2024: 2023: International Tea Academy™️ (ITA™️) Certified Tea Courses - Chinese Tea Ceremony & History 2022: Tea Sommelier Essentials completed May 3, 2022 Achieved certification as a Certified Tea Sommelier May 3, 2022 from World Tea Academy Awarded acceptance by International Tea Educators Institute™️ (ITEI™️) into Level 3 in Tea (Tea Mastery) program. ITEI White Teas Sessions with Tea Master Julius Wu completed ITEI Oolong Tea Classes I, II and II remotely with Tea Master Daniel in Taiwan completed 2021: Quality Systems for Product Management completed Nov 1, 2021 Blending, Flavoring, Scenting completed Nov. 1, 2021 Achieved certification as a Certified Tea Professional November 1, 2020 from World Tea Academy 2020: Advanced Botanicals completed Feb 3, 2020 Tea and Health completed Mar 2, 2020 The Tea Lifestyle completed Mar 30, 2020 Achieved certification as Certified Tea Health Expert April 7, 2020 from World Tea Academy *June - October My beloved hospitalized. No visitation. Died of COVID-19. (Updating Website now Sept. 2023 after 3+ years) *How does the world continue when the one you love is gone? 2019: Advanced Cupping completed Jan 2, 2019 Tea Terroir: India, Sri Lanka, Kenya completed Mar 4, 2019 Beyond Camellia Sinensis completed Mar 4, 2019 Tea Terroir - China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan completed Apr 1, 2019 The Infusion completed Apr 1, 2019 Achieved certification as Certified Tea Specialist on April 25, 2019 from World Tea Academy Understanding the Organoleptic Experience completed Jul 30, 2019 The Culture of Tea Around the World completed Sep 2, 2019 The Biochemistry of Tea Processing completed Sep 30, 2019 Presentation and Advanced Brewing Techniques completed Nov 4, 2019 2018: World Tea Academy™️ (WTA) Tea Program Essentials of Camellia Sinensis completed Oct 31, 2018 Tea Enhancements and Grading Systems completed Dec 3, 2018 2017: International Tea Academy™️ (ITA™️) Certified Tea Courses - Foundations of Chinese Tea 2016: Purchased property for the expressed purpose of “… growing all things lovely” ™️ 2015: Tea Association of Canada™️ (TAC now Tea and Herbal Association of Canada ™️) Tea Certification Program 100% on blind taste testing.