MÁTE - MATES. Yerba mate: Gourd Painting Workshop

Máte Mates is an invite to Create, Sip & Connect. A 2.5-hour immersive cultural & creative experience. Take home your own MATE KIT: (mate gourd + straw + yerba) LEARN TO: 🧉 Brew your own mate ✨ Discover its benefits & cultural history 🎨 Hand-paint your own gourd and take it home 🌿 Connect from the very first sip WHAT WE’LL EXPLORE • THE STORY OF MATE Discover the origins of yerba mate, its Indigenous Guaraní roots and how it became deeply embedded in South America and everyday life. • THE BENEFITS & THE RITUAL Learn about yerba mate, its naturally occurring health and mood benefits, traditional preparation and the cultural etiquette behind sharing mate. • LEARN TO PREPARE & SHARE MATE Get hands-on and learn how to prepare mate, use the bombilla, understand the role of the traditional way of drinking it. • PAINT YOUR OWN MATE Get creative and paint your own mate to take home. Create something uniquely yours. • CONNECT & REFLECT Through fun interactive activities and conversation prompts, we’ll explore the ideas of ritual, connection, community and cultural exchange. WHAT'S INCLUDED ✨ 2.5-hour facilitated experience 🧉 Yerba mate tasting & ritual 🌿 Introduction to Argentine mate culture 🎨 Your own mate to paint and take home 🖌️ All painting materials 💬 Interactive cultural & connection activities 🇦🇷 A genuine taste of Argentine culture YOUR HOSTS Delfina — Artist, Art Educator, Creative & Freestyle Facilitator, Sociologist. Sabrina — English–Spanish Community Interpreter, Language Teacher & Yoga Facilitator. Two Argentinians from Patagonia bringing mate ritual to you 🇦🇷 No previous knowledge of mate or artistic experience is needed — just curiosity and a willingness to share. Leave with mate & mates 🧉✨