I'm new here but only if you look at the number of posts I have. I forgot my username, and my password, only just got it all fixed. Here's why: Date Registered: April 04, 2004, 11:40:58 PM :o I'm Tanya aka Green Bean (was also Green Bean on CS but I rarely spoke). I'm married to Wotb. Umm...let's see. I came to Australia when I was 10 from Hong Kong. Love yum cha and didn't touch coffee until I was about 18 ! Did my schooling here, B.Sc (felt more like BS), then worked for a global IT mob which took me back to HK and around China - a real eye-opener. My career also morphed from a very technical one to business processes and auditing (not sure how I survived without coffee to be honest). Then...[read Wotb's blurp where I cut into his life on the MUD]..... Around 2004 I did a weekend 'home barista course' and still didn't know much about coffee, except that my little machine at the time sucked ! My tutor for the course used a CKX and so naturally I just bought the same machine. Then came the grinder, tamper and all the rest of it... And then Wotb got hooked and overtook my enthusiasm (and along with that all my machinery) ! And I've been learning about coffee ever since, not just from the countless test shots at home, but visiting other roasters and cafes 🙂 I've been freelancing and experiencing what life has been throwing at me for the past few years, and have decided that natural therapies would be my current path. We'll see where this path leads. I'm learning massage at the moment and I'll be looking for willing victims soon ;D I'm no expert - far from it - but I know I appreciate a good shot of coffee. I look forward to learning from all of you here.
