A year of progress

2022 has started, and I wasn’t even able to reflect on what I’ve done for the past 365 days. Jeez! Tasks have just been piling up, my checklist is full and well… we just keep working! Okay. So, how was 2021 like?

Recap:

Jan ‘21 - Sep ‘21, Barista at Kona Reserve Coffee. I learned so many things in latte art, Great improvement with working as a team behind bars, and learned how to communicate a beverage to a guest. A time where I had to resign and move on to make progress in coffee, and to answer more questions I had in mind. It was a really sad decision to go, and I’m glad I kept a good relationship with everyone (including the owner), but I knew that I had to keep going and to keep learning.

Sep ‘21- Dec ‘21, Moved to Hawaii in a coffee farm for a work stay program. Finally found visuals for what I’ve been trying to learn. Worked mostly in the field. This experience has and is currently opening my eyes to the challenges of coffee producers. Aha, and yes. The 3 month mark? It passed it. I have to stay because there’s still so much to do!

As for my extra curricular activities?

Well, this website has been finally launched, I’ve made a couple of coffee reels on instagram, made a couple of YouTube videos during the first half of the year and have been learning sensory through a kit that was lent to me.

That’s all of the general coffee things I’ve had! In addition to this, I look back at the past year sometimes and realize that I’m in a good place. I am proud of myself in that sense. Why? Well, I never thought that I’d find people as passionate as I am, never thought I’d be connected to people who has been in the industry for years, and never thought that I’d be in a place that highly values my persistence to learn about coffee, be very supportive of what I do & listens to my opinions.

… people say I move too fast, there’s no time to waste, but why am I rushing?

(the mind can be very conflicting sometimes)

Despite the mind arguments, I am grateful to be where I am, and I’m excited to build more bridges in the next year! We got this.