Kilimbi May 03, 2017Cole Torode2 comments What a beautiful coffee station. This was the first station that MTCo built here in Rwanda.As I write this, we're been an hour or so on the road after leaving Kilimbi....
Rugali May 02, 2017cole torode We spent yesterday driving from Kigali to Nyamasheke, which sits on the Western side of Rwanda. According to the map, it's not a far distance, but thanks to Rwanda being...
Shyira Washing Station and Vunga Cooperative May 01, 2017cole torode Today, we hit the road nice and early, bound for the North Western part of Rwanda, specifically near a town called Ruhengeri. This region is most famous for Mountain Gorillas,...
Kigali, Rwanda April 30, 2017cole torode We've been in Rwanda for about 24 hours now. As a group, this is our first time to Africa. I'm not sure culture shock is the right way to describe...
Antigua, Guatemala February 17, 2017cole torode This is the second time I'm typing up this blog post, which is a little disappointing. I suppose the first time I forgot to press the save button. Whoops... Let's...
Chirripo + Imperio Rojo February 10, 2017cole torode Dave and I have a younger sister, Stella, who turns 7 today. Last year on her birthday we phoned her from Tarrazu. We left Tarrazu first thing this morning, bound...
San Francisco 1900 February 09, 2017cole torode We woke up this morning in the beautiful Dota Valley, a subregion of Tarrazu. We spent the night in a little Cabina run by a nice lady named Cecilia. If...
Cupping + Tarrazu February 07, 2017cole torode Today was our last day in San Jose. At least until the end of the week, when we'll head back to the lab to cup more coffees and make our...
San Jose + Anonos + Sumava + Don Joel February 07, 2017cole torode This is a first attempt at writing a blog. We thought it might be fun to share some of our experience as coffee buyers. We'll see how we do. We've...
