side of Puerto Rico, though, there were no cafés to speak of. And the startup costs were another big factor. The money that we had saved was enough to come here and buy the whole building, instead of just leasing something like we would have had to do in Los Angeles. We were sick of driving to work. What we have down here is ideal.
But do you now ever wish you had more physical separation between home and café?
Actually, my wife and I both love our situation. Growing up we always heard this song and dance about how awful it is to live near your work, and we
had those concerns at first. But the opposite is true. It's so amazing to be right here. And I guess it's because we love what we're doing. If things need to be taken care of, we're here. It was an extreme transition from L.A. People here are very low key, very calm, but still very passionate about what they do. That felt good to us. My wife and I don't take ourselves seriously, but we take what we do very seriously. We are passionate about presenting the Puerto Rican flavor of coffee.
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