It was Christmas in Florida—which means it’s still hot. December of 2016, I was shopping at the mall with my mom. Serious shopping can be exhausting, so my mom wanted some Starbucks coffee. I really thought coffee was gross and thought it was a bitter, dark and unpleasant adult drink. But this day, Starbucks had their holiday special, buy one drink—get one free. So I had to get something, it was free (and who doesn’t like free?) So I tried something I thought sounded pleasing, the Caramel Brule Latte. As I started drinking it, I thought to myself, “not too bad” and finished the whole thing. Little did I know, this is where my coffee addiction would take root. It was finals week when I went back to my university. I remember being overwhelmed with all of my due dates for assignments approaching. I thought, wow I should get a Caramel Brule because I know I like that and it will probably motivate me to finish all this work. So I went ahead and ordered one – I did this for the rest of the week. When I decided “okay, I think I’m going to take a break from coffee” is when I realized how badly I needed it. I started to get a headache without it, something I remember my mom saying if she didn’t have her cup of joe by a certain time. Although to some people, this may seem like a bad thing, I was kind of excited. “Now I always have to have coffee,” I thought to myself. So ever since this day I have had coffee everyday – and love it! A whole new world opened up to me. I started to notice a lot of people drank coffee and you can get creative with it. A love for coffee shops blossomed within me and I found myself wanting to go to them all time. This is now one of my favorite hobbies. Even better is when your friends love coffee too. My ideal hangout is just spending hours at a coffee shop with small-talk, writing + reading and of course caffeine. So if you haven’t caved in yet and tried coffee, I recommend it—there are so many ways you can have it. Lattes, Americano, cappuccinos, French Press…but beware the Starbucks holiday sales. Those will get you. Consider yourself warned. To Write Authentically – To Share Joy, L
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