Hello everyone!
I am a vegan psychologist from México city, I´ve been vegan since 2012 and I am passionate about it, so one of my interests (naturally) is to help to the spread of veganism and that’s why I love Google maps because maps are always by my side, showing me new and exciting places, helping me decide where to go.
With local guides I can help anyone discover where to find the best taquitos, or the best vegan stores, it’s my go to place when I need advice on where to find all vegan related things around my city and even when I am travelling.
The most amazing part of this is that everyone can help build google maps in different ways, years ago i started just posting photos of the places I went, then I started rating them too, because at the beginning I didn’t feel very comfortable writing reviews, but when I searched for new places to visit and just seeing the ratings without reviews didn’t help me to decide if I wanted to try that new place or not, I took the chance and I started to write reviews, including the features that I always look for in them, and I think that’s a very good way to develop maps.
As a vegan I think google maps can help debunk myths about veganism, in my reviews I try to explain to everyone (not just vegans) why a place has the best taquitos or another one the best ice cream, and why vegans not only eat salad and boring food, but to show the amazing recipes you can enjoy and all the options that you can find around your city that are vegan. Then there’s also a way to help vegans find options that are “accidentally vegan” that they might overlook otherwise.
I think google maps and local guides have a pivotal role in helping communities grow and develop because they can help everybody to find amazing places and things to do, for example that new vegan place or where you can find vegan friendly spots near you and with the help of the community that writes reviews that help and post photos you can make a more informed decision.
That’s why I love being part of local guides and using google maps as an ally to spread veganism and to help my community to grow.
