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Background

Jesai is a shop owner at the less visited ancient city of Coba. He is very satisfied with his life, his family, his work and the people he gets to talk to each day. This is his story:

Work and Family Life

Living in Coba, Jesai and his entire family are centered on the tourism trade. His father is an artists and creates many of the items his store then sells to tourists, although with other Mayan descendant families. Jesai both works and lives with his family and are there in all aspects of his life. He talks about how family is the support, refuge and protection again the world. The people you can rely on and his family is always the people he can go to for anything, despite some occasionally fights.

Family is central to Jesai’s happiness, but he also sees a lot of fulfillment in his work. He gets to meet people all over the world who come to see the ancient Mayan ruins in Coba. His goal is just to continue his life in tourism. He couldn’t think of anything he would change in how his life is going right now and is very content with business and family life, even with the COVID slowdown.

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His Perspective

As a child, Jesai always wanted to be a hero and thought about going into the military to help save people. Although his aspirations have since changed, his perspective remains that saving people is still his priority. He looks to save and preserve the memory of his ancestors and tell their stories.

Saving people happens in many different ways. Sometimes it’s physically saving them from danger, but sometimes it’s preserving their story, sometimes it’s a smile or a connection in a time of need. The Coba performance used to be flooded with guests, now there are only a few people who attend. Although not really seeing the need for much change in his life, Jesai hopes more and more people continue to come back to Coba to learn more about both the ruins and the culture of the Mayans.

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