I can't say that I like the idea completely.... I just don't like tea... well, outside of unsweetened iced tea. But I do like coffee and sometimes I just like to sit and enjoy a good cup of bean juice. It's a nice way to just unwind (even with the caffeine running through the veins).
When I was in Korea, I made a point of getting outside of the base area and having coffee somewhere. I'd sometimes take a book to read or my laptop to write offline emails. Or, I'd pick up a Korean newspaper or magazine on the way. I'd just sit, look out the window, and lazily deal with (or not) whatever I brought with me to pass the time. Sometimes, if I had the Korean materials, I'd be approached by a Korean who was surprised that a foreigner would be able to read/write/speak Korean and I'd have a conversation. Sometimes with a Korean that was not happy at the US military presence in Korea. And yet, over a mocha, we'd have a nice conversation about nothing... or something... or whatever.... Just regular Joes (or Kims) that may not have agreed on something under other circumstances sharing time, coffee, and words... People very often turn out to be different when you take the time to sit and chat.
