Meet a Connect Moderator: Nyai

Connect Moderators are Local Guides just like you and me. They apply the knowledge they’ve gained as active members of our community to moderate Connect and help improve the experience for everyone. You may see them welcoming newcomers, explaining the program, answering questions, and sharing their knowledge with others.

Each month, we share some personal insights from one of our amazing Connect Moderators. This month, meet Nyai ( @NyaiNurjanah ). Nyai lives inSukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, and speaks Sundanese, bahasa Indonesia, and English.

Name: Nyai Nurjanah. People call me Nyai, but you can call me anything you feel comfortable with, no problem.

Location: Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia

What I love about being a Local Guide: The Local Guides [program] is a chance for me, for you, and for all of us to share our thoughts [and] our voice by contributing on Maps and, as part of a global community, [to make] navigation easy for everyone.

Why I’m a Connect Moderator: I love that Connect is a very friendly place, and [it] is not only a home for Local Guides from all around the world, but we’re [also] learning many things here. So I want to make sure [it] is a welcoming place for all members of the Local Guides family.

My favorite things to explore: I don’t have anything specific, just what I [stumble upon] in my daily life. Like, I find very beautiful places with unique culture because I lost my way while riding my motorbike [and] exploring places near my town. Thank God, when [that happens], there is always a kind-hearted person to help me find my way with the warm words, “You’re riding [a] motorbike, please, take good care.”

My favorite type of contribution(s) to make on Google Maps: Writing reviews with photos. After a trip, I head back home with lots of memories and reviews [to share] on Google Maps based on my experiences. The other thing I love is adding new places no one knows about.

Languages I read/speak/write fluently: I was born in West Java, Indonesia, so Sundanese is my everyday language. Bahasa Indonesia is my second language, and I keep improving my English as my third language.

Fun fact about me: Since I was young, I have always eaten at home, and I really [started going to] restaurants after several years of working. So when I go to a restaurant, I always order [the dish with] the simplest name possible, without complicated variations and special additions, or, if it is difficult to say the name, [I] show the number or picture of the dish in the menu. I also rarely complain about the taste of the food.

We hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know @NyaiNurjanah . Say hi or ask her a question below as she has a lot to share about Google Maps and Connect.

Interested in becoming a Connect Moderator? Learn more here.

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Hello @InaS thanks for introducing about @Nyainurjanah glad and hope to meet with you soon!

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@Nyainurjanah , one of the sweetest, wonderful, and Coolest persons I ever meet on Connect.

Thank you so much @InaS for sharing such a great inside about wonderful “motorcycle girl”, by the way I m missing your picture with your bike in this Article Nyai :heart_eyes:

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Yeahhh @InaS

I was waiting for this post about one of the most amazing Indonesian local Guides …

Still remember the first time I met her (virtually) in an hangout prior to Connect Live 2019.

Then it was real, in person, on the day zero of Connect Live, for an early morning coffee.

Nice to know more about you, @Nyainurjanah , and your incredible adventure as a Local Guide, and a foodie.

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

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We know you @Nyainurjanah as an amazing personality and incredible Local Guide! That’s wonderful to know more about you. I’ve read your interview in one breath. I love the paragraph My favorite things to explore. Awesome!

Greetings from Ukraine :yellow_heart: :blue_heart:

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It’s great to know about @Nyainurjanah Thank you for sharing with us, @InaS

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Thanks @InaS for this series moderator ,it’s my honor to be here .

@Sophia_Cambodia hope to meet you soon in my real life dear . I’m waiting that moment

@KashifMisidia thank you for stay keep in touch with me since I’m still new here

. As you wish here my pic as lady motorbike :laughing:

@ErmesT thank you for the great shot . that’s my fav picture with Indonesia flag ever. You’re always the best

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Congratulations @Nyainurjanah ! You are a wonderful and very passionate Local Guides. Glad to know more about your and your activity!

@InaS thanks for introducing!

Happy Guiding!

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Sure, cannot wait for that @Nyainurjanah

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Hi @InaS

Thank You for introducing @Nyainurjanah

She is lovely, friendly and humble girl. Very proud of her.

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Congratulations @Nyainurjanah I am glad with you.

Keep it up

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Nice to read a story about you @Nyainurjanah ! The first time I met you was on Connect Live 2019. Glad to know you!

Caption: Indonesia Local Guides wearing Batik during Connect Live 2019 while holding Indonesian flag with a huge Globe behind.

Thanks @InaS for sharing!

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My dearest Nyaiiiii @Nyainurjanah … hugs hugs… so proud of you and super happy to read more about your incredible journey as Local Guide! I definitely learn a lot from you and as my mom is originally coming from Sukabumi, West Java (Cikaret, Goalpara or Cikago :)) ), I am so thrilled to be ‘satu kampung’ with you hehehe. Keep on rockin’ Nyai and huge thanks to @InaS for sharing about our Nyai. Cheers

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Hai @InaS . I consider myself as a Lucky Local Guides when personally we met in real-live meetup. She is so energetic when we met in Jakarta, she drove her sport motor bike for around two hours and jump to commuter line for an hour , change to massive rapid transportation for another hour just to give a huge smile an story how exited she is being invited to Connect Live 2019. She can find one thousand reason to tell that she is tired and exhausted of her main job in a huge factory but no, she always can find time to type and take picture to share with us here.

I am lucky and happy to have a friend like you Nyai.

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Yay @Nyainurjanah big hugs to you from your southern neighbour :slightly_smiling_face:

Paul

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Nyai is positivity enshrined and she has one of the lightest hearts ever, always ready to;

Burst into laughter

Share a laughter

Make a laughable joke.

I love me some Nyai real good @Nyainurjanah

Since you said we can call you anything we like Nyai, I will call you Icecream :yum:

Shout out @InaS :v: you are doing well, ma. I like how you made this post. One style I just learnt [now]

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Finally the introduction about you, teh @Nyainurjanah :hugs:

You’re one of the inspirational and passionate Local Guide with a kind heart. Love your hardworking, enthusiastic, and humble personality.

Keep being yourself and stay nice!

Glad to meet you in 2019 and have a flight together on our way back home to Indonesia back then. Here’s a photo of us together with @sejuta_pelangi when we had layover at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

If we had more time there, I would be pleased to become your guide and translator to explore Taipei. And maybe you could meet Babang Jerry Yan there :wink:

Hopefully someday.

Thanks @InaS for sharing about our awesome Connect Moderator and Guiding Star.

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Thank you @InaS for introducing** @Nyainurjanah **

this picture meet up before nyai, cindy and heni goes to connect live 2019 at Soekarno Hatta International Airport - Terminal 3

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wah iyaak mbak @NunungAfuah kalo mbak nunung berangkatnya ikut kloter Jakarta ketemuan kita di Tangerang sama mbak heni juga, kalo berangkat connect live berangkatnya dari Tangerang yah mbak :grin: :grin: cc @BudiFXW

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Congratulations once again @Nyainurjanah - you are the one cheerful face of the Connet moderator community :blush: hope to meet you in India, Indonesia, or the US in the future. Our hobbies match as well and I too like discovering and posting new/unknown places to Google Maps

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