Mate joined me on my journey almost 5 years ago when I first travelled to study in Argentina. I stayed for a year and picked up the habit of having a daily mate. My first drinking experience was actually at … Continue reading My Virgin Tongue!
I was sitting in a circle with my friends of Argentina, and at last it was my turn. I was passed the mate, a specially cured gourd, decorated and made attractive on the outside, but filled with yerba mate and … Continue reading Knives’ Mate Story: Nothing Says Friendship Like Shared Germs
Last year, my sister went to Argentina and brought back two packages of Mate, three gourds and bombillas, and a Mate history book. I forgot their names, but I loved it all as soon as I tasted it, with the … Continue reading A Beginner with a Mature Taste
This picture was taken at a table at our organic design and engineering company, sporting a ridiculously loaded batch that’s basically enough mate to make a human capable of flight. The mini beer stein featured is from Ikea and the … Continue reading Enough Mate to Make a Human Capable of Flight
A friend of mine introduced me to Mate when I was living in Alabama, 5 years ago. I thought of it as a sort of communication ritual when having friends over. I french pressed it a lot in those days … Continue reading Jessica’s Story: A Seamstress with a Gift
I am from the UK. I first discovered Mate when I saw a forum post about it on a site I frequented which recommended it as a coffee replacement. I wasn’t really drinking much coffee at the time but I … Continue reading Justin’s Story: A Farewell to Anxiety
What’s up people, my name’s Kevron, and this is how mate makes me an intergalactic being… To make these tellings a bit more understandable from my point a view, I will out ahead and say, that I am an addict, … Continue reading Be the Void: I Was Blind to my Entire Life
In 2010 during my junior year of high school I started drinking yerba mate. The idea of using mate as a coffee alternative was the first thing that caught my attention when I was introduced to the drink by a … Continue reading Allen’s Story: How I Got Ahead of the Curve
Hi I’m from Argentina, for obvious reasons Mate was never something new for me. But I never gave it so much thought, I just didn’t like its taste at first. In my house, it is not so common to drink … Continue reading Lisandro’s Story: A Nice Atmosphere
There’s a common saying in the English speaking world that “curiosity killed the cat.” Sometimes curiosity can liberate it. If not for curiosity I never would have ventured out on my own and tried yerba mate. Without this glorious herbal … Continue reading Frank’s Story: A More Purposeful Life
Given the fact that I was born in Argentina, I believe it’s not necessary to tell you that since I was very little I became acquainted with mate. However, it was not until my 16th birthday that I started to … Continue reading Victor’s Story: A Long Friendship
I’m a college student and a gamer and ever since I started school I have had to stay up long nights working on papers, review, Etc. and I am always looking for an energy kick to stay awake the next … Continue reading Jorge’s Mate Story: Mate has changed my life and it can do the same for you