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 As I plan to take off for London this Friday, this post will just be about what I plan to do there, specifically my final project that I'll be focusing on. 

As an Asian and Middle Eastern Studies major, I wanted to connect my final project to that, maybe visiting different restaurants in London's Chinatown. However, I didn't want to be forced to eat all my non-class related meals in Chinatown, and not have the opportunity to see more of London and try different varieties of food. Instead, I will be trying different bubble tea shops in London, and connecting them to the increase of Chinese and Taiwanese immigrants. If possible, I'll also try to connect this to the overall tea culture in London, and if this is just the more modern and international version of that. 

I'm not yet entirely sure all of the bubble tea shops that I'll go to, but one that I will definitely visit is Tea Knows. This one is right below our hotel, so it will be easy to get to. In addition, they advertise themselves on their Instagram as "UK's first Chinese milk tea" and seem to be embracing their Chinese heritage, so it will be interesting to see how this differs from less specifically Chinese bubble tea shops. 

A variety of the offerings at Tea Knows



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