Africa, you sustain me!

I've been meaning to write about this for a little while now, but I'm always SUPER tired in the AM. Well now its 3 o'clock so here it is, my obsession, Mombasa Coffee.

Add one or two cinnamon sticks, 3 cardamom pods, and about 4-5 cloves into a pot. DON'T BUY THESE AT A REGULAR STORE! They are a rip off. Get them at your local Indian market, where the people are way nicer anyway. The cinnamon is usually the strongest, even though I love the flavor, I add one most of the time.

Add water. Its a good idea to add more than you need, because it cooks down A LOT. I never have enough. Turn it on to boiling but then reduce it so it doesn't get too burnt or evaporated.


It takes a little time, so meanwhile, prepare your French Press. :) I got mine (FINA-FLIPPING-LY!) for $15 at a local supermarket. Nice.


Let it get nice and dark. Mmmm dark. ;)


Then I strain it through a mesh strainer. You can also make it by adding the coffee to the stove and cooking it just a bit longer, BUT I've heard that you really shouldn't make coffee with boiling water because it can burn it. Personally, it was really delicious when I made it that way, but little grains always came past the strainer anyway, and I also like to keep the seeds for another use. This way it doesn't mix with the coffee grounds and I can keep the seeds for another time.


Wait some more. The longer the stronger. I like it strong but I love the spice flavor so its a bit of a trade off. :\


Press slowly (so close!!!!)


Pour and enjoy!! I like mine with a bit of milk. :) Pure happiness!!



On another note, I got my ONE shirt, did you??

You better remember this face, it will lead the Revolution!!

Well you should. I also get a little flack for supporting international organizations, and besides the fact that I think that's dumb and rude, I want to clear up a few things.

1.) This country will never be 'fixed enough' for people to be ready to export aid. We'll always have something to fix so in the meantime, these dying people are not going to wait.

2.) I support local orgs PLENTY. As a matter of fact, I benefit from them. If you want me to knit scarves for the local homeless vets, you got it. So don't tell me not to send some malaria nets or meds overseas either.

3.) As with previous said orgs, people run those and support those, including me. But I care about THIS and I'm going to support THIS! I got shit for doing my global change project on discrimination of Gypsies/Roma and one girl said "Well, they do steal and no body likes them and this isn't as important as all the other things everyone else is doing, etc etc"...exactly my point bitch, thanks for proving it.

4.) As poor as the people here are, they are not THIS poor. Even the homeless here have shelters (as shitty as they are) and water from a local bathroom sink (trust me, many all over the world DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER!! A grimy sink would be heaven.) Hell, I'm richer than, what? 50% of the world? And in case you all don't know, we are unemployed. I'm not trying to bitch either, I am a very grateful person. But they say the poor are more generous than the rich. You got that right.

I would love to do more for this organization and the other ones I am a part of, other than just clicking petitions. While I think (hope) that helps, I hope I can really start doing more soon.


Lol.