Participate in Creating a Better World, One Couch at a Time

What if someone in a different part of the country or world opened up their house to you?

Last weekend we hosted some people from couchsurfing.org at our house. It is a way for those who are travelling to stay on people’s couches in lieu of renting a hotel (in our case we had a spare bedroom). This way when you are visiting a city, you can stay with a local who knows about the area, knows the language, and you can make connections with other people around the country and world.

We hosted a couple during their road trip throughout the western US. It was our first experience and we weren’t really sure what to expect. It turned out to be a great experience and we met some wonderful people. We had planned on grilling some burgers with our neighbors and invited our couch surfers to join us. We had great conversation and lots of laughs. I think the idea of building meaningful connections with people all around the country and the world by sharing your home and life with them is an amazing and logical concept. It makes the world just a little bit smaller.

We will be visiting South East Asia for 3 weeks at Christmas and hope we can find someone to host us while we’re travelling.

Check it out:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/