English version ¿Qué puedo decir sobre Mate? Mucho. ¿Qué puedo decir del mate, de la yerba, en relación a mi vida? Mucho… Lo primero es que llegó algo tarde, quiero decir: en mi casa, en donde viví cuando era niño, … Continue reading Mi Historia Personal Con Yerba Mate: De La niñez, a la escuela secundaria a la universidad a la vida
English version Momentos de matear que nunca acabaran Mi nombre es Patricio López, soy chileno, de la ciudad de Antofagasta ubicada en el norte del país, zona minera donde la yerba mate hace algunos años trata de abrirse camino por … Continue reading ¡GRACIAS, MATE!
English version De Argentina a Francia Una de las cosas más interesantes siendo argentina y casada con un francés es el intercambio cultural. El hecho de descubrir cosas de todo tipo, simples o complejas, del otro, de su país, de … Continue reading El mate, Un Puente Entre Dos Culturas
The Journey of Yerba Mate Part 1: A Hot Sip of Peace in the Beast The musky smell of the city never goes away. When I first arrived almost a year earlier, the smell was foreign to my senses and … Continue reading The Journey of Yerba Mate Part 1: A Hot Sip of Peace in the Beast
Growing up with Yerba Mate in Idaho I don’t remember the first time I had mate. It was surely mate cocido con leche, the tea in a cup that’s more milk and sugar than tea. As a child, I would … Continue reading Pouring Culture into My Soul: A Yerba Mate Journey from Argentina to Idaho
English version Beber Yerba Mate em uma manhã de verão Para quem não é original do sul da América do Sul fica muito difícil compreender como que esse povo toma um mate tão quente e amargo em pleno verão. Não … Continue reading A Alegria de Beber Yerba Mate no Verão
Yerba Mate, Birds, and Connection I start every day with a glass, gourd, or can of mate. I used to be a coffee drinker, but being that I have a history of anxiety, coffee and espresso was not good medicine … Continue reading Counting Birds, Drinking Yerba Mate & Connecting
English version Yerba Mate, mi compañero y aliado Me siento a escribir este artículo y esta es la situación: hay música de fondo, estoy en un sillón, escribo en la computadora y, por supuesto, tengo un mate a mi lado. … Continue reading Una Guía del Consultor de Salud Para Beber un Mate Saludable
Crossing borders, adapting cultures and staying authentic with Yerba Mate My dad introduced me to mate when I was probably around 10. I used to drink it sweet (I was a kid, after all), and my mom loved it, but … Continue reading From Argentina to Brazil to Costa Rica: Why Drinking Yerba Mate Is like a Blind Date
Yerba Mate & El Camino Santiago Hello, my name is Eoin. I’m 29 and I live in Ireland. I’ve recently just got back from a 7-week trip to Spain where I did the Camino Santiago. I started in the south … Continue reading Yerba Mate & El Camino Santiago: A Yerba Mate Journey from Spain to Ireland
Bringing an Ancient Beverage to the New Age Yerba mate has been hitting the health scene in North America over the last few years, though it has been around for much longer than that. For centuries, mate has been a … Continue reading The Story Behind Materos Mate
Experiencing Argentina through the Wonder Plant For the month of November, I decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of moving to Buenos Aires. The Argentinian culture has mysteriously seduced me into its vibrant capital. Most travellers that I meet only … Continue reading Experiencing Argentina Through the Wonder Plant of Yerba Mate