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I’ll start first.
- Name: Atsuko
- Location: New York, U.S. (originally from Nagoya, Japan)
- What I love about being a Local Guide: In the beginning I only contributed food photos from restaurants I visited, but one day I included photos of the inside and outside of restaurant, and received many more views than usual. Then I realized that people not only want to know about foods, they also want to know about the atmosphere of the place, so they can decide if they want to go with their friends, family, kids, etc. Since then, I always try to take many different types of photos in the hope that they would help others. When I receive many views, I feel good knowing that I've helped many people.
- My favorite thing to explore: I like food, and New York, where I live, is a great place to explore it. New York is a "melting pot" and there are many different communities - East Asian, South Asian, South American, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and on and on. People come here from everywhere, they share their food in restaurants, and I eat it! -- dumplings, momo, jigae, dosa, piroshki, empanadas, pizza, paella, etc etc.
- Fun fact about me: I read an article that the roots of some vegetables and the seeds of some fruits can re-grow - even things like lettuce, celery, ginger, tomatoes, etc. So I experimented. After I ate an avocado, I put the seed in water, and it did grow and became a small plant (see a photo below). I put a roots of green onions in the water and green onion grow again (and I ate them:)). Currently I'm observing a seed from peach, and hope it will grow in some way.
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