What does the Local Guides Program mean to me?

Accessibility!

Back in 2014, I missed my way to a very important interview, and eventually missed the interview. This was a low moment of my life and getting the job would have changed my fortunes and made things better for me and my family. However, I missed out because the area I was going to was not captured in Google maps.

After reaching out to the company and they declined to reschedule, I swore that no one else deserves to go through the same experience I did. I started making a conscious effort to find and update missing information about places I’ve visited, to ensure that I reduce the number of bad experiences people have with accessibility, one update at a time.

I’ve found that contributions from others have improved my overall outdoor experiences, and I hope that my numerous contributions on Google maps have made other people’s lives and outdoor experiences richer and better.

This is why I’m a Local Guide.

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@OQwy nice story

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Hi @OQwy

I want to let you know that I’ve moved your post out of the spam and it is now visible publicly. Our filters are sensitive and running 24/7 and sometime also a legitimate message can be caught by the filter. You can find here more information Why was my Connect post marked as spam?. “If ever you feel your post was incorrectly marked as spam, tag a moderator and reference the post; we’ll be here to help!

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Thank you for sharing your Local Guides story with us!

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@OQwy really interesting story.

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Hi Jane,

Thanks for the update, and the warm welcome.

It feels good to be a part of this community.

Prince

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Hi @OQwy

I would like to remind, you can use the tag to mention someone that way Local guide will receive a notification and doesn’t miss your message.

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