Coffee has been a part and parcel of my day to day schedule since my early med school days, for obvious reasons of course! It's still hard to imagine those sleepless nights before exams without that cup of coffee.
At first it was just the coffee that mattered. It started out as a necessity. I remember my coffee journey started with those disgusting instant coffee packs. As a first year med student spending a "fortune" on a cup of latte of cappuccino was luxury I couldn't afford. But once I had myself a part time teaching job secured, I decided to be a bit adventurous on one Sunday evening. My students had been a handful that day, and I swear my head was going to explode. I decided to use the 15 mins recess to take a stroll down the park. A cozy looking coffee shop right down the corner of the alley where my bike was parked. I usually take my bike for a quick ride on such hectic days, but that day I walked straight past my bike towards the coffee shop.
It was destiny, because that changed everything! That small cup of cappuccino showed me there's more to coffee than those sachets of instant coffee powder, so much more!
It changed the way I look at coffee, it changed the way I talk about coffee.
It changed everything.
And thus I began spiraling down a path from which there was no coming back.
My days of coffee just for the caffeine are long gone. Over the years I have learned to appreciate coffee on a more deeper level and it's not just the taste of the coffee that determines my experience of a cuppa!
I care about the ambience of where I'm standing (or sitting) with my coffee. I care about the cup it is served in. I am pretty sure coffee had made me obsessed with classy looking, vintage cups. I never get the full satisfaction of a good coffee if I am drinking it out of one of those boring, vanilla mugs. A vintage design, a classy shade of colour...every little bit makes a difference.
Since I have moved to a new house, there was always something missing....a nice cup! I went out with my wife yesterday and fixed that. Got us these pretty cool looking mugs.
Next up on the agenda is fixing the ambience of our balcony, because I have a feeling we are going to standing there with our cups quite often!
Ahhh a coffee enthusiast....
I'll admit, I'm not the biggest fan of coffee, but I do get the sentiment. I find myself every now and then sipping on an iced latte myself (as you know how summer in Dhaka goes) and whenever winter rolls around, I find myself in small cafes, taking in my fill.
For someone who isn’t all that interested in coffee, I also find myself collecting and trying different flavours and brands of coffee, making a mental list of which is better and which is worse.
I also happen to love buying classy looking mugs myself....
Huh..
Now that I think about it, I'm maybe not that much of a 'not-a-coffee-fan' 😂 still, I'll stand my ground, being the brat that I am and say, 'I prefer tea' in the most poshest voice I can manage! 😂😂
Ah! Iced latte on a scorching dhaka afternoon, nothing beats the feels eh!
Atta girl! I'm going to pretend you did not say what you said after this ;)
I can relate to some of your feelings about the enjoyment of coffee. For me it is very important to drink my coffee in special places. I always try to have the cups in more than one place so that my coffee doesn't lose its Creole flavor. I like to vary the cups, sometimes I think I choose them according to my mood.
Congratulations on your new cups. Enjoy your coffee.
Varying the cups according to mood! You're giving me all sorts of ideas now, I gotta go mug shopping again soon 😁
I wish you a very good purchase.
I'm glad you found the light and discovered real coffee; I also appreciate these little things that enhance a true coffee experience.
Have a lovely weekend with lots of coffee, of course:)))
There's no weekend without coffee ain't that right!
Absolutely!:-)
I will choose tea instead of coffee. I have loved tea since my childhood, now tea has become a habit for me.
When I was in school, I used to sit at a table to have tea at night. Mom used to make tea for me and I liked to eat with cake and biscuits. I am not a student who studies all year round. I like to study When the exam took off. At that time, tea is very useful for me!
Now if I want to drink tea, I like to make it by myself.
I can't lie, I do love dipping cakes and biscuits, and often a slice of bread in milk tea! 😄