Cancun Give a Smile Day

Sorry, I haven’t been posting to the blog much lately. I’ll try to update a little more regularly once again.

Here’s another little cute story that is the kind of thing that makes living here a pleasure. On Saturday, we had a drive through to the Hotel Zone, we haven’t been there in a while so it made a nice change. Anyhow, on the approach road the traffic was backed up a little and their were people in the street stopping the cars. Day to day life here and especially driving involves being approached for money at almost every intersection and traffic light. Usually, it is for charity donations, windscreen washers, people selling drinks and snacks, newspapers, telephone cards etc but this one was a little different.

We slowed down and there were a group of children wearing big smiley T shirts. One of the girls (about 12 years old) beckoned me to wind the window down and when I did gave me a big smile and said ’sonresa por una dulce’. It took me a few seconds to realise what she was saying, and she could tell that. So, she repeated in perfect English “smile for a candy”. I gave her a big smile and she gave me a sweet (candy).

Nothing really significant in the grand scheme of things but for the kids to give up their Saturday afternoon just to spend a couple of hours making people smile typifies the attitude here, and is one of those things that happen from time to time that makes Cancun a great and happy place to live.