It's hard to believe

I have a hard time coming to grips with the fact that I am in an airport again, typing on this computer, about the fact that I am in an airport again.  Why do any of you bother reading this stuff that I type?  Seriously?  The truth is that I am turning into a nervous flier.  I know that air travel is the safest form of transportation, I know that I have a much greater chance of dying while walking down the sidewalk, especially in Atlanta!  Today, I risked my life more by driving to Calgary, than I did by getting on the comfortable Air Canada jet.  Yet, my mind starts to play tricks on me way up in the air, in the hollow tube.  Actually the ridiculous turbulence that some folks experienced the other day on an Air Canada flight from Australia, gave me some comfort, as the plane even after bouncing around in the air like a rag doll was perfectly fine.  I guess it has to do with having a lot of things that I still want to do and accomplish on this little planet of ours called earth.

Traveling to countries like I do now with more frequency is exciting, and it is exhausting.  It is difficult as I leave behind my beautiful wife and my precious son each time.  Every time I go somewhere, I encounter so many amazing people, and I learn so much about this amazing planet that we live on.  I learn so much about the coffee that we care so much about.  So at the end of the day, the travel, the nerves, the exhaustion are worth it; so far anyway.  The truth is, that I will be sharing the duties of travel.  Chad will likely be the Brazil guy, and Josh is destined for Central America too.  It is also crazy to think that I somehow have the magic tongue, and that without me the company would cease to exist.  Chad has an amazing palate, and Josh is constantly surprising me as his unquenchable thirst for knowledge propels him along at breakneck speed.  So I have so much to be thankful for, an amazing team who stays behind (sometimes) and enables me to do this wild crazy stuff, like head to El Salvador and spend 5 days cupping coffee.  Thanks to all who have sent well wishes, and thanks to all the amazing folks back in Edmonton, who keep buying the coffee we care so much about.  Without you (our customers), I wouldn't be doing any of this.  OK, enough of the LA Airport blogging.  Stay tuned throughout the week, hopefully the hotel we are at will be equipped and allow me to post some thoughts and photos of our journey into the best that El Salvador has to offer.

Saludos