My first cup of coffee

 My first cup of coffee

I have personally never enjoyed drinking coffee. As a child, my mom would always tell me that it was because I was too young, that when I started college I would enjoy it and even look forward to it. However, that never changed for me, coffee has always tasted way too bad for me and I doubt that that will change. My mom on the other hand has always liked coffee, and adored it, it has always been a critical part of her life. I can't even imagine my mom without picturing her drinking a cup of it. I am thankful that she can live in one of the only states in America where one of their main beverages is coffee, I bet she is having the time of her life in Portland getting to know every coffee shop there is.

"Coffee is the most delicious beverage in the world. For me, it is an essential beverage to start my

day. Without it, I would not have the energy to go through a day. Coffee… I’d love to tell you

about it.

When you work, the morning starts very fast, in a rush. You cannot enjoy your coffee, a cup of it in

peace. Coffee means meetings, stressful situations, or even a quick after-lunch, but it is not a great

moment. Coffee should be a moment of love, peace, and friendship just like wine. I mean it must

start with the preparation. You pour the hot water into the cloth coffee strainer; the smell comes

through your nose. Then take the coffee into your cup, taste it, and hold it for a few seconds…..

That is the best experience to delight in. During my workdays, every morning I woke up, got ready,

and then made my coffee because the coffee at the office wasn’t good, and one thing I didn’t want

was to drink bad coffee. Then, I cooked my breakfast and lunch put them in my lunch box, and left.

After I retired, it became like that. I promised myself that with each cup of coffee I would have it

would make me feel happy and be an experience. Greatly it did, I start my day with a cup of

coffee, enjoying the view in the apartment, thinking about my day, planning what to do, and

talking with my mother or a friend. It was different, Life always changes, and we must also change.

In the last months of the last year, I started with meditation and yoga, taking a little time for

myself to think about my day, my goals, and what am I going to do with my life in the USA,

because I do not want to disappoint my children either myself. They have known me as a brave

woman and mother. I need to put everything together and jump into my new life immediately.

Ok After that, I go to the kitchen to make coffee for Isabella and me because Adam prefers to

sleep and run to work than wake up early, have a cup of coffee, and leave. Loneliness, sadness,

and emptiness are now the feelings my coffee brings me. That cup of coffee that I take every

morning, is a conversation with my mother in silence. Sit at the dining table by myself looking at

the trees and trying to pull myself together. I was attempting not to be sad and depressed, I was

repeating in my mind “You have to be the same person that you have been, NO you have to be

better,” but something pulled me out.

Anyway, we went to Colombia with my brother and his family for Christmas. I met some of his

friends who encouraged me to start my own business, not be an employee. And like all the

astrologists said last year was full of changes, a moving year, I started to think about it. It makes

me wonder if I could be an entrepreneur if I had the inner one. I always admire them because of

their courage, discipline, and organization. And as I was saying life has changed, again this year.

But in a good way, my routine is almost the same, but I feel renovated after I feel like my brave

power is coming back. Now my coffee would represent business, can you believe it?

I didn’t know, Hmmm it could be. In Oregon and Washington, people know a lot about coffee and

appreciate a good cup of it. In the USA these two states are well Known for their coffee. Portland

is very known for its booming coffee culture. Here you can find many independent coffee shops

and roasters. I pursued their advice and started to learn about coffee."

“Lo que es para ti te encuentra”