At only 18 years old, I have declared that I am addicted to coffee. I am obsessed with espresso and those artsy drinks you see in Starbucks ads. Lattes are my forte and macchiato drinks are my happiness. After working in a café for over a year, I have learned the ins and outs of making a proper coffee or espresso drink. I cannot go a day without one. Am I ashamed to admit this? No. Should I be? Yes.
1. No coffee? No class.
Waking up late for an 8 am class and NOT being
able to stop for a cup of coffee is the ultimate joy-killer. I can barely
function in my math class without a cup on my desk while I work. Looks like I
will be sleeping in this class.
2. New location = new disappointment.
The epitome of disappointment for a coffee lover is when your order is made wrong. Going to the same Dunkin Donuts and having them know your order and name is always helpful, but when you visit a new location and they don’t fix your drink just quite the way you want them to, it can be pretty upsetting.
3. Finding the perfect filter and angle for your tall vanilla latte.
Posting pictures of your pretty latte on Instagram is a guarantee that you will gain likes from your followers. Whenever I order a drink, I am sure to post it somewhere...if not on Instagram, then I obviously have to add a picture of it to my Snapchat story. The ultimate struggle of posting a picture of your drink is finding the “artsiest angle” of the cup. This sounds like a “basic white girl problem,” but the struggle is actually so, so real.
4. No one understands that you're a coffee pro.
No foam. You asked for no foam, but you got it anyway. You know what you want and you want it now!
5. THE RIVALRY!
Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks today? This may be the hardest decision you have to make all week.
6. So much coffee to be drunk, so little time.
You might find yourself asking how many cups will you get through the day. 1? 2? 6? Just keep the cups coming!
7. The quest to become the ultimate coffee fan.
You have a rewards card to every coffee chain in America. Got to get those gold stars and points, right?
8. Being a perfectionist.
You have so many modifications to your drink... oops!
9. Being the cranky one.
You’re not you when you're tired. You always have a cup in your hand, and your friends know you are in a better mood when you have some caffeine in your system.
10. When new baristas spell your name wrong.
You always feel embarrassed because every barista in the coffee shop knows your name and usual order, so when someone new starts working there...they better learn quick.