Hi, first I would like to introduce myself, my name is Joze Zabkar I’m from Slovenia and I’m 35 years old. In my life I always seek new opportunities and experiences, I like to visit new places and a photography is a hobby for me since childhood. I have worked in many trades from being a chef, forester, electrician and most recently roofer. My work included traveling most of the time, moving from city to city I always make a lot photos. Attention to details is my superpower and I always aim to carefully capture the meaning of a place on the photo. About three years ago, While I was on assignment in England, google maps invited me to check in at Shorts Building Shortstown Englandand to publish a photo of a place, this is where and how I have gotten involved in google maps. Earlier this year, while I was staying in Antwerp, Belgium, I had a change of heart and I was searching for a new life,… I wanted to make a difference, I have decided that I will make some kind of guide of integration for immigrants. While I was making a guide a lot of questions had opened, I almost got lost, At that time the invitation for aplication to attend connecting live 2020 came in, just in the right time 
The Local Guides program mean’s to me, to able to explore new places, try new things, make new photos, writing a review and edit information on the map. It also enables me to contribute to the maps and add value to the map and places I have visited. Being a local guide enables me to help others to navigate and to make plans for the future. I’m happy to be a part of this community because I strongly believe if you help others not to get lost, help them navigate, you make a better world, the world I want to live in.
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