Makeshift Border Cafe Offers "Last Chai Before Freedom"

On the dirt path outside a crowded northern checkpoint, a retired couple has opened a small tea stand with a hand-painted sign: "Last Chai Before Freedom." For 5,000 tomans, they offer tea, biscuits, and a poem about letting go. "It's not much," said the husband, "but it's warm." The cafe has become a hub for reflection, rehydration, and Instagram photos with tragic filters. One evacuee said, "This tea stand healed my generational trauma." The couple plans to expand with a samovar on wheels. SOURCE: http://bohiney.com