Dear friend,

There’s something quietly powerful about a cup of tea.

It’s not just a drink. It’s a threshold; into stillness, into softness, into stories.
Tea warms the palms and slows the pace. It sets the stage for presence, for conversations that unfold like steam, and for silences that hold space for meaning.

We’re putting together a collection; a mosaic of thoughts, memories, fragments, and reflections; centred around tea and the ambient worlds it creates.

Think:
Rest as resistance.
Ritual as rebellion.
Ambience as a form of care.
Tea as testimony.

Whether you’re drawn to the hush of early mornings, the laughter in late-night chats, the comfort of familiar leaves steeping, or the idea that sitting down can be an act of defiance; we want to hear from you.

Write us something. A paragraph. A poem. A quiet memory. A philosophical wandering.
What does tea make you feel? Where does it take you? What does rest mean to you when the world insists on motion?

We’re calling this collection:
“Writings on Tea, Rest & Reverie”
Because each cup invites us inward; to slow down, to breathe, to begin again.

Send your musings by (deadline here) to sevdesenagurel@berlin-international.de .
Let this be a shared space to breathe.

With warmth,

Sevde Sena Gürel