Hi, late summer or early fall 2010 I will be starting an extended trip around the US.  It has a duel purpose, I want to expand my coffee experience and knowledge, but I am also looking into community and environmental service projects to help out with.

I've been a barista for almost two years (I will have passed that point when I leave).

Ideally I would like to barista in exchange for a place to crash and meals. Tips or pay would be helpful, but I'm doing this to learn, not to make money.  Also if there are places that serve great coffee but don't need a barista, I'd love to hear about some place to grab a good cup.

So, July or later I will be headed to Idaho, Montana and that general area.  From there I'll go where life takes me.

Thanks, I am looking forward to meeting some of you. 


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If you're interested in visiting Baltimore, our shop is open to stagiares interested in learning.
Thanks so much for the invitation. I'm starting out in California, so I don't know how long it will take me to get over to your side of the country, but I will definitely contact you when I get a little closer.

Jay Caragay said:
If you're interested in visiting Baltimore, our shop is open to stagiares interested in learning.
We're in Laramie, Wyoming. Not sure the logistics of setting up shifts to work (we have two stores, a roastery and a staff of roughly 30). But if you're in the area give me a heads up and we can certainly give you a tour of our roastery/lab and see if I can set you up with a place to crash. Cheers-
I would love to meet you and see what you are doing, look around your roastery and learn. I will definitely put you on my list of places to go. I'll drop you a note when my plans are more structured. Thanks.

Jesse Bladyka said:
We're in Laramie, Wyoming. Not sure the logistics of setting up shifts to work (we have two stores, a roastery and a staff of roughly 30). But if you're in the area give me a heads up and we can certainly give you a tour of our roastery/lab and see if I can set you up with a place to crash. Cheers-
Not sure if you're already a member or not, but the couchsurfing network makes any sort of traveling infinitely easier. It sounds sketchy at first but I've been participating for over year with a 100% success rate. Here's the link:

http://www.couchsurfing.org/index.html

Good luck!
www.kaldiscoffee.com St. Louis MO. message me if you want to come through here!

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