[Recap] Pre-Connect Live 2019 Early AM Coffee Run Meetup

[KarenVChin]

QUESTION: What happens when you intersect Connect Live 2019 attendees who cannot sleep with Clean the World Connect Live 2019 Edition Meetup attendees excited to “Clean the World” but need breakfast first?

ANSWER: You get an impromptu “Powered by Local Guides” Pre-Connect Live 2019 Early AM Coffee Run Meetup that happened at 7 am Tuesday, November 12, 2019!

Generally, when I do a Google search for coffee, I am always looking for coffee places that are owned by locals, to help support small businesses.

I look for places that have an extensive drink menu and can serve vegans. And if needed, I look for coffee places that are convenient to reach, either by walking or the ability to find parking quickly.

Voltaire Coffee House was that place! It is an airy, sunlit place that roasts their coffee beans in-house for their specialty coffee drinks.

Besides making espresso, lattes, cappuccinos, iced coffees, and single pour-overs and cold brews, Voltaire Coffee House also serves light foods, sandwiches, pastries, a variety of hot and iced teas, and hot chocolate. It is a short walk from the San Jose Marriott.

We gathered in front of the San Jose Marriott at 7 am.

For many who attended this meetup, this was their first chance to meet and chat with other Connect Live 2019 attendees in a smaller group setting.

Voltaire Coffee House makes more than your standard “heart” and “leaf” lattes.

They also make cute “animal lattes” and, for many, yummy avocado toast!

While we were drinking our coffee and enjoying our breakfast, we had a chance to get to know each other.

We spent time taking photos and selfies inside and outside.

We spent a great deal of time taking coffee and food photos for Google Maps!

@Nyainurjanah brought from Indonesia a customized acrylic #ConnectLive2019 banner that was handmade by @PaDeSSo

PaDeSSo, thank you so much for creating this acrylic banner (and for the #LocalGuidesCleantheWorld banners). I deeply apologize for taking so long to personally thank you. Your handiwork was a great icebreaker. Many of the Local Guides wanted to take photos holding up your sign.

We practiced taking selfies with it, which warmed us up for the rest of the day and, ultimately, the rest of the week!

I want to thank all of the Connect Live 2019 attendees who attended this impromptu early AM coffee run meetup and for letting me share your photos here in this post.

Stay tuned for long-awaited [Recap] Local Guides Clean the World Connect Live 2019 Edition Meetup. . .

Cheers,

Karen

[KarenVChin]

Hey Coffee Drinkers – @OmerAli @manulele81 @ErmesT @AIMAN_SAEED @SophiaTsao @Giuseppe75 @AlejandraMaria @TeffiG @AnitaFryd @LudwigGermany

Thanks for joining me for coffee and for providing me photos to help me write the recap that started off our day together last November.

Cheers,

Karen

[KashifMisidia]

Wow it seems you had great time and lot of fun before connect live 2019. Thank you for sharing such beautiful moments . I really enjoyed every photo of your post because I can see many of my great friends in it. Now waiting for your Local Guides Clean the World CL 19 edition (my favourite)

Shukriya @KarenVChin

[KarenVChin]

Hey Coffee Drinkers - @HenriqueOrsi @Nyainurjanah @LuigiZ @cindyanci @Velvel @Julien44 @Denise_Barlock

Thanks for joining me for coffee and for providing me photos to help me write the recap that started off our day together last November.

Cheers,

Karen

[OmerAli]

awesome post @KarenVChin , it brings back so many memories.

What a day it was. I loved every moment of it feom waking up early to catch up, to coffee episode that led to #CTW and later the reception.

In all honesty, this must be The Standard way to kick start every CL event.

Thanks for being super awesome and supportive throughout.

P.S. I loved the hose collages, you’re a star

[Marianis]

Thank you, @KarenVChin , your writing remind me of my own impression and reflection that is still on progress. Your post give me a little brave to continue that anf share it to all of us…

[NyaiNurjanah]

@KarenVChin

Thank you for the post , first time to meet you all with enthusiasm hug each other,long creaming, laughing .

And my pleasure bring handcraft acrilic @PaDeSSo . Perfect selfie with some properties .

Mentions @Velvel @cindyanci

[PaDeSSo]

Thank you very much @KarenVChin for your lovely words.

I Proud to be a local guides, when @Nyainurjanah selected to CL2019, I want to support her, but what can I do to it, I dont have anything, finally, I have idea to make these acrylic banner. Although I never come to Connect live event, but I was be there. I’m happy my acrylic useful in CL event.

I hope, next CL 2020, I can support again.

Warm Regards

Dedi Sopandi Sofwan

Bandung - Indonesia

[Giuseppe75]

Beautiful recap @KarenVChin . What nice feelings I got reading your post and seeing these beautiful photos showing the nice moments spent with you and all the nice friends during the meet-up. You might remember how excited I was to attend this meet-up before leaving for USA (I am a passionate Coffee /Cappuccino lover :). and now after having partecipated to thisnmeet-up I can just be honored and lucky for taking advantage of such opportunity. The Location was perfect, coffee and breakfast really delicious, friends were amazing. YES the overall atmosphere will remain in my mind for ever. Thank you

[GaganMishra]

Hey @KarenVChin lovely recap. The pictures are so good that they tell the story without words. I loved the place, food and coffee. The idea to meet people before official connect reception was worked so well for all of us. Let keep finger crossed for next coffee meetup by you on connect 2020.

[NyaiNurjanah]

@Giuseppe75 after connect live when I see someone painting on coffee my mind’s you , thank you for great memories

[Velvel]

Thank you @KarenVChin for hosting this early coffee meetup : )

It was a great start to my second day at San Jose. So happy to woke up earlier, met you guys for the first time, knew and hugged each other, took bunch of selfie and photos together, and started to create a good memories.

Totally agree with you @OmerAli that this kind of meetup could be a standard to kick start the CL activities.

[Julien44]

Hi @KarenVChin

Thanks a lot for your beautiful recap and also for the organization. I might have forgotten to do it after the coffee meetup.

I am so pleased you are that late in making it. It reminds so many good souvenirs at the right time. So we could say better late than too early!

I miss all the people on the pictures, we had so much fun.

Once again thanks for these great souvenirs.

[moshtak786]

@KarenVChin thank you very much for sharing the information of coffee house and picture of colorful coffee.

[Denise_Barlock]

@KarenVChin Such a fabulous time! You really have the knack for finding the unique local places. It’s a joy to follow you around

[anazizullah]

Good to see all of the smiling faces!

I loved the ‘gif’ image

Thanks, @KarenVChin for sharing this with us

[Giuseppe75]

Thank you so much for your kind words @Nyainurjanah. I am so happy if also Coffee decorations can remind our friendship. I hope to meet you again and pleasedkkeep always your lovely smile.

[Petra_M]

Such a great recap @KarenVChin !

I’m super jealous that I couldn’t attend. I love your happy faces on the photos, and the coffee of course. I can’t wait to see more and more posts like this.

[MariaNgo]

@KarenVChin Wow! This is one group of super powered up bunnies! Lovely photos. I admire your energy.

[LuigiZ]

Hi @KarenVChin,

wow, super great recap! It is bringing back lot of beautiful memories with all super beautiful people. Yes the meetup was indeed a very nice ice-breaker to start knowing each other before the big event, we started meeting each other for the first or second time, starting knowing each other, what a beautiful time together.

The breakfast was really good, I tasted the famous avocado and it was so delicious, thank you for the suggestion ;-).

Let me just share on more group pic … a selfie of course lol ?.

Thank you Karen!