Working His Game

When I asked Rafael his occupation he smiled and told me his history of start-ups: silk bowties, artisan turkey jerky, and organic mango-lemonade. Rafael told me about summers in Key Largo teaching scuba, then a month he worked for an independent cleaning company scrubbing office toilets and wiping telephones with Lysol. His last stint was at an Arthur Murray dance center where he taught the retirement crowd all the popular island dances. “The old folks love the merengue,” he said. “Maybe I’ll take you out dancing one night and show you how to chasse properly.”