At different points in my life there have been different reasons for getting up in the morning. In college it might have been, “Oh my g*d, my greek class starts in 3 minutes!” or, “I need a cigarette…” When I worked in Florida the motivator was mainly to avoid embarrassing myself in front of  people like Michael Masterson and others. But here in Buenos Aires I’d have to say that the motivator is… The Coffee. It almost doesn’t seem to matter where you get it, the coffee here is just excellent. These aren’t big American-style cups of coffee we’re talking about, but small, efficient, savory shots of expresso… At some point I’ll cut back on my coffee consumption, but, that time is not now….