There are a number of different reasons why someone enjoys drinking a hot cup of tea; the aroma, the many different flavors, a way to relax at the end of a long day or because they know that tea is beneficial for a person’s body. According to the newly opened tea store, Teavana, their teas offer just that; Teavana is ‘a Heaven of tea’.

“Strawberry Bliss is by far the best tea blend I have ever drank, and I have tasted a lot of exotic flavored teas,” junior Sade Yancy said. “I tried the flavor at the store and fell in love.”

 Teavana offers a number of different types of tea: white, green, oolong, black, herbal, rooibos and maté. With each type of tea there is an unbelievable selection of blends ranging from anything such as a Jasmine Tropica to a Blueberry Kona Pop tea blend. Though the incredible taste is what mainly makes tea so popular, it is not the only thing.

“Tea has just as much flavor and caffeine as an energy drink or a soda to me,” senior Lindsey Busch said. “The only difference is that tea is actually really healthy for you.”

Recent studies have shown that not only does tea help with cancer prevention, due the flavonoids, but it is also great for a person’s heart, oral, bone and gastrointestinal health.  An advantage that tea has over other drinks is that it is a natural herb and nine times out of ten comes with no artificial flavor.

“Teavana is so delicious and convenient,” junior Angie Fults said. “There are so many close locations to buy from, and they also have a very helpful website to order the teas from.”

Teavana locations range from all around the world, but the closest ones are found at shopping malls such as Stonebriar, Willow Bend, NorthPark and The Galleria. Tea has the ability to soothe unlike other caffeinated drinks that only provide their consumer with a false sense of energy or relaxation.

“I do not know what I would do without my daily cup of tea,” Hannah Flansburg said. “It is the reason I wake up each morning.”