Meet the Tea Man, Giuseppe Spadafora

The Tea Man Of LA

There's a lot of ways to ease one's loneliness. Some people tend to read books, stay at home, meet friends, travel, etc. But for some who is all alone -- away from home, family and friends, loneliness and being homesick is sometimes hard to overcome.

Giuseppe came up with the idea of a "Tea Bus."

Meet Giuseppe Spadafora. When he moved to LA, he felt homesick and was tired of being alone -- away from his family and friends and was having problems adjusting to his new environment.

Then he thought of putting up something that would alleviate his loneliness. He came up with the idea of a "Tea Bus." The Tea Bus is a bus that he drives around the US and gives free tea parties.

The Tea Man has served more than 30,000 cups of free tea

According to him, on a limited budget, the only way he can think to give away something for free was to offer a cup of tea because of its low price and very easy to prepare.

Because of his Tea Bus, Giuseppe is now known as "The Tea Man" and has served more than 30,000 cups of tea- all for free! Traveling from place to place offering total strangers a chance to unite over a cup of tea.

Giuseppe Spadafora: “Serving tea cured my loneliness.”

According to Giuseppe, having his Tea Bus cured his loneliness as he was able to meet a lot of people along the way.

What a beautiful story and thank you for your generosity, Giuseppe!

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“We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.”

- Dorothy Day