Coffee Lover

The rose outside my house has been growing for the last week. Two new buds started to bloom, with colours of pink sneaking through their green exterior. On Thursday morning, I looked at the plant and thought a particular bud was about to bloom. Hours later, the bud and its leaves had started to open.

Drinking coffee makes people happy. Especially that first cup of the day, the one that transforms you from a gloomy Gus into a can-do Andrew. And recently, scientists have examined its mood-enhancing qualities and found that drinking coffee is linked with a lower risk of instances of depression and anxiety. But not just any amount

A farmer in the Dukundekawa Cooperative in Ruli, Rwanda, in the Gakenke District. Courtesy of Three Keys Coffee. Although the term “fair trade” has been in use for over 75 years, it is not linked to one specific group or organization. Conceptually, fair trade is a global movement that includes producers, consumers, various nongovernmental and

There are two things about smoking cigarettes that I know to be true: they make you look incredibly cool, and over time, they cut an ugly grave. The latter fact limits the former. When you are young and invincible, sucking down the casual heater only reinforces that devil-may-care youthfulness. But eventually, the mortality of it

I am in Berlin for the Beyond Tellerrand conference. The hotel at which I am staying offers continental breakfasts. This time last year, I didn’t know what a “continental breakfast” was. I thought “this is amazing, they serve pastries and fruit and juice and coffee!”, to which a friend responded that there is a name