Introduce Yourself - April 2017

[prasunkumarb]

You are welcome to the community. Nice pic.

[CarolL]

Hello Everyone 😄 

1. Name: Carol Laranja
2. Location: São Paulo, Brazil
3. What do I love about being a Local Guide: I love to help people to find the right places and get a wonderfull experiences for their lives.
4. I love to share: Photografy and things about food are my favorite, by far.
5. How did I hear about Local Guides: I used Google Maps a lot in computer for a while, them I got I better cellphone and start contribuing as soon as I could
6. Fun Fact About Me: Laranja is a long time nickname, I’ve had it about 17 years so far. In portuguese, Laranja means Orange. I wear Orange clothes almost all the time, I even got na exclusive (little) closet for them.

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   @aslamm wrote:
   

   @Stuart a warm welcome to the local guides connect community!

   Getting a kick out of seeing your photo view count increase, I believe is a trait all Local guides around the world share!

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[ZayD]

Hello World!

1. Name: David Zay
2. Location: Miskolc, Hungary
3. What do I love about being a Local Guide: I can help a lot of people with my contribution and of course I can get local guides points for that:).
4. I love to share: every useful information about local businesses so people can manage their time better even if they are on a long journey or just on a short shopping walk. 
5. How did I hear about Local Guides: From google maps and I immediately started to use it because previously I also contributed to mapping projects (hiking trails of Hungary, Waze, OpenStreetMaps) and enjoyed them very much.
6. Fun Fact About Me: I love outdoor sports especially trail running and now I'm preparing for a 70km long race in Bergamo this summer.

[EliseoG]

Name Eliseo

Location Masaya, Nicaragua

What do I love about being a Local Guide

i love reading opinions about the places that I want to go before getting there. Having an idea first really helps enjoying the experience better. I love also helping others through my reviews to take better decisions about which places they want to go.

I love to share 

Experiences. Local and small businesses. I am passionate about food so I like to share restaurants. New options to eat in town. Sightseeing places, for tourists around the world.

Fun fact about me

People say I always have a story to tell.Masaya Lake, Nicaragua

[prasunkumarb]

Welcome to this community. Thanks for the intro.

[prasunkumarb]

Welcome to this community. Thanks for the intro.

[iDepp]

@CarolL

thank you very much for your intro 🙂

an d good luck for LGSummit17.

[AmineJaouad]

• Name: AMINE JAOUAD
• Location: Casablanca, MOROCCO
• What do I love about being a Local Guide: I love that I'm using the technology to make positive impact and make change by helping others 
• I love to share: I love to add and edit places, as I know that somebody else will look for the place I was looking for, so I'm thinking about him and making it easier to reach the place he was looking for.
• How did I hear about Local Guides: I was a Google Student Ambassador ( GSA ) when i was engineer student, so I'm always interested in Google and it's products and programs,I heared about the program the first time in a blog but did not know if it's accessible in Morocco, after 2 weeks,I received an email  from the Google Maps team, introducing the the program, loved the idea, became a member 🙂
• Fun Fact About Me: I love comparing the coffes in dir-fferent places #Casablanca #SunnyDay

[prasunkumarb]

Welcome to this community.

[prasunkumarb]

Welcome to this community. Thanks for the intro.