Ana Blackstad has experienced coffee culture in so many different places that I ran out of ink during our chat yesterday. Okay, I might be exaggerating a bit but seriously, Ana moved to Prague, Czech Republic only 3 years ago but she has made the caffeinated most out of her time there by exploring both local Prague cafes (many of which are listed down below) and those in neighboring countries like Italy, Greece, the UK, Norway, Finland and Turkey. Her love of this beany goodness comes through loud and clear. Ohhhhh, just wait until you reach the part where she describes the best latte she ever had. She speaks of “peak coffee experiences” and  the “theatricality” of cafes so eloquently that I think we should all adopt this vocabulary to share the coffee goodness going forward. Who’s with me on this idea? 

Ana’s Info: 
-Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnaBlackstad
-Her co-hosted Twitter feed with Alison @LasSaboritas
Fun fact, Alison has been a guest on the Geopats Podcast twice already. Maybe she will come back again in 2020 for a food related episode? 
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/ep-71-alison-maciejewski-an-american-expat-with-food-technology-microfinance-exploring-tendencies/
And
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/alison-1567401852/

Promo Spots: 
(15:40) Expat Life Germany Podcast:  https://expatlifegermany.de/
(16:50) The Bittersweet Life Podcast:  http://www.thebittersweetlife.net/

Links:
-Schengenzone:
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-countries-list/
-Mama Coffee (Prague): 
https://mamacoffee.cz/en/
-Muj Sale Kavy Coffee Shop (Prague):
http://www.mujsalekkavy.cz/en/
-Venue (Prague)
https://www.instagram.com/venuepraha/
-Eska (Prague):
http://eska.ambi.cz/en/
-Wǒ men Podcast , coffee in China episode: https://www.womenpodcast.net/podcast/2019/9/29/counting-the-cost-of-coffee-culture-in-chinas-yunnan-province

Geopats Podcast: 
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn  & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com  October’s song is “I’m so happy I could die” from the "Mess of Me" album

This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats

​Shankar is a Writer, Podcaster and he claims to be a newbie to coffee. However, after having this conversation with him and hearing his coffee experiences in his home country of India, I beg to differ. I think he is a bonafide coffee fanatic and a discriminating one at that. We chat about his first coffee experience, coffee culture in Northern versus Southern India and why he intentionally does not use a coffee grinder at home. In between the laughter, Shankar teaches us about the growing coffee culture in India, especially in his current city of Bangalore, the I.T. capital of the country AND where his brother (hi Vishnu!) and he spend a lot of time in coffee shops researching their Writer & Geek Podcast. 

Shankar’s Info: 
-Writer & Geek Podcast: https://writerandgeek.com/
-IG: https://www.instagram.com/shankar_wng/ (where he has a lot of gorgeous coffee photos)
-BONUS: Shankar singing and playing guitar in an IG video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3cuVQ0ljt4/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet
If you like this episode, feel free to 
 
Links:
-Writer and geek coffee episode: https://writerandgeek.com/041-coffee/
-3D foam art video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=req27pNQKcg
-Hidden Brain with the other Shankar Vedantam: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510308/hidden-brain
-International Podcast Day O2 Collective video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz2WVRp-fAE  
-Cafe Coffee Day: https://www.cafecoffeeday.com/
-Coffee Mechanics: http://www.coffeemechanics.co.in/Our_Coffees#block-singleorigin
-The Roastery: https://www.zomato.com/photos/pv-res-18460042-u_3NjgxOTQ0NjY3M

Promo Spots: 
(19:17) Play Comics Podcast: https://playcomics.com/ 
( 19:51) Creatively Complicated Podcast: https://creativelycomplicated.libsyn.com/ 

Geopats Podcast: Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn  & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find theGeopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects:https://stephfuccio.com/

Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com  October’s song is “I’m so happy I could die” from the "Mess of Me" album

This episode was created with:
-Steph's microphone:Samson Q2U
-Shankar's microphone: Knox KN-UM01, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BAX738?tag=kit-gl-20
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free,https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats