Starbucks

Starbuck's on Sunday is a lot like the library. Filled with students studying and doing homework. It seems like everyone has a computer or a tablet out for what I am assuming is homework. The table right next to me is filled with the math team. A group of students who are working tirelessly on their math homework. Unfortunately I can not understand what they are talking about because they are asking there questions to each other in a different language. I am beginning to recognize the regulars at Starbucks. JS is in her spot by the window with her headphones in studying while drinking her venti coffee. The only time that Starbucks doesn't seem as quiet as the library is when one of JS's friends come up to her and begin to talk about what they did this weekend. Tonight they are talking about the country music festival and which performances they enjoyed the most. The two girls talk about Cam's performance and that they really enjoyed it. JS also talks about how she enjoyed some of the lesser known country music artists that were there like Chris Baker. She talks about how her and her sister had a great time hanging out at the festival this weekend and how they wished that they could go to more live concerts and events like the Las Cruces Country Music Festival. The other conversations that I can here are about what student 1 and student 2's plans are for the summer. They are talking about how they can't wait to be back home. To just get away from school and being able to relax without worrying about if something is due on canvas that night. While student 2 talks about how he is staying here and going to work this summer in order to help pay for his study abroad in the spring semester next year. They both talk about how they are excited about school being over in two weeks though. Of course there are a few non students in Starbucks who are just getting there coffee and leaving. Some of them sit and talk to each other in the corner where the new drinks are brought out. They are too far away for me to make out what they are saying. However it is easy to see that some people are enjoying the conversations while others want no part in conversing with others. When it gets silent I can here the orders of the new people in line and the noise from behind the counter. The sounds of dishes being dropped and cups being filled and the occasional laugh of a barista. When I got up to order my first drink I was in line behind someone who could not make up their mind about what to drink. So they asked the barista what they would recommend. The barista is of course polite and asks the customer if they want something warm or cold. The customer answers that they would like something cold to drink. The barista recommends a caramel frappucino saying that it is one of her favorites. The customer agrees and orders a grande caramel frappucino. So when I got up to order my drink I ordered my usual vanilla bean frappucino and then asked the barista how often does she get asked what to order? She tells me that I would be surprised at the amount of people who have no idea what they want to order.