Hello! My name is Juan Martin and I am a level 10 local guide. Five years ago I moved from my birthplace and Google maps was a great help to me, as it facilitated the opportunity to get to know my new neighborhood, its shops, parks … and all the surroundings, but it was about two years ago, when I eventually discovered all its potential.
Let me begin by saying that I am very enthusiastic about photography and trekking. Google Maps has been very useful to me because that I have been able to document new routes in order to help other walkers preparing the adequate clothing, finding appropriate parking areas, finding the starting point of a route and different places of interest such as waterfalls, churches, caves, archeological sites and so on. This work has, definitely, helped other walkers to improve their experiences.
Moreover, when I visit a restaurant, I really enjoy taking photos of the menus and sharing them with other people in Google Maps. In my opinion this would be very useful to Google Maps´ users because it could help them to know if it is the type of cooking they would like to taste, the quantity of the menus and how the service works.
I am certified by Google Street View as a trusting photographer and I really enjoy sharing virtual tours of historical and cultural interest, such as Alhambra of Granada, so that every person in the world can have access to enjoy culture and have the chance to visit any place eliminating economical and physical barriers.
My Local Guide involvement, I love organizing meetings in charming cities so that I can get to know other members of Google Local Guides Community. I attended the first meeting of Google Local Guides in Burgos. The experience was great, walking along its legendary streets, visiting its Cathedral, the incredible Romanesque churches and go down into the well depths of the Castle (which is a unique engineering work of its time).
For what I would like to attend Connect Live 2020 and What I hope to learn Visiting Google Campus is having the most fascinating experience in my life, having the chance of meeting other Local Guides who have also shared the same interesting and getting to know people from all over the world with my same concerns … I really believe that the experience would definitely enrich my life . I would like also having the opportunity to use better Google My Business and to have the chance of suggesting some ideas for the engineers in order to provide added value to the small businesses around the known neighborhood, how to book, buy or make a previous online appointment and their integrations with Google Maps and Google Ads. I would also like to visit Google Campus, share videos and photos of all the experiences, feeling as if I was the main character in “Internship” film starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
