Me, a Local Guide in Buenos Aires !?!?

It all started two years ago one day as many I cannot remember. Another pop up in my mobile phone, but this time it didn’t want to sell me anything, nor tell me we were moving toward a new economic crisis, it just wanted my opinion about the supermaket I had just visited. Really my opinion ? And that was my first contribution, just one word" “good”.

Who would have said that simple but positive word would be my first step in becoming a Google Local Guide Level 5 !! And here I am !

So it became a hobby at the street, on the bus, or on a taxi, to start reviewing places in my own town, Buenos Aires. I wrote about local details only locals experience everyday, “not very kind”, “quite expensive”, “smelly”, etc. Who would read what I was posting. One more drop in the middle of the web ocean! And for worst, I wrote in english, my mothers language, in a spanish speaking city, Buenos Aires !!

So on the 2nd of March I was just to delete one of the many emails we all received, when I read: “Join us in the Bay Area for Connect Live 2020” Ok another scam… After reading a bit more I realized this is serious… Level 5 ?? I browsed my account and for my surprise my reviews had views I didn’t know !!

And that was when I changed from a hobby to a pasion. I love my city Buenos Aires, I love it’s history because I used to walk with my father to old churches, museums and squares. I love walking my town and discover it’s hidden and sometimes forgotten misteries.

Now I have a chance to share what I love of my place in the world. Thank you!

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Hola @Santiago1966 me gusto mucho tu historia de como llegaste a conocer a Google Maps y en especial el programa de Local Guides, creo que de una u otra manera todos llegamos a conocer este programa asi, casi de una manera casual, donde una invitación de google Maps nos pregunta a nosotros, casi al pasar que opinas tu de este lugar, desea conocer nuestra opinion, nuestro punto de vista, esa sensación de entrevistado es muy fuerte, en mi caso ya lo tengo casi muy internalizado el ir a un negocio, hacer fotos y luego comentar que opino de el, no le doy tiempo al sistema de que me consulte jajaj.

Espero poder seguir leyendo sobre ti en Connect, en Buenos Aires encontraras una incipiente comunidad de Local guides como tu o yo de que nos gusta esta aventura de compartir con los demás, sigue leyendo un poco mas de Connect que encontraras muchos como tu, hasta la vista.

Un saludos Farid.