We want to learn more about the Local Guides who have inspired you. Maybe they’re on a mission to make it easier for people with wheelchairs to get around. Maybe they add information about hospitals and clinics so people can find medical care in their city. Or maybe they take the best food photos you’ve seen on Google Maps. Whatever it is that makes them special, we want to know about it.
Who is one inspiring Local Guide you think we should know? Tell us why in the comments below.
Definitely hard to limit it to just one but a few that come to mind for their dedication to the program through contributions such as special meet-ups among many other things would have to include @LucioV , @SanyaOdare , @IlankovanT , @KarenVChin , @TraciC , & @AlejandraMaria . I’ve seen these individuals pour their heart into the program and their local communities (including being able to build a lot of awareness about LG among those in their communities) and it is always inspiring to see what they do :). Sorry for not just mentioning just one, haha!
Thank you for the mention, @SP31 ! I find it hard to pick just one person, too, which is why I didn’t comment just yet as I think through it all (but also don’t want to play favorites). I think Local Guides like you who are Local Guides to be helpful to others are inspiring in and of itself, too!
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Definitely hard to limit it to just one but a few that come to mind for their dedication to the program through contributions such as special meet-ups among many other things would have to include (removed to add mine). I’ve seen these individuals pour their heart into the program and their local communities (including being able to build a lot of awareness about LG among those in their communities) and it is always inspiring to see what they do :). Sorry for not just mentioning just one, haha!
Thanks for mentioning me @SP31 !
I agree on some of your names… it’s not easy to quote everyone, so I will try:
@IlankovanT for the geographical exploration and the friendship spreaded around the world
@ErmesT because we started together something that now is bigger than ourselves
@ShafiulB because is a very passionate Local Guide, always ready to help
@MahabubMunna for being one of the most active LG in the world
@OSAMA my friend, and the best friend an LG could have
@PaulPavlinovich for being so helpful and friendly on Connect
@LuisRG for being a great LG in addition to a PM
@TraciC because is always … jumping for joy!
@Badruddeen always ready to give us gifts from Maldivian paradise
And many, many others i can’t mention!
@TraciC last 5 year non stop support me .
@Corrie for always response massage any time dossend matter day or night.
@LucioV around 3-4 year i follow him to learn about 360 degree photography
@SoniaK for last 2-3 year Bangladesh local guides better planning and write up documents .
@KarenVChin @ErmesT allways inspired me to more active there
@OSAMA for always worm up this connect forum
@SajolKDas allways support to better arrangement meetup
@lutfulkabir @MuhiburRSaad @Asif @RaihanulIslam for help me to start community 2015
@TraciC aww, thanks, Traci! Totally get where you’re coming from though, and that’s why I love this community more than anything - where else can one have friends from all over the world who can not only teach, but inspire as well! 
Thanks you for mentioning me @LucioV
I want to say that you inspired, helped me, to start a project that now is becoming bigger than us, but still running.
@TraciC and @Corrie , that welcomed me, in my first steps, encouraging me to go ahead.
@FaridTDF , my Moderator.
@KarenVChin , my best friend, always helpful. She changed my life in the community.
And many many more
Since the post was to ask for just one, here goes: @IlankovanT for all the advocacy he does for Local Guides and for the environment. Check out this running post of his 44+ meet-ups!
I’ve always wanted to say something about @MahabubMunna but never got any opportunity to do so. Therefore, first of all, thank you @AriMar for this post.
Now, to begin with, I’ve started my journey as a Local Guide from the last year, November. MahabubMunna is the first guy from whom I’ve heard about it. He then also introduced me with this platform, Local Guides Connect; and, helped me to make my journey as a local guide much smoother.
He helped me to organize my first meet up. Meanwhile, always welcomed me to attend the meet ups organized by him and Bangladesh Local Guides.
This guy is an inspiration to all the young and junior local guides of Bangladesh. He always has wonderful ideas for meetups and all.
For him, the official facebook page of Google Local Guides featured our International Mother Language day and I’m really happy and proud to be a part of making that video too. For his idea people from all over the world was able to connect with us, a bit more than usual.
Meanwhile, he always helps the local guides of Bangladesh if we face any problems or have any confusion about anything related to Google Map or Local Guides Connect.
Furthermore, I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t get the chance of attending Connect Live 2018 without the help of @MahabubMunna . He taught me so many things, from writing better reviews to taking good photos and all.
In one sentence, this guy is the Rockstar of our Bangladesh Local Guides community.
