What does the local guides program mean to me? -
Joining Local Guides Program has created a different new world to me altogether. I am a frequent visitor to various places, cities and also to other countries. Taking photographs of various places was a passion for me. After joining Local Guides Program is has become like a mission to me to provide the more information to the public.
Every photograph conveys a touch. It may be about the information of any place, event, people, period, mood of a person etc. We know our history better by photographs. Photographs stored today at Google servers will be able to tell the history of mankind thousand years after.
Local Guides group conducted various meets at various famous places of interest be it a famous restaurant, famous public park or a theme park. This had great exchange of ideas which has enriched my knowledge and experience.
Local guides group also took up development programmes for the city like mural painting on the flyover walls.
Information is the key to a successful life. After joining the Local Guides Program, I am studying more about the places, I am visiting. This has enriched my knowledge in different fields and I feel now better equipped. I have also got recognition in the company of Local Guides.
I am also a mystery shopper. My experience in mystery shopping has helped me to review the places in a better way as to how a company wants its shops or offices to function, how its employees should conduct themselves in various situations. After joining Local Guide Program, when I visit a place, I have many questions in mind besides taking the photographs. And I have to observe various things while shopping/dining/ visiting a shop/mall/restaurant/office etc. like the etiquette of the staff, type of goods or services, cleanliness, parking, approach to various places, etc. The type of questions differs depending on the type of place like a monument, airport, museum
etc.
Thus I can summarise that the Local Guides Program mean a lot to me in enhancing my knowledge, giving me more confidence, getting new friends, meeting people from different areas etc. I enjoy being a Local Guide.