Dear Steemfest Attendees... You Can Count on this Seattle Girl to Scope Out All the Good Coffee Shops in Krakow

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Hello my Steemy Friends!

Except for @roelandp... I honestly might be the first Steemian to land in Krakow. I'll be getting there Saturday night and the event doesn't start until Wednesday. I'm super excited to get settled in and get over my jetlag before all the festivities begin.

This means that I'm going to have plenty of time on my hands though. I was chatting with @theaustrianguy and he recommended I spend some of that extra time scoping out the good coffee shops around the conference.

I am fully willing to become over caffeinated for this research project. Let's get real... I'll probably scope out all the good pierogi places too.

My Credentials

I promise I'm not just some Seattle hipster... I am a true coffee snob and I promise to bring you only the best recommendations I can find in Krakow.

Here's a little fun fact about me... I'm actually an internationally certified barista.

(aka I’m a total coffee snob and you would probably be embarrassed to be seen in a coffee shop with me.) My poor friends roll their eyes when they order their mocha’s and I launch into my order. Honestly though, I love the art of preparing an excellent cup of coffee. So where does the international certification play in? About a decade ago, I went down to Seattle to take a huge written exam on coffee and prepare drinks for some of the most influential coffee minds in the world – all while they evaluated me and asked me questions. It was intense – but a really cool experience!

I Fly Out on Friday!

I can hardly belive that I fly out in less than a week! I literally can't wait to meet all of you awesome people and am honsetly excited to get to Krakow and be able to take a bath with a glass of wine and relax after my long flight. This Friday/Saturday I'll be traveling close to 20 hours to get to Poland... and that's assuming there are no issues or delays.

If you are getting to Steemfest early as well - be sure to hit me up! Maybe we can get over caffeinated together. <3

Ps... The cover photo used in this video is the same photo @skyleap used to make my footer image below. Tripy right?