John Bosco Kayitana is the Head barista at Bourbon Coffee shop, UTC branch. He is in charge of the coffee department, among other duties. Below, he gives us a peek into his day’s work:

I wake-up at 5a.m and say a prayer. I take a shower and organize to leave for work.

By 6a.m, I must be heading from home in Gatsata to my workplace. It takes me 20 minutes to get there.

Work starts at 6:30a.m. First, I start the machines so that they warm up for about 25 minutes. In addition, I also prepare products like fruits, grind and taste coffee for the day.

I then make coffee and ensure that it is always available. Like all other workers at the shop, at 8a.m, I have breakfast.

Work continues until 2:30p.m when my shift ends. I have a meal and sign off.

I go out to concentrate on personal matters until 9p.m when I get home.

As soon as I get home, all my attention is on my family. We enjoy watching movies, listening to music and news.

I have supper at about that time. Sometimes, I go to bed at 11p.m depending on what I have to do. 

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