Where in the world is Kieley?
I am no longer in Athens, GA since I wrapped up my week as a roaster on Friday. After driving 4 hours home to do a quick round of laundry, I packed once again for more adventures!
Right now I am sitting in Cody, Wyoming since I am taking this week as a vacation. I know it seems early in the One-Week Job Project to be on vacay, but here’s the scoop: I won an all-expenses paid trip from this cool company called Sierra Trading Post.
How? I simply took 20 seconds to fill out my name, address, and email about 2 months ago on their website for the contest. I must say it was worth the time! This week will be different as I will post updates about my vacation at a Dude Ranch. It’s not technically one of my jobs, but I still want to show what life on a ranch is like!
Before jumping into horse stuff and western adventures though, let me share the highlights of my week as a roaster for Jittery Joe’s Coffee:
I worked with Charlie Mustard and had a fantastic time!
Charlie Mustard, my coffee roasting teacher all week. Officially, he's the head roaster for Jittery Joe's Coffee
In 5 days, I…
-Learned what stages coffee beans go thru during roasting
-Observed Charlie roasting for lots of hours
-Roasted coffee with an Air-Popper (usually used for popcorn)
Roasted coffee beans with an air popcorn popper. I used the light to watch the raw beans change color throughout the roasting process.
-Packaged coffee with Christian
-Delivered coffee to local Jittery Joe’s shops
-Learned how to create coffee “blends” (multiple types of beans combined)
AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE…
-Roasted my own coffee, packaged it, and even created a custom label
Here’s a Video to express my excitement: Final Coffee Test: Kieley Roasts Her Own!
I chose Ethopia Yirgacheffebeans since I have a new cousin from Ethiopia. The name, “Smiley Kieley” was an obvious choice since I’ve been told it’s impossible for me to not smile. 
Overall, Jittery Joes set the bar very high in regards to being amazing people with sweet jobs and kind hearts. I was blessed to get lots of hands-on experience, meet many Athens locals, and even take home a case of my very own coffee!
Special thanks to Charlie Mustard, his wife Allison, Christian, Seth, Michael Ripps, and everyone else on the Jittery Joe’s Coffee team.
Before I launch into an Academy Awards-esque thanks speech, I will cap off this post. Tomorrow will be a full day that starts early with a cowgirl breakfast and horse lesson.
Follow the One-Week Job blog for more adventures all summer. I am still looking for jobs for August so email me or comment please if interested or if you have a connection.
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Yee-Haw,
Kieley B.