By: Gabriela Yareliz
I typically avoid tourists. Most New Yorkers do. We don’t have time for slow walkers or people who take up the entire walkway with their tour group.
Today, I was walking through an area that attracts a high volume of tourists. Central Park. As I was walking, some food cart was blasting Ricky Martin. Naturally, I turned my head because I love Ricky. I named my TI-83 calculator after him.
Next to the food cart was this tiny little girl. She was dancing with abandon and having a blast in her own little world. I could tell she loves Ricky, too.
I smiled big. I wondered— when was the last time when you and I danced with abandon, just having fun? Maybe, it’s time to blast some Ricky.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 