I had the opportunity of being an exchange student in Australia for one year and
a half. Every study break, my friends and I used to travel around Australia and to
the countries nearby. I didn’t use to use Google Maps by the time, unless to find
routes. As a consequence, my friends and I had so many troubles during our
travels, especially terrible accommodations and disgusting restaurants. When I
came back to Brazil, I found out that it is possible to share information and
reviews about places with other people. I shared my first review and that was the
moment I was invited by Google to be a Local Guide. Ever since, I discovered
how much I can help people not to go through the same problems as I did and
how much other local guides can help me to decide where is the best place to go
as well as discover new places.
I want that people know about a place before he/she get there, specially places
that aren’t so famous. I also want to encourage people to share their views and
experiences and help small business to grow.
Now I am really focused on add unknown places to the Google Maps in my local
community and I am already one of the most influential local guides in my region. I
really hope that my efforts as a local guide contribute to common people as well
as to business, because helping people is what make me love being a local guide <3