Gong fu is time made visible.
Physicist, Paratrooper, Farmer, The long way back to the tea field.

Chen Yiguo 陳以國

Tea Master · Formosa Phoenix Tea Farm · Mingjian, Nantou

Eight steeps — in order

一	2001 B.Sc. Physics — Soochow University Graduated and immediately concluded that the universe operates on principles most people are too impatient to learn.
二	2001–2003 Airborne Special Forces — Paratrooper Learned that gravity is not a metaphor.
三	2003–2006 Kiln Engineer — AGC Taiwan Three months on-site in Kitakyushu. Mentored by Mazaki Hideki — bearded, precise, infuriating. Introduced to Shu-Ha-Ri without knowing its name.
四	2006–2007 MSc, Advanced Ceramic Science — University of Sheffield One year that felt like five.
五	2007–2011 Advanced Technical Service Engineer — 3M Taiwan Discovered that every serious person he met had jumped out of a plane at some point.
六	2011–2013 Sales & Product Manager — Sebelco Belgium Multinational company, lean Taiwan presence. The whole weight of a European corporation fits into a very small room.
七	2013–2018 Pastry Chef · Coffee Roaster Long story. Not relevant. Relevant.
八	2018 — present Tea Master — Formosa Phoenix Tea Farm, Ltd. Third-generation farm. First-generation brand.