Outside of Local Guides, Sumaiya is an entrepreneur, community leader, and social worker living in Bangladesh. Pavel is an entrepreneur and community leader currently studying information technology in Malaysia. They met back in 2012 and got married the following year. In 2015, Pavel became a Local Guide, and, after introducing Sumaiya to the community, she joined as well.
Sumaiya and Pavel climbed the Local Guides levels together and have both reached Level 8. We spoke to them over on Google’s blog, The Keyword, about how they enjoy guiding together, especially now that they are long-distance while Pavel completes his studies.
Here’s an excerpt:
When you’re in the same place, what are your favorite things to do together?
Pavel: Sumaiya and I love to travel very much. As Local Guides, we also love to arrange meet-ups together and do social work and community activities.
So you connect over Local Guides together?
Sumaiya: Yes, we use Local Guides community and Maps to plan activities and date nights. Sometimes, we celebrate our special days through mapping. We plan to visit new places and compare our points. Mapping and meet-ups are our favorite part.
Pavel: Every day we discuss Local Guides. When Sumaiya arranges a meet-up, I try to help her. When I arrange one Sumaiya helps me lot. We discuss our contributions, photo views, quality reviews, etc. Local Guides helps us to spend more time together. Local Guides makes our relationship closer.
What do you appreciate most about each other?
Sumaiya**:** Pavel is very punctual. This is the part of his character I like the most. He’s also a very trustworthy and hard-working person. He is very caring…he always supports me and appreciates my work.
Pavel: I can’t appreciate Sumaiya in a single sentence. Sumaiya is not only a good wife, she is also a good mentor for me. She gives support to me for my every good work. Without her I am nothing.
Read more about Sumaiya and Pavel on The Keyword.
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