Introduce Yourself - December 2021: Do you want to be featured in our series?

Ever since our very first Introduce Yourself post in July 2016, Googlers and Google Moderators have taken turns to open the discussion and welcome new members to Connect. We’ve seen hundreds of great introductions over the years, so we thought this time we’d do something different!

Starting this month, we want to open the Introduce Yourself series to you, our Local Guides.

Do you want to be featured in our main post? Just share your introduction in the comments, following the five prompts below, and don’t forget to add a horizontal photo of yourself (in landscape mode). We will select one of the best introductions and include it in our next month’s post. Please note: Your response may be edited for clarity. By taking part in this challenge, you agree to us sharing your answers and photo(s) publicly here on Connect.

This challenge is open to everyone, so if you’re new here, don’t be shy! You can check past threads, like November’s, to see who recently joined and get some inspiration.

And here are the prompts:

1. Name:

2. Location:

3. What I love about being a Local Guide:

4. My favorite thing to explore:

5. Fun Fact about me:

A horizontal (landscape) photo of you with a brief description we can use to write a caption.

Go ahead and introduce yourself in the comments below to take part in our challenge. We can’t wait to learn more about you!

P.S. As Introduce Yourself threads can be lengthy, we start a new one each month and lock past threads. We’ll merge any “I’m new” and “Hello world” posts we find elsewhere with this thread to keep things organized.

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Hello everybody, to be honest I’m not good at writing but I think it’s time to help each other to know about our cultures and civilizations

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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”

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My self Sreejith, from Palakkad, Kerala, India. This is just an attempt to share one of my biggest experiences with everyone here. Consider this as my Introduction to Connect.
I was born in a middle-class family. I grew up just like any other average kid. There was nothing special in me. I was an average student in my school and college. I never had any extracurricular abilities. After my graduation, I started working. I spent 3 years in that firm.
All this time, I was travelling locally with my friends, and sometimes, alone. I mostly loved to travel alone, and I preferred a motorbike. I bought my bike in 2017.

Days and Months passed. In 2019, it was been a new trend among young travellers to travel Kerala to Kashmir BIke rides (from the south end of India to the north end).

I was wondering if I could do such a ride. I started planning and preparing myself to go for a long ride. I knew it won’t be easy. I went for some solo trips occasionally. I was not financially stable to go for such a long travel. But it grew big and became a big dream of my lifetime.

(to be continued…)

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  • This is my first experience in storytelling
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Oops! It’s looking like am the first to post in here,but I’ll do my best not to be shy :blush: . I have been looking out for this month’s introduce yourself so maybe that’s why I got in the first blow!

Name: Shola Bello

Location: Nigeria/Port Harcourt(Rivers state).

What I love about being a local guide: contributing to the maps,influencing my world and helping others. I enjoy editing and adding places on the maps. It makes me feel like Christopher coloumbus who discovered America. I have over a thousand edits and over 600 new places added on at least 3 countries in West Africa. Adding roads are a great pleasure too almost 150 new roads added.

My favourite thing to explore: I love outings and having fun at places like Museums and tourist attractions. I especially love nature parks and natural sceneries.

Fun facts about me: For those who know me,am so fun to be with and take life easy. I tease a lot and love jokes. I love music so much.I make friends easily and love my friends.I enjoy interactions and hanging out which is so readily available on connect here. I speak English and French fluently. Learning Spanish but slow at it L :smiley: L. I love connect and love being a local guide. Finally I love you all. :kissing_heart:

Sorry forget to say thank you @Bobiisha I love you too :smiley:

Cheers

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It is getting interesting here @Bobiisha thanks for proposing another interesting thread :slightly_smiling_face:

I am also waiting to the thread of “Best contents of the month” :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hello @SreejithJayasankar ,

Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing your story with us! Since every month we do have an ongoing thread where new and old Local Guides introduce themselves and get to know each other, I am relocating your post there so we can keep Connect more organized.

I also suggest you read Your guide to Connect, there you will find helpful information about the forum and its topics.

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Hi gajanan from bhopal m.p.india love reading books field work always travel in city or outdoor around 100 km post gradute science like nature with adventure life

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Thank you @Giu_DiB :blush:
Hope I can connect with many LG Connect users. I aim to post my travel experience and thoughts here. please guide me well… :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hey @Gajananphate ,

Welcome to Connect!

Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. If you want to take part in our series and have an opportunity to be featured please make sure to follow the example and add the following information:

1.Name:

2.Location:

3.What I love about being a Local Guide:

4.My favorite thing to explore:

5.Fun Fact about me:

A horizontal (landscape) photo of you with a brief description we can use to write a caption.

I also wanted to recommend you this article that will help you get familiar with the forum. Enjoy!

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Hi @SreejithJayasankar ,

You’re very welcome! I love your enthousiasm and I am looking forward to reading your travel experiences here. :slightly_smiling_face:

If you want, you can read the following resources, which will help you craft compelling and engaging stories for the community:

How to tell a story through your photography

How to write a great post - Basic Tips #ConnectWritingChallenge

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Thanks lot for yr precious guide line allof y

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Really,this is great start @Bobiisha .

I’m sure Local Guides will like it a lot and they will be more encouraged.

Thanks for this announcement :smiling_face:.

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1. Name: Tejal Chhaya

2. Location: Valsad, Gujarat, India.

3. What I love about being a Local Guide: To explore about my community to the world window

4. My favorite thing to explore: I am very happy to share reviews about my experience while visiting the places and I also receive questions for the location and give replies to help others.

5. Fun Fact about me: A part of eating I love to cook traditional food and am happy to share with others.

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Hello @SholaIB

Truly inspiring journey it seems also very enthu abojt traveling.

Keep guiding … :+1:

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Yes @Muskan2021

I am very enthusiastic about travelling thanks. Try introduce yourself and let’s know you better.

Happy guiding too

Cheers

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Thanks for this challenge @Bobiisha

1.Name: Ewaade

2.Location: Lagos, Nigeria

3.What I love about being a Local Guide: Getting to be one of the amazing spices in this ‘Melting pot’ of languages, skills, arts, peoples, religions, races, cultures and whatnot, that is the Local Guides community. Getting to meet so many different people, interact with members of a world-acclaimed organization; Google, learn and acquire new skills like; Photography, language, cooking; video-making and editing skills. Finally getting to meet with and interact with people from all around the world through Physical and virtual meets and with the help of the improved Google Translator

4.My favorite thing to explore: Water (Beaches, Lakes, Rivers, Seas, oceans, etc.) and Art (in all forms; Architecture, dance, poetry, stage play, paintings, etc)

5.Fun Fact about me: While I feel there are so many beautiful places in the world to explore than a whole lifetime will permit, and try not to visit one place more than once, I have not only visited this Beach Resort twice; La Campagne Tropicana Beach, River and Forest Resort but also taken Local Guides there to explore with me, so? I have been there a record three times! Another fun fact: I think there is ‘something’ about those of us born in January, I don’t know if you have noticed it, have you?

A horizontal (landscape) photo of you with a brief description we can use caption.

I took this photo at Alpha Beach, Lagos on my way back from Local Guide @Mayford house to pay him a surprise visit on his birthday. I met his absence though :grinning: Maybe that’s one of the strange things about those of us born in January; our weird sense of spontaneity.

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नमस्कार,

** @Bobiisha **

Thank you for apportunity,

1. Name: Shruti NM.

2. Location**: Mumbai Maharashtra India.**

3. What I love about being a Local Guide: I made friends around world.

4. My favorite thing to explore: My near by gems & local Foods which I get to know after becoming local guide.

I take a part for Google’s social cause campaigns,

Examples -

  • Spamming free map

  • Support Small Business

  • Empowed women’s

  • Mapping public toilet on Google map.

5. Fun Fact about me:

I am not judgemental,

Accepting you as human being & make friendship as it is you are.

I always believe in best’ part of you…

Greeting pose Selfie taken at home Mumbai India…

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Hi @Bobiisha how are you I hope you doing super great. Thank you for coming with this beautiful idea and giving this opportunity to all our lg’s.

Name - Pratik Tanna

Location - Mumbai, India

What I love being about local guide -

Either way we never get time to help others in our daily routines if some how my views can make an impact on the viewers than why not. I really love to share my experience with my friends and family this platform gave me an opportunity to share with the world so why not grab it.

My favourite thing to explore - There is nothing specific I love to explore I can fit anywhere. Sometimes we thought and we find something different that’s what I love the most. It must be full of surprises.

Fun Fact about me - I talk a lot , I love company, like to dress well , people likes my opinion.

This photo was been taken in the club during weekend in my home town (mumbai) club name - tru tram trunk

Thank you :grinning:

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