Technically, school is over, so I don't have anything to study. However, my lovely co-prez and I left some POWE business on the back-burner til now, and we decided it was about time to get it done.
Now I've wanted to study at a cafe in the Mile End because it's the ultimate hipster thing to do in Montreal. The Mile End is a super trendy (trendy in a hipster way) neighborhood, with old but gorgeous apartments, amazing little shops, and fantastic food. A lot of Canadian artists from indie bands live in the area, just to give you an idea.
I think I outdid myself because not only did I go to a cafe, I'm BFFs with the owner.
That's right, PLOT TWIST: Vanessa (my POWE co-president) and her family own the #1 cafe in the Mile End, Olympico.
When I found this out I laughed hysterically, and then obviously V and I agreed I HAD to complete this item of my bucket list there with her.
It was total hipster central, yet really normal. Like you have the guy making coffees with the ultimate mustache (curled ends and all) but meanwhile there's Vanessa's nonna (her Italian grandma), chatting up her mom nearby. There's artsy folks on their Macs or reading old books, and there's regular dudes watching the game. It's also full of history, as V's grandparents bought the place agessssss ago.
Anyways it was cute, we did our work, and I got free tea and cookies. No big deal guys, I'm tight with the owner.
For more on Cafe Olympico (or to get the address to go drink the best coffee in town): http://www.cafeolimpico.com/en/
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ReplyDeleteBest day ever. It makes me so happy that this was one of the last things you crossed off the graduation list and that I got to take part in it. My sources tell me that you can come back anytime because the owner loves you a lot!
Great post bb xx