It’s All In The Mix…

I never, ever, ever, in my entire life thought I would admit this. I am addicted to instant coffee. Yes, the shame. I know. Since arriving in Korea, I have done things I never thought possible. I have sung along to Britney Spears. I have confessed to a taxi driver I want to eat his eyes. And now, it’s time to fess up to this. I love coffee mix.

Coffee mix is just that. A mix. Of instant coffee, powdered creamer (I know, I know…) and sugar. When I first arrived here it was the dead of winter. This mix of sorts was the only hot drink the school provided. I would reluctantly drink it in between classes to warm my hands, warm my insides. I am from San Francisco. I am a coffee snob. Or rather, I was a coffee snob. Teacher Song serves this mix everyday at so-yae lessons. I look forward to my cup with my retiree friends. At the grocery store today I bought two boxes of the small packets of mix – regular flavor and hazelnut. I am no longer satisfied with just regular – I’ve branched into flavors. When I got home after class and was making a cup of coffee, it dawned on me what was happening. I was looking forward to a cup of instant coffee. I once had standards…