芝生化奮闘記

　数年前、地元大学のラグビー部の監督時代の選手が皆卒業して、社会人になり、様々な職業についているがそのうちの何人から時々連絡が入ります。結構厳しい監督だったので連絡が来ないのは当たり前だと思っているのである時が気分がイイです。

　特に嬉しかったのはいろんな仕事に挑戦し続けて、自分に合わないと分かった時点で その仕事を辞めて、他にもっと自分に合う仕事を探す勇気があり今は自分でコーヒーを焙煎しカフェを経営している子です。

　個性、感性、知性、全てを持っている子できっと彼が焙煎するコーヒーが美味しいだろうと思って注文してみたら、期待を越えるなかなか表現しにくい素晴らしい豆が届いた。

　彼のお店が オグラコーヒー という名前で千葉市にありますので近くの方が是非一度足を運ぶ価値があると思います。但し、説明したように、個性豊かな店長なのであわない方もいらっしゃるだろう。その場合は彼を攻めることではなくて、「こういう人もいるね,　十人十色ということ」で処理して下さい。

 Some of the players in the local varsity rugby team I coached several years ago, all of whom have graduated and are now in the workforce, contact me on occasion. Given that I was a fairly tough coach, it would not surprise me were none of them to contact me, so when they do, I am chuffed.

  One I am really happy to hear from is a young lad who has tried several different jobs, has had the courage to quit as soon as he realises a given job is not for him and to seek another career better suited to him. Now he has opened his own coffee shop, where he roasts his own beans.

  This lad has a strong personality, rich sensitivities, and a keen intellect, so I was confident that his coffee would taste great. As expected, the beans he sent us were marvelous.

 His shop is called OGURA COFFEE , in Chiba City and I strongly recommend anyone living near to pop in once to check for yourself. If, however, you find his character or personality not to your liking, please do not blame him. Just chalk it up to experience. As they say, it takes all kinds.