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How I Left the Civil Service to Open My Own Coffee Shop

Published: Oct 07, 2026 Author: World Gafei Last Updated: Oct/07/2026 81 views
A former lawyer and civil servant shares how he left stability behind to chase his dream of opening a specialty coffee shop.

Most people assume life follows a neat track: school, job, family, retirement. But what if your heart keeps pulling you elsewhere—toward the road, the unknown, the smell of coffee in foreign cities? This is the story of someone who had it all: good grades, a law degree, a stable government job, even a master’s degree earned while working. Yet none of it fit. Something deeper called.

How I Left the Civil Service to Open My Own Coffee Shop

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