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