Author: liza maksimova

  If you had to choose, what would you prefer – good customer service OR good coffee?   I have a story to tell.   I happened to have an amazing opportunity to be roasting coffee for one quite successful coffee chain. And at the same time I managed to become a very loyal client … Continue reading #13

If there is magic in the world – it is family recipes.   The dishes that you are familiar with since you are a kid, your comfort food. Those are the real potions. And if you are able to cook them – you’ll be fine. Cause you are taking your home with you, wherever you … Continue reading #12

  If I ever will be asked about what I consider most crucial in growth, I would say three things. to find what inspires you, what makes perfect sense for you to do it to do it even if you feel “absolutely not in the mood”   The last one is about it all.   … Continue reading #11

The most attractive human feature? Kindness.   Why? Maybe because kindness is basically gentle acceptance, allowance things to be, mixed with empathy. And tell me who is not craving for being accepted? Being next to a kind person is like being hugged, or sitting in the extremely comfortable chair. More, of course, of course much … Continue reading #10

  I work in coffee for 4 years now.   Couple of days ago I had my Portuguese class, and our conversation somehow switched to coffee. What she liked, matter of sugar and milk (yes and no respectfully), how she perceived the taste, especially bitter and sour, how the coffee in Portugal is good, that … Continue reading #6

Couple of days ago mi3ch shared this video in his blog. And I got fascinated. It is a movie about us. People, like you and me, from different cultures, 60 countries, are talking about everything that is important. About love, peace, childhood, poverty, war, death, society. They talk about what makes us human. It gets you right … Continue reading #5