During winter break, I walked countless magical streets of snow back home in Hamilton. Phin’s Coffee, which is interesting and warm and ivy-covered on the inside, is located in a very peculiar place on King Street West. It’s almost hidden in a whitewashed building just beside a narrow alley, but they’ll give you your coffee…
“Did you stay for fall break?” and I answered, “Yeah, everyone left so campus was really quiet.” In a whisper: “Was it nice?” I answered in a whisper back: “Yes.” “When my roommate came back on the last day of break I was like ‘Nooo…’” then we smacked each other trying not to laugh because…
There’s a coffee shop just across the glass doors of the library on campus. It’s called the Middle Ground for some unknown reason. I got my first mocha there one September morning, because an 8am music theory class had drained my brain. The fall sunlight gleamed through the stained-glass windows to shine on the jars…