Karlo Juarez, 25, lives in Wheeling and works as a barista and shift supervisor at Starbucks in Buffalo Grove.
Q: What’s your favorite item on the menu here?
A: My favorite is actually one of our newer drinks coming out. It’s a pineapple citrus tea with matcha in it.
Q: What do you like most about the job?
A: Honestly, it’s just the teamwork and being able to communicate with others. The people make it the best part.
Q: What’s your favorite movie and why?
A: My favorite movie is probably “Avengers: Endgame” because I’m a very big Marvel fan.”
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Q: Speaking of superheroes, if you could have any superpower, what would you want and why.
A: I’d want to basically be Iron Man, so like a really cool mechanic. I think that would be really cool.
Q: What’s a bucket list item of yours?
A: I really want to go skydiving. That’s a fear of mine that I really want to overcome. Maybe over the Grand Canyon or something like that. I think that’d be so much fun.
Q: What are three words you’d use to describe yourself?
A: Hmm, I might actually have to think about this. … OK, genuine, chill and likable.
Q: If you could invite anyone over for dinner, living or dead, who would you invite and why?
A: Elton John. I would have him for dinner. From some of the interviews he has, I feel like he’d just be a fun person to have over.
Q: Any other fun fact about yourself you’d like to share?
A: I drink a lot of coffee, maybe more than I should. It’s definitely from working at Starbucks.
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