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Barista in training: Day #4

Hello readers! Today I came in and started serving at approximately 1pm and stayed until closing. I came with my hair braided down the back so I wouldn’t have a repeat of the hair incident from my previous post. It was a nice and relaxing day there, partly because not many people came in. However, [...]

Barista: day 3 – “On the job training”

Today I got up early to get ready for volunteering at the coffee shop this morning. I really didn’t feel like going in, but my determination to get good at this carried me forward. It’s not really fun being new and feeling clumsy. When I got there, I was to be trained by Bob. Bob’s the [...]

Barista: getting started #2

Hello readers, I am happy to report that I am easing into this profession nicely. It’s like I’m lowering myself into a hot, bubble bath… only, bubble baths don’t really make me feel this nervous, so this analogy kinda flops. Last wednesday (April 24) I was so intensely nervous as I drove to my very [...]

Barista: getting started

Hello readers, … so I’ve had this dream of becoming a barista. I’ve been thinking about it, planning it, telling other people about it, looking for career opportunities, … it’s been tumbling around in my brain for quite some time now. Over the past year, it’s been a difficult task to go about finding a [...]

Vegas: day 12

Hi, readers. Today is a travel day and I feel miserable with this cold. However, thanks to my new traveling partner, Dramamine, my cold was the only thing I was miserable with today. *I don’t miss you, nausea.* I slept most of the first flight, which was roughly around 4 hours from Las Vegas, Nevada [...]

Vegas: day 11

Hello, readers. Today we gave a carton of milk to a poor man. His sign said he was a veteran. He was sitting in a wheelchair on the street and it looked like he was missing 1 or both legs. He was friendly. We needed to get rid of the milk because we couldn’t take [...]

Vegas: day 10

Hey there, readers! I’m finally feeling better! Yay! *Happy dance* Yesterday was the day I felt my absolute worst. I am soooo glad to be on the mend! Stupid Vegas bug. I was told that everyone who visits Vegas gets sick. Daniel saw some Japanese people at CES wearing medical face masks. Smart people! Now [...]

Vegas: day 9

Hey, readers. Today was disappointing. I had to stay in the room again and miss out on all the commotion of CES due to my health. Today they were to tear down the booth and have an evening meal together provided by the boss man. Daniel got to go eat with the TPN team. They went to [...]

Vegas: day 8

Wow. What a day. … I’m pretty wiped and I didn’t do as much as some of the team members at our booth. I’m still catching my breath! Whew! Hello, readers! Today I helped out at CES for the first time. Since last night, Daniel and I have been pretty strict on our cold medicine doses [...]

Vegas: day 7

Hello, readers. I am writing to you from our room today in the Plaza hotel. My body is getting weary of fighting off sickness. Daniel left at 7 this morning, and I slept in until 9:30. His voice is shot, his throat hurts, but he has to do what he came here to do. He’s [...]