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- What is your position in the coffee industry?
- barista, coffee shop owner, industry professional, consultant
- Where are you located? ( City and Country )
- Kigali, Rwanda and Seattle WA
- How many years have you been in the industry?
- 8
- If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?
- yes
- Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.
- Crop to Cup industry expertise. Latte art/cupping/sensory analysis of green coffee, exporting and importing, Q grader
- What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
- Portland, Seattle, Addis, Kigali
- About Me:
- I was born a refugee in Uganda,but originally from Rwanda. Moved to Kenya as second string refugee when I was 2 years old. Moved back to Uganda as third string, only to go back to Rwanda after the 94 Genocide.
Left Rwanda in 96 on a BBall scholarship to California. Graduated and moved to Seattle, where I met my two loves; Amy my wife and Coffee!
Moved back to Rwanda to work with farmers, and built a coffee shop called Bourbon to showcase the "Rwanda Brand" of coffee we had helped develop in country post genocide.
- About My Company:
- Its the first coffee shop in Rwanda, third in East Africa, leading the industry in different new innovations, and first African coffee brand coming out to the US.
We do latte art, and serve our branded and company developed, "Signature Coffees of Rwanda"
Currently, "Single Source Country Exporting/Importing"-Rwanda.
- What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
- the people behind, inbetween and with the product!
- Website:
- http://www.rwandatrading.com
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I am here in Kigali and checked out one of your stores yesterday. it is a great place, congrats! maybe i will see you during the next days at eafca. we will have a booth (TransFair USA).
hope things go well at the permit hearing!
the last time i was here was pretty early and amy was not yet in, today the staff told me she has returned back to the states. so i trust you will be back in time for eafca? looking forward to meeting at that time!
I just heard that you have a great coffee shop in Kigali. I will be going there for EAFCA and look forward to checking out your shop. where is it located?
cheers
we will be leading a cupping training at the conference. i am so stoked to be headed to such an amazing place and working with such great folks! your words only make me more confident that i have made the right decision...
i am leaving the states to come live in kigali for a while. i would love to chat with you before i leave and the catch up when i arrive! hope all is well...
matt
i will be moving to kigali n the next few weeks to work with technoserve and coffee farmers in rwanda, tanzania, kenya and ethiopia. are you currently in kigali? i would love to chat with you sometime before i leave the states, and then catch up when i arrive!
matt
I would love to get together when you are back in Puyallup to catch up on your world and the world of coffee in Africa.
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