Our Little Coffee Shop

Well, the peak of the season has passed, and now things are really starting to slow down in Arambol village. We are crossing our fingers that February will bring many more travelers! But since we have made many changes since we first opened, I wanted to post some more pictures of our little coffee house. We are still having tons of fun welcoming hippies and travelers from around the world to enjoy a cup of delicious Nepal Organic Coffee as well as some Percival family bread. Our menu is simple, but people really seem to like my homemade bread and our fruit, granola, and yogurt salad that we serve for breakfast. And, I must say that I have also mastered the art of making a very nice Masala Chai.

We are thinking a lot about what we are going to do for next season. We still haven’t heard from our landlord if we will even be able to rent the same place next season, so we are still waiting on that, while looking around at other locations. It would be a huge loss for us if we didn’t come back next year to do business here, so we are still planning on doing the coffee shop here for a couple years to come, and hope to expand and make each year a little bigger and better. So, for any of you that might think about heading to India, make sure you plan on visiting us here in Goa.

That also brings me to our plans for this coming April. After June is born the season is quickly going to end in Goa, and we will follow the migration of travelers to move on up to Northern India. We plan on heading to Himiachal Pradesh, Dharmsala to be exact. We are planning on trying to do the coffee shop there as well as run or manage a guest house of some sort. However, I have never been to Northern India, and Sunil hasn’t been there for awhile, so we will have to see what the north holds for us when the time comes for us to pilgrimage that way. It will just be another new beginning and adventure for us! Sunil, June, and I have many of those ahead of us, so keep us in your thoughts, and wish us luck!

So, here are some fun pictures of what life is like for me here in India.

The first is of them killing and roasting a pig right in front of our coffee shop just the other day. Goa is the only state in India where you can find pork. We bought about 2 kg of this pork, and had a big meal with friends! Nothing like fresh local pork huh?



These pictures are of our little coffee house now, as well as little Kitty Masala. She is keeping a watch out for us. She protects our plants from the cows, and hisses at all the dogs going by. She also attracts a lot of travelers just because she is so incredibly adorable and fun! She is my closest friends and is always there to keep me company in the kitchen or just hanging out with me whenever I am alone. Now we just need to baby train her!




Here is a fun picture of Silvia and Rihanna. She is the wife of our landlord with her adorable little girl who is only 14 months old. Rihanna comes in and plays with us and kitty everyday, and Sunil takes her to the shop to buy chocolates. Also, Silvia has been really wonderful to me offering me help throughout my pregnancy.


More blogs and pictures to come soon!