বড় ভাইয়ের মত যারা গাইড করেছেন গত ৪ (চার) বছর,
@MahabubMunna গত ৪ বছরে যাকে অনেক বিরক্ত করেছি এবং যার হাত ধরে এতদূর আসা,
@SajolKDas সব সমায় ভাল পরামর্শ দিয়ে গাইড করেছেন,
আর কজন আছে যাদের কথা না বললেই না @MuhiburRSaad ভাই, @zoburaz ভাই, @asif ভাই , @lion ভাই @SoniaK আপু, @sahed, @anazizullah , @সামিম শুভ ভাই , @Sourav_Biswas
@asifMojtoba thanks but i think too talk more than actually what i do hahah .
Que complicado que es mencionar a todos los LG que de una u otra manera te inspiraron, pero no tengo dudas al mencionar a mi primer mentor @JoseSchenone, el ya no esta 
, luego a @LuisRG , con sus sabios consejos y por supuesto a @TraciC con esos comentarios tan precisos y más cerca luego con mis amigos @ErmesT y @KarenVChin con los cuales hablamos casi a diario, es una cosa rara, estando ellos tan lejos de mi jajaja
Pero también tengo otros predilecto como @YK1001 , @llancovanT u @Osama, sin muchos
Saludos Farid
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Thanks for this beautiful post through which we come to know about the list of motivated Local Guides, The most inspiring Local Guides who motivates me to host Meet-Ups and to make contribution on Google Maps is @Haseeb
@AlejandraMaria also motivated me for Meet-Ups, i appreciate for his great World wide Photo Walk Meet-Ups
@Justine2807 who arranges motivational Hangouts Conferences for Local Guides around the world to unite LGs
Nah man, You don’t need to be polite here haha. I just said a few words here, this is not enough. You’re more than what I wrote here. All the community member knows that how much of an active member you are @MahabubMunna . Thank you for all your help <3
Hello Local Guides!
@AriMar , It´s a really nice post full of good feelings :)))
Many many thanks @SP31 , you always very kind, happy and full of energy; you are an inspiration to me 
And … I like the way @HelloSamsonR make his posts, in a very polite way.
We have @Sagir , full of enthusiasm.
@Justine2807 trying to connect all of us.
@Osaka78forTRUMP replying to many many meet-ups.
@Julien44 make fantastic post with colourful photos.
@user_not_found always have kind and nice words,
@TorM has arrived and is very participative.
@user_not_found is very active on Google Maps…
And… I have to stop now, because I have reached the 10 tags… but I have more on mind … Like Ermes, Bishow…
I feel that this community is full of great and polite people :)))
@AriMar , to mention the most inspiring Local Guide I know will definitely be a tough call - for me. However, I wouldn’t mind to try mentioning Local Guides like @MahabubMunna (who recently held his 92nd meet-up), @U-royFelixA (for taking it upon himself to spread the “gospel” of Local Guides across 36 States in Nigeria - ever before it became popular in my home country), @KarenVChin (for her “mother hen” spirit towards LGSummit16,LGSummit17 and predictably Connect Live 18 attendees), @ErmesT (for championing Local Guides Clean The World meet-ups), @EmekaUlor (for his passion towards Wheelchair Accessibility), @JulienH (whose humongous view count attest to impacts of his contributions on Google Maps), @PaulPavlinovich (for his now popular 36" Photo Walk), @SoniaK (for ever willing to lend a helping hand) and @Sayo (for championing Map-A-Charity meet-ups).
There are many more but please allow me stop right here. O.K? LOL!!!
Thanks @AlejandraMaria to mention me in your top list, no doubt there is no words to appreciate your WW Photo Walk, i hope you will arrange WW Photo Walk in 2019 too, best wishes for you
Name one Local Guide that inspires you? The first person that came to mind was @ValeriaA . Her stories are passionate and interesting. They are full of great spirit.
Valeria is a young person whose passion for travel inspires me to take the road and visit places. Valeria’s topics and meetups about Buenos Aires made the city even more interesting to visit.
While there too many amazing Local Guides to name, one person I want to shout out as an influential member of this community is @EmekaUlor .
Emeka’s commitment to making the world a more inclusive place for people with disabilities constantly inspires me. He’s held accessibility meet-ups, raised awareness about accessibility through posts on Connect, and has added lots of helpful accessibility info on Google Maps. He’s a great example of what it means to be a Local Guide advocate.
@MahabubMunna my inspiring localguide.
