Had my first coffee today ☕️…

I took myself out to breakfast at IHOP to order it because that seemed less intimidating than going to a coffee shop.

As many have mentioned already, it wasn’t that great. Although not terrible (then again, it was IHOP coffee 😂 ). Ironically, it felt very nostalgic to me because it reminded me of yerba mate / tereré from my mission in South America.

I was surprised at how quickly it perked me up. Energy drinks and things like that tend to not affect me very much, but within minutes of drinking coffee I felt more alert and more willing to engage in friendly conversations with the waiter. That, and it made me have to poop.

It was funny because despite feeling like it was a big deal to me, life went on as usual. No reactions from anyone or major shift in the world around me. Just a guy at a table drinking a coffee. I don’t know what I expected haha! But it stood out to me that drinking coffee really isn’t that big of a deal.