when we was studying japanese, which he thought was his ticket out of kansas city. then, he attended a workshop by a competitive barista. in 2004, i met the reigning world champion at the time. tau a who is that? tim windelbow. inspired pete. burnished his barista skills for a few years. a life changing moment. 07, 08. went to international coffee eent. where? tokyo. first trip outside of the country. first trip to japan. i wanted to go to. it was the world barista championship and everything with the coffee people. i always wanted to travel the world. and i never, ever, thought that it would be coffee that would get me there. it was this moment where i realized that i was part of a