Do you ever "freeze" a moment, sort of look around and ask yourself, "Where am I?" What I mean is, did you ever imagine you would be where you are right now? I actually do this often... I'll think about where I've been and what I'm in the process of doing and just take a second to marvel at the present. One thing that I particularly think of often is my job at a rather quaint, bistro and coffee shop. Yes, I am a BARISTA. Isn't that such a cool name?! My employment here never fails to surprise me and enlighten me. Ha, but the main intriguing factor is definitely the people. I have become friends with many awesome people including two math professors (who even came out with me on my 21st)! A lovely lady from Italy that I now exchange random e-mails when she is away to Europe, and a new friend of mine from Turkey was even thoughtful enough to bring me Turkish Delights straight from Turkey! I have the pleasure of meeting people from every place in their simple pursuit of a good cup of coffee. One special guy in particular recently gave me a birthday card, no writing, just signed with his name, that made my birthday complete. We call him Fred, and his favorite thing to do is give an unsuspecting victim the ol' bunny ears. So, all in all, when I stop and think for a moment about what is going on, I am usually pleased with what I see.
