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Staff Spotlight Part Five

25/11/2020

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Happy Thursday! We hope you've been enjoying the staff spotlights so far. We love creating community and relationships with our customers, so don't hesitate to ask for your barista or servers' name when you enter our cafe.
Our next staff spotlight is Emma! We asked her the following questions:

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Q. Why do you make coffee?


A. I love the environment of Cafes and how people connect over a cup of coffee, either strangers or friends.


Q. What is your go to order right now?

A. Cowboy on Lactose Free Milk


Q. What do you want to do with coffee in the future?

A. I would love to work with coffee farming and adding to the sustainability of it.


Q. A fun fact about yourself.

A. I once participated in a 5 km walk across one of the Great Lakes in North America on a night where the temperature was -50C.

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Q. Tell us a crazy story (perhaps from an overseas trip?).

A. Earlier this year, I was on an overseas outreach in Malaysia. It should also be noted that I'm a bit of a clumsy person, so my team and I were preparing to go out for dinner, which required using my phone to book 2 cabs to take us to the food court. We had also realized that a water bottle had been left in a cab taken earlier that day, so we called him and asked if he could bring it back. All three of these cabs arrived at our house at the same time. And, I was trying to do something with the house key, so I ended up dropping it in the storm drain that's about a meter deep, and mostly covered in cement. But, we decided to leave it and come back  and get it later (because all of the cabs were already at our house). As we were eating, it started to rain, so we ate as fast as we could, thinking a normal Malaysian rain could wash our key away. We saved our gum and straws, and headed home, with the mindset of making a long stick. While trying to retrieved the key, we realized that there was little hope for "reaching" it. I then noticed an opening in the drain on the other side of the neighbors' driveway. So, I army crawled the 3, or so, metres to retrieve it, only to realize that the other half of our team who were at the grocery store had the spare key to the gate.​

Emma plays such a wonderful role in our cafe. She is so kind, and loves getting to know new people that enter our cafe.
We hope you have a beautiful & restful weekend, and we look forward to seeing you when you come into The Meeting Place Cafe!
Be sure to follow our blog for more staff and coffee updates,
and come check out our new summer specials & chat with one of our wonderful staff!
Blessings,
TMPC
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Staff Spotlight Part Four

12/11/2020

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Hello dear readers! If you regularly read this blog you would know that we have been doing a little spotlight on each of our staff members for the past few weeks. The purpose of this is for you, our customers, to feel more familiar with the people who are making and serving you your coffee! This week we asked Miriam to answer a few questions, so let's get right into it! 

Q.  Why do you make coffee?
A. 
I make coffee because I love the community that it creates. There’s just something about standing behind the counter taking or making a coffee order that makes asking questions and getting to know new people so fun! 

Q. What is your go-to order right now? 
A.  
A flat white with hazelnut on oat milk! 

Q. What do you want to do with coffee in the future?
​A.
 I want to continue to use coffee to build an atmosphere of community and belonging. I think everyone deserves a place to call home and a group to call family, so I want to create a space where people can find that!

Q. What country do you really want to visit and why?
A.
 I really want to visit Greece and Malta because they are so beautiful and have a lot of history attached to them!

Q. How many siblings do you have and what was your favorite part about growing up with them?
A. 
I have 6 siblings- one brother (he is the oldest) and 5 older sisters. My favorite part of growing up with them was the holidays. We had some fun traditions and lots of food! Fun fact: the only vehicle large enough to fit us was a 12 passenger GMC white van that we would pile into in birth order!

We love having Miriam as a part of our team, she is incredibly skilled in making coffee and is such a joy to be around! 

We hope you have a beautiful and restful weekend and we look forward to seeing you when you come into The Meeting Place Cafe! Be sure to tell us that you follow our blog!
Blessings,
TMPC



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Staff Spotlight Part Three

5/11/2020

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Good Afternoon! For this weeks blog post, we would like to continue our staff spotlight! Joanna  has been with us for about three months and is also one of our baristas! Here are some questions we asked her!

Q. Why do you make coffee?
A. I love the atmosphere it creates. Coffee has a great way of bringing people together and creating a chill environment where people feel comfortable.

Q. How many languages do you speak?
A. Three and a half. English, French, Spanish, and learning Portuguese.

Q. What is your go-to order right now?
​A. Cappuccino with hazelnut syrup 

Q. What do you want to do with coffee in the future?
A. I want to open a cafe- hostel that will help broken and abused people get back on their feet, while also giving travelers and community members a safe place to relax and build friendships. 

Q. What is your favorite food?
​A. Sushi!

​Our hope in continuing to share more about our staff team is that you, our customer, will feel more connected to the people who are making and serving you your coffee! Our cafe exists not only to serve you drinks, but also to build relationships with you!
Enjoy your weekend and stay safe!
Blessings, 
​TMPC 


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