I am not even sure if the building or the coffee shop that was inside is still there, but when I was briefly a student at Southern Illinois University (SIU) in Carbondale, Illinois one of the favorite places to hang out when I was attending in the autumn of 1983 was Makanda Java.
Although I had [...]
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Makanda Java — Carbondale, Illinois
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Originally from LaSalle, Illinois I have been living and working in Asia since 1989.
My wife Aon and I are blessed with two adorable and precious sons, Bia aged 5 and Jeremy Aaron aged 1.
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