This month marks my anniversary with coffee. In the past five years I have worked at three cafes, one roastery, and two barely-related jobs in the restaurant industry. Between sourcing, roasting, brewing, serving, drinking, writing, reading, thinking, and dreaming I don’t believe that coffee has left my mind once the entire time.

To say that I could not be luckier or happier to be doing what I do is a serious understatement. The common dream of doing for a living what one loves is so often unfulfilled that it is something of a cliche. I cannot image a better profession or a better life. I am enormously appreciative of the wonderful people, coffee, and times that have filled the last five years. Here’s hoping (and working towards) many, many more!