During a conversation with Skip, he said “Couchsurfing is self-selective. The people you meet who couchsurf will be much more interesting than your average person.” and I completely agree.
Some people may be hesitant at the idea of staying at a strangers place or joining on a spontaneous travel adventure with someone you barely know…
But that nervousness or distance we put between people, in our minds, is the exact thing that couchsurfing, this generation, is breaking down. CS brings people together for the love of travel, culture and life. Ultimately, connecting people with simple thread of openness and living life. It’s like going back to the essence of being- having trust and living in the present.
I’ve met nothing but amazing folks from couchsurfing- those with open minds and open hearts. So here is the sweetheart, I was staying with in Austin. Her name is Dee and she’s a ray of sunshine and depth.
and here Skip-a-Roo, our fellow CSer. Fantastically funny, insightful and when he chuckles with his deep heart laugh, he spreads bubbles of happiness around.
Sure, Dee took us to great eats and we laughed at words, but what I really appreciated was the heart connection- in which we had conversations about love, relationship dynamics, health and how it affects young people and where we are in life- what we’re ready for- our personal evolution.
Spectacular. Spectacular.
I’mma miss these folks but I know we’ll cross paths soon. Perhaps we’ll come together on my next adventure -travel the world with hugs.
Vanae
To read more of my adventures from my hugging roadtrip, visit Hug America
Dude. I’ve always been weird about the couch surfing thing…but I may try it. I’ll be working this delivery job soon just bouncing from state to state. I think it’s be cooler to do that than shove myself in a hotel with… no one.
yes! you should definitely do couchsurfing. let me know if you need any help with setting up your CS profile.
Haha! I thought I’m the only one who says Couchsurfers and i live on the east coast. Yes we have waves here too. However your experiences with them and being one on your travels seems to be a pleasant one, while here in the city and suburbs its more likely a friend who been recently kicked out of their parent’s place. Yeah, the conversation sort sucks too, cuz their always complain since their in a bad mood. I did try it once when going to Canada, but it was to friends’ houses i knew from school. It took me a couple of days to get there than 10 normal hours, but it was only cuz they wanted me to stay longer in their hometown. The whole trip was fun and a remembrance.
hey v’star dex,
along with staying with friends, there’s actually a community and website called Couchsurfing. you should definitely check it out and let me know how it goes.
happy holidays!
V
It was wonderful to meet you and share some of our experiences on relationships and love. I look forward to visiting you in San Fran one of these days.
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