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Vasileia Fanarioti

My name is Vasileia and I’m here because i decided to combine my two favourite things: writing and coffee. You can follow my coffee adventures via my blog: thewanderingbean.net

Coffee Stories

Serafim Zoukas

During the 2022 National Coffee Championships hosted by SCA's Greek branch as part of, Stathis Koremtas was crowned the first-place champion, and George Delichristos took second. The third place award, however, came with a surprise - a psychologist by profession, first-time entrant Serafim Zoukas shocked everyone when he claimed the…
Vasileia Fanarioti
2nd May 2023
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Peter Allane Ong

Lao Tzu once said that “a leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves”. This quote reminds me of Peter Allane Ong's journey to where he is now and how the foundation of his…
Vasileia Fanarioti
2nd March 2022
Articles

I’M NOT A BARISTA 2021 YEAR REVIEW

It’s that time of the year again, a time where we pause and reflect on 2021 for I’M NOT A BARISTA by looking at all of our achievements over the course of the year. In 2021, we not only launched a successful Kickstarter project with our Brewing Guide Card Deck,…
Vasileia Fanarioti
22nd December 2021
Coffee Stories

Niki Di Landa

It's a very brave thing to be a risk taker. To put yourself out there and take the chance that you might fall flat on your face is no easy task, but it can also be extremely rewarding. We recently had the privilege of meeting a woman who is not…
Vasileia Fanarioti
16th November 2021
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Juljano Kapllani

Meet Juljano Kapllani, an Albanian barista on a mission to transform Ireland into the coffee capital of Europe. Today we are super excited to introduce you to Juljano Kapllani, a barista who is anything but ordinary! His innovative ideas, passion for coffee and sense of originality will soon put Ireland…
Vasileia Fanarioti
5th July 2021
Coffee Stories

Nükhet Çubukçular

Barista, designer, assistant coffee roaster or what we would simply call, an artist. That’s only a few words that can describe Nükhet Çubukçular! Today’s coffee story is dedicated to her because we want to let her personality inspire you as much as it has inspired us. “For me, coffee is…
Vasileia Fanarioti
10th May 2021
Coffee Stories

Andrea Ley

“Coffee is life, coffee is love, my happiness, everyday” Andrea Ley is a truly inspiring woman and today we’d like to share her story with you, so you can be inspired too. Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, Andrea moved to Texas in 2010 and used to work as a software engineer…
Vasileia Fanarioti
13th January 2021
Articles

A Look Back at I’M NOT A BARISTA 2020

How does one start writing about 2020? It’s been a year like no other. Before looking ahead at 2021 and reimagining our future, we wanted to take a step back and look at what we have achieved. We all need to build back our confidence, keep our focus on our…
Vasileia Fanarioti
25th December 2020