Hi Al!
That farm is located in Byron Bay hinterland, one of the largest in Australia. Beautiful isn´t it? The photo was taken end of February. When I remember the name I'll let you know.
Ed Ishida, I haven't met him yet, why...?
Hi Al,
Thanks for adding me as a friend. I recently went to Brasil and fished on the Agua Boa. (Catch and release fly fishing). I enjoyed Manaus. My husband and I are going back in January to fish some more. I'm sorry you didn't stop by while you were in town!
Julie
You're cool with me Al! I'm from Philly...I wished the Eagles had beat the Cards in the first place. The Eagles and the Steelers...that would have been an interesting game!
Yes Al, I have spent a lot of time trying to focus my energies on a career path. It actually keeps me up at night sometimes, as dreams sometimes do. In addition to my chemistry studies, I try to learn as much as possible about coffee outside of the classroom. The biggest challege I face is getting the on-the-job experience I need to place in the coffee industry. I'm hoping to find such an experience this summer.
For five weeks, I will be studying abroad in Guatemala, learning Spanish and some cultural studies. I hope afterwards to spend the rest of my summer vacation learning the coffee trade at origin. Do you have any recommendations? I am fairly financially independent, and should be able to afford at least a month of living abroad. My biggest interests would probably be shadowing a coffee buyer, or actually living on a farm and learning what exactly goes on.
PS: please excuse my rambling...final exams and term papers have killed me this week. My writing ability is somewhat exhausted at the moment.
Thank you for the encouragement. I think Jas spoke to you about our getting fresh pastries delivered every morning, and a neighbor also delivering fresh sushi to us, too. Jas' specialty had always been making special occasion desserts for friends. A certified kitchen is being built a block away, so perhaps she can get baking again. Time will tell. Thanks again.
Thank you for stopping in, and for your kind words of encouragement to our family's endeavor. We hope to live up to expectations. Right now, it is sometimes overwhelming to jump through hoops and red-tape, but we're almost there. I'm sorry to have missed your visit - many thanks from Frank and Jas.
I'm sorry that we aren't open...yet. Hopefully in the beginning of the New Year. Little more to do yet, but we're on our way.
At 11:32am on November 20, 2008, Matt Milletto said…
Hey, yes that was me in Long Beach on the Queen Mary. That as during a Freshcup Roasdshow I believe. Glad things are going well for you. Keep in touch and let me know if we can help you in anyway.
Hi Al, next week I'll go to Brasilia (25th) and Goiania (26~28/11) coming back to Sao Paulo friday night (28) in a business trip. If u need something from there, just email me..
Al, hey, sorry I wasn't able to get in touch with you. You're correct in assuming that I have been well beyond the point of busy. Construction is already under way, lots and lots of decisions to be made. I'm glad you were able to go to Bevalo and Caffe de Bola. I've met John and Andrea at Bevalo, both awesome people and their coffee offerings are great. De Bola also has great coffee. I do hope you stay in touch. I'd love to have you out to the shop. Looks like we'll be open in January! Take care.
Hey Al, thanks for the note and good luck for the upcoming road trip. I can fully and sympathetically understand your espresso story. Here in Indonesia an "espresso" is anything black, extracted from a bean and of 30ml-180ml in a cup, via an espresso machine. The 30ml may resemble and espresso, but normally any resemblance is purely. coincedental!!! The 180ml obviously is more like an "Americano" than an espresso!
Over here we are all wishing the US Presidential and House Elections were tomorrow and not still a week away. Economic malaise is beinning to take root here, as in most other Asian countries. It makes business planning difficult for everyone.For instance the Indonesian Rupiah has devalued against the dollar about 20% in the last 5 days. You can obviously hedge currencies only so much and memories of what happened in 97 (a roughly 1000% change in a few months vs the US$) are still fresh enough in peoples minds to make everyone a tad nevous. The hope is a change will be good. Politics are a closed book to many living here, so comments about who should win are few and far between. Probably Obama has the edge as he spent 2 or3 years here in Jakarta as a kid. I like the way he talks- but American politics suprises me in the fact that neither candidate has to present a full, factural plan (read "concrete") before the election. In NZ politicans must roll out a pretty indepth manifesto of their plans- including who they would put into key positions. Pity the politican who does not live up to his/her promises in NZ.
Thanks for the comments on the photos. Most are of Indonesia, with perhaps 4 or 5 of Australia, Singapore and Italy.
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That farm is located in Byron Bay hinterland, one of the largest in Australia. Beautiful isn´t it? The photo was taken end of February. When I remember the name I'll let you know.
Ed Ishida, I haven't met him yet, why...?
Thanks for adding me as a friend. I recently went to Brasil and fished on the Agua Boa. (Catch and release fly fishing). I enjoyed Manaus. My husband and I are going back in January to fish some more. I'm sorry you didn't stop by while you were in town!
Julie
I am sorry for not replying earlier but I haven't had the chance to visit my page at baristaexchange.
Thank you for your comments regarding the site. I like it too.
You can send me an e-mail to edgardbsca@uol.com.br or contact me +55 35 3299-2702.
Regards,
Edgard Bressani
For five weeks, I will be studying abroad in Guatemala, learning Spanish and some cultural studies. I hope afterwards to spend the rest of my summer vacation learning the coffee trade at origin. Do you have any recommendations? I am fairly financially independent, and should be able to afford at least a month of living abroad. My biggest interests would probably be shadowing a coffee buyer, or actually living on a farm and learning what exactly goes on.
PS: please excuse my rambling...final exams and term papers have killed me this week. My writing ability is somewhat exhausted at the moment.
- Matt
Take care
You can call me anytime you want @ +55-11-8203-3345
Nice to hear from you again.
Best regards
Over here we are all wishing the US Presidential and House Elections were tomorrow and not still a week away. Economic malaise is beinning to take root here, as in most other Asian countries. It makes business planning difficult for everyone.For instance the Indonesian Rupiah has devalued against the dollar about 20% in the last 5 days. You can obviously hedge currencies only so much and memories of what happened in 97 (a roughly 1000% change in a few months vs the US$) are still fresh enough in peoples minds to make everyone a tad nevous. The hope is a change will be good. Politics are a closed book to many living here, so comments about who should win are few and far between. Probably Obama has the edge as he spent 2 or3 years here in Jakarta as a kid. I like the way he talks- but American politics suprises me in the fact that neither candidate has to present a full, factural plan (read "concrete") before the election. In NZ politicans must roll out a pretty indepth manifesto of their plans- including who they would put into key positions. Pity the politican who does not live up to his/her promises in NZ.
Thanks for the comments on the photos. Most are of Indonesia, with perhaps 4 or 5 of Australia, Singapore and Italy.
Looking forward to chatting more in the future!
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