Introduce Yourself — December 2024

Hi Nesha
Really nice to know you. It was interesting to know your love for being a local guide with focus on helping people with places timings.
Let me share my introduction

  1. Name : Ajayy Lunaawat
  2. Location : Kochi, India
  3. What I love about being a Local Guide : Its like giving back to the community which helped you to know more about places before you visit. I love the satisfaction it gives me when I post a review of a location I visit.
  4. My favorite thing to explore : I like to go to unexplored places and share the unique aspects of that location
  5. Fun Fact about me: I am obsessed with my curiosity to know more and more about myself.
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Hello @NeshaMC, purple is my favourite color too :purple_heart:

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  1. Name: Sarath Upendran

  2. Location: Kerala, India

  3. What I love about being a Local Guide: I’m proud to be a Local Guide, helping people connect with the heart and soul of a place. I love knowing that my contributions are helping people make informed decisions about where to eat, shop, and explore. It’s incredibly rewarding to see how my reviews and photos can impact someone’s experience.

  4. My favorite thing to explore: I find joy in exploring overlooked places and seeing what others think of them on Google Maps.

  5. Fun fact about me: While I love exploring new places, my passions extend beyond travel. I’m a food enthusiast, a cyclist, and a lover of literature and culture. By indulging in these interests, I not only have fun but also grow as an individual.

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hello @JahnaviTaak
I send you a purple heart too :wink:

  1. Nombre: Rafael Alvarez Bencomo, pero me gusta que me llamen Bencomo.

  2. Ubicación: Colima México https://maps.app.goo.gl/owso8QbHFaD6tU9p8

  3. Lo que me encanta de ser Guía Local: me encanta descubrir lugares que la gente debería conocer y aun no existen en mapas, investigar sus historias y contarlas en la primera publicación poder encontrar esas imágenes que muestren el porque la gente debería conocerlo y hacer la aportación en mapas, me llena de placer poder dejar una nota de 5 estrellas cuando un lugar de verdad lo merece.

  4. Lo que más me gusta explorar: me encantan los jardines de eventos lugares para realizar festivales o grandes celebraciones.

  5. Un dato curioso sobre mí: Soy Event Planner con especialidad en música quien esta cerca de mi nunca le faltara fiesta ni buena música. =)

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1. Name: Jaisie Stevens

2. Location: Washington, DC

3. What I love about being a Local Guide: Helping locals and tourists discover the hidden gems of DC.

4. My favorite thing to explore: The many diverse restaurants in DC

5. Fun fact about me: I create google lists that I share with both locals and tourists. You can find them through my IG account @YourDMVBestie

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Name: Aravind Chaudhari

Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

What I love about being a Local Guide: As a Local Guide, I help people discover amazing places by sharing accurate information about opening hours, prices, and even editing maps to ensure everyone finds their way. Also I Love this task to contribute society

My favorite thing to explore: I like going to Most Famous Places Like Historical Monutments and Nature Site.

Fun fact about me: I love to read book and Observe Surrounding Thigs like Nature, People and Evening.

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Hi everyone!

Name: Aravind Chaudhari

Location: [Gandhinagar, Gujarat]
(Google Maps)

What I love about being a Local Guide: As a Local Guide, I help people discover amazing places by sharing accurate information about opening hours, prices, and even editing maps to ensure everyone finds their way. Also I Love this task to contribute society

My favorite thing to explore: I like going to Most Famous Places Like Historical Monutments and Nature Site.

Fun fact about me: I love to read book and Observe Surrounding Thigs like Nature, People and Evening.

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Hello @Aravindchaudhari

Welcome to connect so pleased to read your introduction. Please be informed that I merged your post into our monthly Introduction thread since it’s an introduction post.As a rule we Welcome you and merge your post in here and also feel free to meet others virtually here.

Here is a Welcome to connect hand
You’ll find tips and information useful to all new users on connect. Kindly skim through and I hope you’ll find it useful. A very nice photo of you there and thank you for sharing it with us.

Happy guiding
Cheers

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Thank You So much @SholaIB :pray:
Lots of Love :love_letter: from India :india:

Thank you for sharing. Welcome @NeshaMC.

@DeniGu Did Google called her to the google office and make this threat to be posted? How can we publish our profile through google? Can you please enligten on this event?

Thank you.

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hello @itsalisyed
My photo was taken in 2022, during a visit to the Google offices in Lima, Peru for the program Crowdsource by Goggle.

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Hi, I’m Juan Ignacio Tagliafico from Patagonia in Argentina. I’m here on Connect and have just registerd for participation on the Local Guides Top 100 Leaderboards. It’s great being a member of this wonderful community!
2. Location: Actualmente estoy viviendo en un pueblo llamado Cervantes dentro de la provincia de Río Negro.
3. What I love about being a Local Guide: Lo que me gusta es poder aportar y de alguna manera ayudar a los demás descubriendo diferentes lugares de nuestro alrededor.
4. My favorite thing to explore: paisajes tanto montañas como el mar, la arquitectura y las tradiciones.
falta la fotografía, pronto la subiré para compartir con ustedes.

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To help people is my passion

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Name: Gouri S Prakash
Location: Kerala, India
What i love about being a local guide: I love sharing new shops,roads,their reviews, etc and to help people.
My fav thing to explore: traveling with my loved ones exploring new place,new life styles
Fun fact about me : Im a chill person.

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Hi @Gouri_S_Prakash welcome to Connect! Great to hear about about your chill attitude towards life :smiley:

To keep things organized, we have a monthly thread to collect the posts like the one you wrote, so I have merged your post into that one. Feel free to check out that post and why not say hi to other newbies here?

Hi Vanessa @NeshaMC , I am glad to see you on Connect!
Great introduction!

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Hello @DeniGu here is my contribution in Introduce Yourself,

1. Name : Aman Sharma (SharmaJii i preffer)
2. Location : India :india:
3. What I love about being a Local Guide: I love being a Local Guide because it lets me share great places with good food and a great vibe. If I find a spot I enjoy, I want others to know about it too. It’s also a way for me to help small businesses get noticed, especially when they’re starting out, without relying on costly ads or influencers. By sharing my honest reviews, I can give local gems the visibility they need to grow. It’s a win for both the businesses and the community!
4. My favorite thing to explore: Vegetarian food & Himalayan food especially Nepali or Bhutanese cuisine.
5. Fun fact about me: I am Multipotentialities(Writing, Marketing, UX, Event Management, Live Broadcast Technician, Educator)

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Thank you for the information. How did google team publish your profile?

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