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Trying to explain to a monk in a 1,000 year old temple that you don’t actually love Wendy’s but you love memes and forgot you were wearing these hilarious socks. 

Sir, this is a Wendy’s!

Mam, this is a temple!

So my silly socks led me to enjoying a cup of tea with a monk who studied English for a year in Indiana when he was in high school and I didn’t realize how special this moment really was. The tea is very rare. It’s from the oldest tea garden in all of Japan. Zen Master Eisai brought back from the Song Dynasty and when he planted it in the mountains, it was said that he recommended it to the monks because it “had the effect of waking up sleep that interfered with training”. Guess they discovered caffeine ;)


I’m still in awe that my silly socks and me explaining the Wendy’s meme to a monk led to this moment.

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A wonderful encounter with an encounter really brings a good conversation. Your Wendy's socks gave you luck today haha

That's a rare experience! You must be so happy and proud that you found that place 😀

Huge luck! It didn’t even click for me about the tea garden! I even took a picture of it but didn’t realize they still pick the tea from it and serve it on special occasions!