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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Barrista Job

OMG! What can I say. I got accepted to be a coffee maker and I’m really happy because it looked like a really cool job with the funky machines. It would be a good experience for us especially at this age. I got it yes! We were told that we were being trained by a experienced barrister Jacob. We met with him last week and were taught a few steps and how to make different types of coffees including hot chocolate.

For a couple of days it started with the basics knowing the names of the equipment then the real thing, actually making it. Memorizing the steps and doing it the same time was sort of a juggle. Me, Sela and Tia were struggling as we observed what Jacob was doing, he made it look so easy except the steam where it got hot. But when it was our turn we felt shaky, edgy and confused whether we were doing this right.

I felt really honored because of how young we are and already at a early age we’re learning how to prepare coffee’s for visitors and adults using a machine. We are already getting a head start and practiced on the teachers.

It was a real challenge because on Friday we were actually beginning to sell and make cash. It was fun but sort of a battle, we had to make sure we knew who’s coffee was which and that we didn’t run out of ingredients. Trying to balance things out, it’s hard work and we know that we can improve on it later.

The big day which was held Yesterday. There was a group of visitors coming and we made some coffee for those who wanted one. I could feel so much pressure and felt so good when they commented on our coffee’s. It turned out better then I thought. It was really awesome.

2 comments:

Miss G said...

Hey Helen,

you need to go back into this post and select all and then use the little rubber picture on the tool bar which will allow your post to be seen by your audience. When you copy something from your google docs it needs to be cleaned before publishing which is what the rubber is for. :-)

Miss G

Miss K said...

Thank you for fixing your formatting Helen.
I really LOVE my coffee in the mornings and I'm so happy to have this chance to express my gratitude!
Thank you thank you thank you! :-)