A Starbucks Traveler

Winter had always been an ambitious man or so I'll say. I've never met him. But, Winter (yes, just plain Winter. simple, freezing, awesome) has set his sights on sipping coffee from every corporate owned Starbucks in the world. He knows not why, but answers the call because he must. It's his quest. His crusade and since 1997, he's been to 4,775 stores in North America and 213 ones in various other parts of the globe (Spain, England, France, and Japan to name a few). That leaves 727.

Just think how the world has changed in those eight years since he started. Wars have been fought. Babies have been born. Miracle cures have been discovered. Scientists have made leaps and bounds. Ipods were invented and McDonalds started selling salads. You've got to wonder how much all of these owe to Winter's global coffee-trotting. Data hasn't been released yet concerning inspiration spawned from Winter's quest. But, just think what this world will be like when he's sipped that last latte. People in Dallas to Fort Lauderdale to New Delhi to Hong Kong to Sydney to Reykjavik and so many more will be united by one man who sipped Raspberry Vanilla Lattes with Soy Milk from them all (and had a piece of low fat blueberry cake from half of them). Wow. Now, there's a man on a mission. God speed, Winter, god speed.