A little post about this idea.
Couchsurfing, informally, is when a you stay on someone's couch, or maybe lots of people's couches. family, friends, strangers, etc.
Couchsurfing, more formally, is coordinated through a website. you set up a profile and then make requests to stay with other people, or they can stay with you, but it is also about more than just having a place to sleep. you can read more about it on the website, but the expectation is that you will make time to spend with the host or surfer and share. you also don't have to stay with someone, like i just met up with someone for a few hours. its a great way to make friends in a new place or in a new way.
i am working on research for my thesis about youth travel and couchsurfing, specifically the way that the internet has changed the way that people connect with strangers in "real" life activist settings. we'll see how that goes...
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hey sarah,
ReplyDeletehave you heard of warmshowers.org? it might have a place in your thesis. i'm finding your blog very interesting, just so you know. hearing about you and natalie and helen and matthew all embarking on adventures is really making me want to travel too. thanks,
lucas
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI came to your blog tonight to see how you're doing. Thank you for explaining couchsurfing! You have a gift for sharing yourself. Reading of your experiences, and especially, your efforts to be, well effortless, and more connected to what is within you and others, is a treat. Also soothing vicariously. I am sorry that the loss of so many people in the past five years is among the sad events you are processing. :-( Like your poems! More pictures, please.