Hello
Junge !
That’s my most commonly saying HELLO to
guys from my University in Ams. Its been a lot of fun today but also very busy.
We work as crazy for 12-13 hours daily but I never forget about my dearest
followers. As I posted on my facebook fanpage https://www.facebook.com/Nataliaskotnickablogspotcom
( if you did not like it yet, please do it ! ) I really miss my best Colombian
coffee which always makes me awake. If I would have to choose where would I
want to have a cup of coffee it wouldn’t be Starbucks, nor Costa but … JUAN
VALDEZ. For those who does not know JUAN VALDEZ let me introduce some facts.
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Juan Valdez is a fictional
character who has appeared in advertisements for the National Federation of
Coffee Growers of Colombia since 1958, representing a Colombian coffee farmer
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Juan Valdez was initially
portrayed by José F. Duval in both print advertisements and on television until
1969. José Duval died in 1993 at the age of 72.
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Juan Valdez had been embodied
by Carlos Sánchez since 1969 and voiced by Norman Rose. In 2006, Sánchez
announced his retirement, and Carlos Castañeda, a grower from the town of
Andes, Antioquia, was selected by the National Federation of Coffee Growers of
Colombia as the new face of Juan Valdez.
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There were 238 Juan Valdez
coffee shops in 2013, 135 in Colombia and 35 shops in other countries. Juan
Valdez brand coffee is available in Chile, Costa Rica, Aruba, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Panama, Spain, Kuwait, and the United States at supermarkets and Juan
Valdez coffee shops. Just 3 weeks ago new Juan Valdez coffee shop opened in
Miami downtown.
What makes this coffee unique? Its very
personal. In my opinion, when you taste it, you really feel coffee, not the artificial
coffee syrup which is served by Starbucks or other commercialized coffee
shops. Honestly saying, I saw how people
collect coffee, I saw how they select each grain separately, I saw theirs
passion for that. It is also shocking info that coffee collectors earn 1 dollar
per day + “stuff lunch”. Everybody knows that it is nothing however it has
nothing in common with commercializing or cheap labour. People do that in
Colombia. Normally, the coffee collectors live on a farm or very close to it. I
can say that they live + smell + fulfill theirs life with coffee. It has to be
a passion, nah? I was super delighted when I could spend a day with coffee
collectors. I helped them with collecting coffee and do all the procedures,
step by step to obtain a cup of coffee and drink it J .
Afterwards I also had opportunity to put all grains into the wool bags which
were taken by a truck in a very next day. What next ? coffee shops around
Colombia. It is pretty funny for me that those coffee grains I have collected were
used, reproduced and put into the wool for sale.
Juan Valdez reminds me of the most moments
spent with my friends in malls or in Cartagena. Drinking coffee in JV coffee
shop was such a pleasure. I could choose my coffee, not only “tinto” which
means just a black coffee and its drunk in Colombia everyday for breakfast but also cappuccino, Frappuccino and much
more. Probably you can find JV coffee at
the airports. For those interested to this coffee please contact me and I can
help you with finding it.
Have a lovely day
Besitos
Natalia Skotnicka
nskotnicka@wp.pl
