i have been a member of couchsurfing.com since 2008 (although i have been surfing couches long before then). for those who are unfimilair, couchsurfing is a social network (like facebook) where you create a profile and answer questions about yourself - people can see your friends and most importantly your references. you can also become "verified" through the site. the vision of couchsurfing is simply: "To envision a world where everyone can explore and create meaningful connections with the people and places we encounter. Building meaningful connections across cultures enables us to respond to diversity with curiosity, appreciation and respect. The appreciation of diversity spreads tolerance and creates a global community."
until this year i have only participated by surfing on others couches...this includes london, hawaii, denmark and paris. i have had such good luck with the people i have stayed with and keep in touch with most of them! now that i live in the vibrant downtown area, my roommate and i are happy to announce that we are now accepting surfers. it is finally our turn to host :)
so far its been a blast getting to know different travelers and showing them our favorite places in denver. we have strolled the 16th street mall with a couple of girls from denmark. made a guy named seth from the east coast come out of his shell by singing karaoke at star bar. some swiss guys were able to experience the art walk and the fine dinning at big game resturant. took some ski bums that were passing through to breakfast at snooze. and celebrated cinco de mayo with a quiet kid from texas. we get a lot of request and definitely arent able to host everyone but next time im out and about, it is possible i will have a couple travelers tagging along.
if you are traveling soon or are able to host i recommend getting involved it this community! it makes the world a little bit smaller. its fun. and its free.
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