Last summer, I took a chance to try something new. Now I want to share this story, my experience and the lessons I have learned. Although my passion is journalism when it comes to a career, my heart...

This is an installment of Suzette Andujar's weekly column "As I Was Saying." All I wanted was an iced coconut milk mocha macchiato. Instead, all I got was a cold, dismissive stare and a “Next!” in...