While this is not necessarily a personal entry about my life, I have come the point where I feel like I need to write why I go to Starbucks about twice a week now. First off, coffee shops are my place to hang. I can think, process, and reflect better there than just about anywhere. So because of this I go there to do my sermons. So now I go to Starbucks every week.
Why Starbucks?
Well for one, the other coffee shop in Liberty has now become much more of a lunch spot than real coffee shop. I have found the Internet to be better at Starbucks. And the people at Starbucks have the demographic that is easy to talk to. So here I am.
I used to be against Starbucks, by all means, mainly because I thought they did not support fair trade. If you have known me since college I have become incredibly picky about my coffee and it being fair trade. But recently I found out Starbucks is going to be completely fair trade here in the next year or two, with the majority of their coffee already fair trade. This excites me that a corporation is actually doing something for the betterment of the coffee farmers. Ethically, this is so important. And so finally I can enjoy Starbucks (by that I mean brewed coffee and Cafe Americanos, no lattes for me! and their lattes still stink and Sumatra is their worst blend).
So I am a Starbucks customer/rewards member. You can find me at Starbucks in Liberty just about every Wednesday afternoon. If you ever want to run into me, you’ll see me there!
I hope you think about your coffee, where it comes from, and how it supports the farmers around the world in 3rd world countries. Remember they need support just like you and me, and paying an extra few cents is totally worth supporting those people. Be conscious of what you buy and what you drink.