My relationship with coffee probably began in my mother's womb. She may deny it, but I'm pretty sure she drank more coffee than advised or allowed in the 1980s.
My mother hails from a mountainous town of Mexico, near a semi-active volcano. My childhood memory of visiting grandma smells like ashes, burnt food, and coffee.
Introduced to coffee at age 3, I found new ways to mix baby food into milky coffee, all to create a messy blend. Being unable to stand milk's taste, coffee became a mask.
Growing up, coffee wasn't a fancy commodity, but a soluble powder sweetened heavily with sugar and a tad of milk. Rainy afternoons turned me into a messenger, buying coffee and cookies.
The taste of good coffee visited occasionally during funerals or restaurant visits, but mostly in grandma's 'café; de olla,' a Mexican method involving coffee grounds, cinnamon, and cane juice.
In university, my progressive student movements stimulated late nights in coffee shops, leading to a refined coffee palate with no sugar. Defined as a 'revolution', this phase awakened my taste buds.
Working late shifts as a graphic designer at a newspaper, coffee turned into a socializing tool with colleagues. Learned the 'art of preparation' from a 70-year-old journalist.
Post-college, moving to a new city brought in explorations of complex flavors, turning me into the designated 'coffee officer'. This phase was an explosion of learning far beyond my usual.
Moving to the US's coffee capital, Seattle, in 2016 introduced me to the local coffee culture. Alone in a new country, I was gifted a fancy coffee dripper filter for my birthday.
Over years, I transitioned from a regular drinker to a complete coffee snob. My coffee journey has been a transformative one, coinciding with life's twists and turns.
You could say that coffee around me has changed, but it's the essence of coffee that refashioned my life in unimaginable ways- enriching it, one coffee bean at a time.
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •My mother hails from a mountainous town of Mexico, near a semi-active volcano. My childhood memory of visiting grandma smells like ashes, burnt food, and coffee.
#coffeelove #childhood
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •Introduced to coffee at age 3, I found new ways to mix baby food into milky coffee, all to create a messy blend. Being unable to stand milk's taste, coffee became a mask.
#coffeeorigin #firstcoffee
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •Growing up, coffee wasn't a fancy commodity, but a soluble powder sweetened heavily with sugar and a tad of milk. Rainy afternoons turned me into a messenger, buying coffee and cookies.
#coffeejourney #memories
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •The taste of good coffee visited occasionally during funerals or restaurant visits, but mostly in grandma's 'café; de olla,' a Mexican method involving coffee grounds, cinnamon, and cane juice.
#Heritage
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •In university, my progressive student movements stimulated late nights in coffee shops, leading to a refined coffee palate with no sugar. Defined as a 'revolution', this phase awakened my taste buds.
#universitylife #coffeeevolution
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •Working late shifts as a graphic designer at a newspaper, coffee turned into a socializing tool with colleagues. Learned the 'art of preparation' from a 70-year-old journalist.
#coffeeart #worklife
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •Post-college, moving to a new city brought in explorations of complex flavors, turning me into the designated 'coffee officer'. This phase was an explosion of learning far beyond my usual.
#coffeeexploration #adventure
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •Moving to the US's coffee capital, Seattle, in 2016 introduced me to the local coffee culture. Alone in a new country, I was gifted a fancy coffee dripper filter for my birthday.
#SeattleCoffee #travel
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •Over years, I transitioned from a regular drinker to a complete coffee snob. My coffee journey has been a transformative one, coinciding with life's twists and turns.
#coffeesnob #journey
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻
in reply to Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻 • • •You could say that coffee around me has changed, but it's the essence of coffee that refashioned my life in unimaginable ways- enriching it, one coffee bean at a time.
#lifestory #reflections
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