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    • Bye Bye Barista

      Posted at 7:23 AM by Brittany, on May 21, 2015

      This past Monday I said goodbye to my job as a barista, and hello to my new job as a supervisor. In the Starbucks world once you become a supervisor you are no longer considered a barista. However, in the textbook world I will forever be a barista as long as I am with the company because I will still be making beverages for customers, but I now have a few extra tasks and responsibilities added to my day. I digress…

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      In typical Brittany fashion I spent the days leading up to this change enjoying the “carefree” barista life both in and out of work. I spent my days exploring, eating, meeting blog friends, and drinking good coffee. My kind of perfection.

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      { Exploring }

      A 9.5 mile hike through the Olympic Forest with perfect weather, and good company.

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      { Eating }

      Whole Foods in Seattle carries baked goods from my favorite local bakery, and naturally I had to hoard them stock up.

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      I balanced out the sugar with vegetable rolls.

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      { Meeting Blog Friends }

      After years of blog reading, texting, letter writing, package sending, and patience, I finally got to meet my Canadian soul mate, Britta.

      We met up at the Starbucks Roastery, because…Seattle.

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      What a gem. We drank great coffee and talked like old friends.

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      Side note: The coffee I had at the roastery (photo above) literally blew my mind. This roast has a medium body, & a low acidity giving it a sensationally silky mouth feel. The chocolate notes were the strongest I’ve ever experienced in a coffee. It was like the beans were flavored, but they weren’t. What a beautiful coffee.

      { Drinking Good Coffee }

      Good enough segue? As if that Brazil reserve roast wasn’t good enough, I snagged myself a bag of Pike Place Reserve beans from the first Starbucks store in Seattle.

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      Not to be confused with the traditional Pike Place roast served at any and all Starbucks locations, these beans are ONLY sold at this location, and one other store a block up from the original Starbucks. Darker than the standard Pike Roast and SO much better. It’s a real treat when I get this as my weekly coffee markout.

      Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a French press of Pike Place special reserve to drink while I enjoy my day off from training. Back to the grind tomorrow.

      Q: How do you like to spend your free time?

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