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CoE Nicaragua 2009!

May 25, 2009 Sarah Comments Off

The competition is over and I’m back home in Portland, Oregon ”what a week! It was, in fact, so exciting, that I’ve arrived home pretty under the weather, which is slowing me down ”nothing serious, […]

Nicaragua CoE Continues…

May 20, 2009 Sarah Comments Off

I can now safely say that the Cup of Excellence experience is just as exhausting as any other coffee event. Seriously, with around 60 coffees to evaluate, narrow down and precisely judge as the best […]

Nica Nica Nica

May 18, 2009 Sarah Comments Off

It’s really nice to be back in Nicaragua — what a warm, welcoming country. Today was Day 1 of the ”get this ” 50th Cup of Excellence competition. It’s a big deal competition with an […]

Off to Nicaragua

May 16, 2009 Sarah Comments Off

I’m taking the red eye to Managua tonight… actually, make that Houston, where I’ll be stuck for 3 hours between flights. (But that’s OK — I downloaded a whole season of Lost to watch while […]