Move To Bushwick, Quit Your Job, Start Giving Away Tea

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Move To Bushwick, Quit Your Job, Start Giving Away Tea

On a fateful day in the frigid cold of a recent December, Miles Kirsch decided to start pouring out cups of tea — oolong, green and herbal chrysanthemum — in Maria Hernandez Park.

“It was one of the best days of my life,” says the 27-year old Kirsch now.  “I served around fifty cups that day, and I had a lot of people hanging out by my side, and I left the day feeling so fulfilled.” Thus, his “Tea Stand” was born, and he’s poured over 4,000 free cups of tea since. 

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