Since October of 2008, I have been unemployed, and struggling each and every day to fight off the down trodden outlook of our country's economy. I have always been a hard, dedicated and ambitious worker, getting my first job at 14, and being productive since that day. My family has also had it rough, with my father losing his job last Christmas as well. We've bonded, inspired each other, and been there for each other with each passing hardship. The time has come, however, to be the captain of my own destiny! I will no longer wait for things to get better, I've realize you have to get out there and make them better! To that end, I have been designing and researching business plans to start a coffee shop in brooklyn dedicated to those that pursue life's adventures to the highest peaks of their imaginations. Adventurers on two-wheels, bicycles and motorcycles, will be welcomed to share their trips, their stories, their successes and failures. "Roasted" will be a place of gather, helping, fixing, and enjoying, with coffee, good food, and free tools to use to help get people on the road and on the way to their own mountains.