Vol. 6, No. 2 | Still No Cocaine, But Yes Coffee {Giveaway}

Hey Ya’ll!

I was going through the archives of this newsletter as I set up the new page and came across the second-ever newsletter from January 2016, “Please Don’t Bring Cocaine...We Now Have Coffee”. I don’t know what I was thinking when I wrote that, but after a quick chuckle, I realized that it’s perfect timing because I just got back from Kenya a few weeks ago, fell in love with Kenyan coffee and wanted someone else to experience some of the best coffee I’ve tasted.

(I fell in love with Kenya in general. It’s truly one of the most amazing countries I’ve been to. If you’re looking for a dope cosmopolitan city, they have it. If you want a chill beach vibe, they have it. If you like to track down animals in the wild (please don’t try and take them with), they have it. Kenya surpassed every expectation I had.)

Anyway, back to the coffee. I arrived around 11 pm in Nairobi and had to do some waiting as we figured out a luggage issue (I have very angry fists for United/Lufthansa). so I grabbed my first cup of coffee at the little restaurant that was right outside the exit doors of the airport. Then, we ended up staying up all night trying to adjust to the eight-hour time difference and walked to a place aptly named Coffee & Bagels (this is now in my top five favorite coffee shops anywhere) as soon as they opened where I had my second cup (then third, then fourth on the following days).

These were all great experiences, but what sealed it for me was Lake Naivasha. After a few days in Nairobi, we headed two hours north to the idyllic town of Lake Naivasha. On the first morning, Sizz from Milk+Sizz, brewed the coffee we picked up from a little grocery store inside a Shell gas station. (I’m pretty sure this is the cutest market that you’ll ever find inside…next to, with…I’m still unsure of the connection…a gas station.) I took my coffee outside as we casually strolled around the property we were staying at saying hey to the giraffes, zebras and the waterbucks that called it home. The coffee was amazing on its own, but this experience raised it to an incomparable memory.

You’d think that after all of this, I would have made sure to bring some coffee back with me. Well, I didn’t. I thought I’d be able to casually buy it on Amazon or something. Foolish. Foolish. Foolish. I was able to find the exact coffee, but it costs $63 + $29 in shipping.

Fortunately, my friends were still there and agreed to bring me back a few bags. And my good fortune is now your good fortune, because I’m giving a bag away (I’ll also ask Sizz to share his French press brewing secrets because it made the perfect cup). I can’t ship you any zebras with it, but I think you’ll find the coffee special enough on its own.

Enter the giveaway here. (I tried for days to figure out how to do a simple giveaway…practically impossible. I think this one lets 100 people enter. I’m not sure. If you have any recommendations on a good way to do this, please let me know because I have some more stuff up my sleeve.) I’ll pick one winner and announce it in the next newsletter.

Thanks to everyone that read the last newsletter and to those that subscribed for the paid version! It feels really good to be back. Hope you’re all well!

Shannon