Intern stories

  • Tea, Tables, and New Friendships | Rowan Rigby

    by KAZUKI KINEZUKA
    I arrived at Naturalitea on the 26th of April and spent three weeks volunteering on the farm. I came partly because my mum used to live in Japan fo...

  • A Couple's Journey from Singapore to a Japanese Tea Farm | Min Gao and Grace Chan

    by KAZUKI KINEZUKA
    Both: Hello! We are Min Gao and Grace, a couple from Singapore, and we volunteered with Naturalitea for about 2 weeks in the spring of 2026.G: Back...

  • Tea, Weeds & Mt. Fuji | Iris Thalhammer

    by KAZUKI KINEZUKA
    By Iris Thalhammer · Vienna, Austria I am Iris from Vienna, living in Berlin. In my normal life, I am a freelance editor and translator. I also wor...

  • A Day in My Life at a Tea Farm | Filippa Schwerdt

    by KAZUKI KINEZUKA
    Good morning! The alarm rings at 7am and it’s time to start the day. Me as a non-morning person do not really like the early mornings so I usually ...
    Posted in daily life, farm, Intern life