Caleo Cafe-Angola, Indiana

ANGOLA LIFE If you stop in Caleo

Cafe

(a must visit in Angola, Indiana's Downtown) you pr obably will have the pleasur e of meeting the owner, Ir ene Ulbr ich.

When gr owing up in the coastal city of Lima, Per u, her father (Pr ofessor of Engineer ing) and her mother (an entr epr eneur and baker y owner ) and Ir ene loved going out for a coffee. Her love of coffee comes fr om these "ter tulias" (social meetings).

She and her par ents, especially her father would go out for coffee and "chat and chat and chat and I loved it" Ulbr ich says. Her passion for Per uvian coffee is only par t of Caleo Cafe. The other par t is her love of people, cultur e and community. If you get a moment, or have a few hour s to spar e. Stop in for "ter tulias" at Caleo Cafe.

A n I nterv i ew w i th I rene Ul bri ch

You are f rom Peru and h av e trav el ed al l ov er th e w orl d. Wh y di d you pi ck A ngol a? (I rene) Th e PEOPLE, GREA T communi ty!!

You l ov e Cof f ee, w h at mak es th e Peruv i an Cof f ee so speci al f or th e dri nk er? (I rene) I t i s Organi c l i k e most Peruv i an products and th e smooth non aci di c f l av or i s l i k ed by many, especi al l y w i th out any cream or sugar!!

How h as your peruv i an cof f ee sh op Cal eo Caf e, a l ocal busi ness, became a communi ty space w h ere guests f eel at h ome? (I rene) We w el come and respect ev eryone th at enters our caf e.

A s I menti oned bef ore, i t i s an h onor f or us to h av e new and return customers enj oy our dri nk s and f oods and space.

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ph otos, and h av e trav el ed al l ov er th e w orl d---How do you f eel th e trav el h as ch anged w h o you are as an i ndi v i dual ?

(I rene) Th e ph otograph er i s M arc (I rene's Husband) and h e l ov es tak i ng ph otos to sh are of h i s many many trav el s. For me, trav el i ng i s about ch ange and grow th .

You are nev er th e same person af ter you trav el , no matter h ow ol d you are, or h ow of ten, or h ow sel dom you trav el . I t i s al w ays a l i f e ch anger and a pl us to ex peri ence di f f erent cul tures.

A l w ays tak e yoursel f out of your comf ort zone.

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M arc Ul bri ch

M any of M arc's ph otos can be seen on th e w al l s at Cal eo Caf e, and at w w w .cal eoph oto.com

Wh at

You love t o t ak e ph t h e w or ld. How do w h o you ar e an d i (Ir en e) Th e ph ot ogr a loves t ak in g ph ot os For m e t r avelin g is a ar e n ever t h e sam e p h owf old ar e, h ow you eel you w i th

connecti on do th e A ngol a communi ty and your customers? Wh at ex peri ence do you w ant th em to h av e w h en th ey come to Cal eo Caf e?

(I rene) For me th e connecti on i s ri gh t aw ay, I am h onored th at our customers ch oose to come to Cal eo. Th en, i f w e can connect w i th my l ov e of trav el i ng and di f f erent cul tures, w e h av e pl enty to ch at about. Of course I can speak Spani sh and French .

h ot os, an d h ave t r aveled all over o you f eel t h e t r avel h as ch an ged n spir ed you as a ph ot ogr aph er ? aph er is M ar c (m y h u sban d) an d h e s t o sh ar e h is m an y m an y t r avels. all abou t ch an ge an d gr ow t h . You per son af t er you t r avel, n o m at t er w of t en , or h ow seldom you t r avel,

Contr ibuted by Colleen McNabb Ever age, an associate broker with Fred Beck and Associates Commercial and Residential Real Estate. www.fredjbeck.com I really love the Community of Angola and want to support those who are active in making Angola the best place to be. I feel thankful to God for providing me with a great husband, kids, pets, family, friends and a great boss. There is never a dull moment as we keep busy with creative projects and enjoying the time we have on this earth. Thank you! - Colleen