Raul Rodas, 2012 World Barista Champion, serves as a guest barista at Open Eye Cafe in Carrboro, Wednesday morning, Feb. 6.Raul Rodas, the 2012 World Barista Champion, serves as a guest barista at Open Eye Cafe in Carrboro, Wednesday morning, Feb. 6. Rodas is from Guatemala City, Guatemala, and first started serving coffee to help pay for college. He has his own roastery in Guatemala City and hopes to open a workshop space to teach interested people about coffee. Open Eye owner Scott Conary said Rodas represents "what coffee could be and should be," which is why he brought Rodas in as a guest barista.