With more than 30 new boba tea shops in 3 years, Portland can’t seem to get enough boba
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When Portland’s earliest known boba tea shop, Tea Chai Te, opened in December 2003, store owners Angela and Dominic Valdes watched many of their customers experience the drink for the first time.
The couple first encountered the Taiwanese beverage themselves in 2002 at Seattle boba shop Gossip, which opened in December 2000 and closed in recent years.
Angela Valdes said they spent the first few years “explaining to customers” how to enjoy the drink.
“From popping open the drink with a big brightly colored straw to having tapioca pearls and coconut jellies in the bottom, [there] was something new and exciting for everyone,” she said.
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Elizabeth Ha – second-year business major
James House – third-year history major
Elizabeth Ha and James House are both current UCR students. Ha recalled that once during the spring, they had a picnic in front of the Arts Building and ate lunch together. “It was really beautiful outside, and the sun was shining right on us. It was the best day,” Ha recalled.
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Eljohn Dela Cruz – fourth-year biology major
Kathleen Matulac – fourth-year sociology major, education minor
Both current UCR students, Eljohn Dela Cruz and Kathleen Matulac recalled many cute moments they shared at UCR as a couple. They had study dates at Orbach Library and the Lothian Residence Halls. They also used to sing together in the Lothian piano rooms. They would often grab lunch together at the HUB or grab boba at Ding Tea, 7 Leaves and Sharetea. The couple also often enjoyed picnics at Sycamore Highlands Park together and would g
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