What flavor would you like?

If there's one thing that I depend on for my existence besides my laptop, cell phone and iPod nano, it would be a fresh cup of coffee. So it was natural for me to get interested in making this delicious and conveniently caffeinated drink. This year I decided to use my work-study grant (a part of financial aid package in which the government and your employer each pay half of your earnings) to turn myself from a coffee brewing/spilling amateur to an espresso machine operating barista. And it was possible at my very own home Rodin College House's High Rise 'N Shine Cafe (pictured below is obviously not me).

Since I started working last week it hasn't been too hectic working at the cafe as students are not coming in yet during my 11pm to 1am shift looking for another cup of coffee or a red bull. But as a resident myself at one of the High Rises, the apartment style dorms at Penn, I know that as soon as finals come around in freezing December, students won't have to go outside of their dorms for search for Starbucks thanks to our cafe.

So when you are craving a steamy hot Cafe Mocha, forget Starbucks, forget Bucks, and find me here at our very own student-run High Rise 'N Shine Cafe.