Moving to Wisconsin and being a barista!

So I figured I'd go ahead and make a blog to keep track of things as they go along, since there's so much going on in my life right now:

It's kind of hard to believe that just 17 days ago, I was sitting in a wooden chair in front of Old Morrison with the classmates I spent the last 4 years with--and now I'm sitting at my computer desk in northernmost (Bayfield) Wisconsin, looking out the window onto Lake Superior! Last Monday I got into my Volvo wagon, with barely a 6" tunnel and a huge blind-spot to see behind me, and in two days drove 860 miles north. Now, aside from a few posters to hang up, I'm basically moved in, and have spent the past six days working at the coffee shop downtown, Burt and Francies. Because the town is built into a hill, I live on 6th street, and the coffee shop is just past 2nd street--I can get to work in about a minute on my bike (the trip home is a bit tougher, however. The people up here are great, too--not saying anything bad about Kentucky, but everyone up is extremely open and inviting. My coworkers are all great, and my bosses are both extremely friendly and patient as they train me with the espresso machine. At this point, I can pull a pretty decent espresso and am working my way to making a good latte--I should have a handle on steaming pretty soon, and frothing is next.

Just in this past week, it's been a great feeling of freedom and independence. While I do have to worry about rent, making sure I have food in the fridge, and keeping up with my responsibilities, the independence is SO worth it. I'll write more when I get time, but at the moment I'm going to go try to scrape together some dinner. Have a good one!!!