2022
Hello everyone!
My name is Suzanne. I live on a sailboat in Mexico. I'm a level 7 guide.
I used Google Maps a lot when I was a commercial real estate agent in the Bay Area. I started populating Google Maps then, with pictures of various buildings, etc.
A couple of years ago, I decided to "retire early" and live a little. I wanted to travel by sailboat, see the world and experience other cultures, before it was too late. I did just that. I have been in Mexico for about two years now. When I started traveling, I found myself gravitating to Google Maps for both directions and local recommendations. What I realized was that Google was not nearly as populated in Mexico as it was in the US. So, I started populating it myself.
When I realized that my photos were getting a lot of hits, I realized that I could potentially help out both other Google users as well as local business people by adding business, photos and reviews of the various and sometimes obscure places I was visiting.
The results were astounding. Many of the local business people who I reviewed or added to the map, started thanking me and telling me how much change I had affected in their business and in their family's life. In gratitude, Iguana Garden, a restaurant in La Cruz Huanacaxtle, Mexico gave me a little bowl with their name on it. This touched me more than any present I have received.
There is a big class difference in Mexico. There are so many working poor. Their economy is not robust and there is very little opportunity. Even grade school costs money and requires transportation, so many poor children do not get the same educational offerings as the rich. The minimum wage is now $4.70 a DAY. If one is lucky enough to get a job here, one counts on the tips to add up to a living wage. Others who cannot find a job often open a small business and try to eek out a living for their family that way. The majority of the people are good, hardworking, ethical souls who lack opportunity.
So, I help however I can. I always tip well and I always promote, review and share, online,
Here's a photo of Juan and Coqui of Fonda Conqui...$20 peso tacos to die for, seven days a week. Tell them that Suzanne and George sent you.
What is your favorite way to help people be successful?
