Sippin' on Coffee

"I like Kaleidoscope in Point Richmond so let's meet there.", Don sent an email on Wednesday night. I was thinking, of all the places in the universe, why the Kaleidoscope? Why not Starbucks or even Peets? How would you go about pronouncing the name, "K-lido-scope?"

"Weird name", I told myself repeatedly.

Our drive down the "K-lido-scope" was amusing. As Don was on the steering wheel, and I was in the front after approaching a dead end, I was curious for a satisfying answer, though I did not mention, on why "K-lido-scope." Perhaps, I had to be Detective Luitel in order to figure out this mystery. Also, I realized the correct pronunciation was "Call-eye-dis-cope"(you have to say Call a little fast).

Walking into Kaleidoscope on the left hand side were seats, and in front of the seats were the tables to "perfect" your beverages with sugars, and what not. The right side caught most of my attention, there were white triangle-shaped thingi-magickies that connected to create attractive patterns. As we walked in, we were looking to have the seats up-front with a large table for four but as there was an Open-mic night at 7 pm, we decided to sit next to the white triangle thingi-magickies.

One pleasing thing was there was not a lot of noise like Starbucks and Peets- no coffee grinders, music in the background, and loud people. It was peaceful.

Don told us to grab some drinks and the cappuccino stood out to me. I said, lets have a go. As there were a plenty of customers walking in, and only 1 cashier, it took a while to make the cappuccino.

Frankly, the enriching taste of cappuccino and coffee energized me. It was the best coffee I had ever had! The flavor, texture, and strong taste of the coffee was unique to Starbucks and Peets. Nevertheless, compared to the Starbucks, "Call-eye-dis-cope" was spacious and quiet. The conditions in the coffee shop was aimed for small meetings and study sessions.

Sipping on my cup of coffee, Don informed us on how to effectively use blogger, and mediafire. After the cappuccino, I was more awake not only because of the caffeine but also the environment and the rich taste. Regrouping and planning on how to effectively use blogger and mediafire while at the University of Chicago will benefit the ILC and the members. While blogging, we are able to develop writing skills and effectively promote the ILC. After the 2 hour meeting with my cappuccino, I am more excited to head out to Chicago then ever. 

While leaving, I made sure I grabbed another cappuccino on the go! The cashier gave me the coffee for free this time around, though, which was really nice of her. I will make sure to come back to "Call-eye-dis-cope".