I'd say I am a dawn coffee drinker. This doesn't mean I will turn into a vampire or anything if I drink coffee in the evening. No, I do drink my fair share of coffee in the evenings too especially when I'm out with my wife or meeting friends.

But the reason I say I am a dawn coffee drinker is because, just the mere thought of morning coffee takes me back to my early years in med school. Classes used to start early in the morning. It was hard enough to get up as is, but I'd still make myself get up 30 minutes earlier than I needed to, just so I can make myself a nice cup of fancy coffee. It was like that whole process of making the coffee and enjoying sipping into the cup standing out on the 7th floor balcony that watched over the lake while the rest of the campus slept - it was my time of the day!

It's hard to explain the serenity of it, especially when the rain used to patter on the lake!