Casey Fenton

Casey dropped in for a day, we started off with some nice asian noodles. my apologies for my rachel and joanna, maybe i should have locked them away for lunch time ;) Later i gave him possibly the least exciting tour of places where anarchists beat the shit out of police on may 1st in berlin. thanks for giving my stove back the bling it usually has for CS parties, i wish i had documented that moment! in any way, you da man casey, thanks for all!

I had now clue what to expect when meeting Casey. He isnt the "chairman or founder-celebrity" as some might think but a very nice, social, sympathic guy. He answers to critical or uncomfortable questions and reveals interesting facts and stories about CS. See you next time somewhere on CS.

Without Casey no CS;) Its amazing that ALL CS'ers around the world made a dream come true. Casey is nice and inspiring to talk to especially now as I am being active as a City Ambassodor and working on the City Surfing website.

Casey is hard to describe in a Box. I was happily surprised by the person I meet. Most of all intuitively I sensed an integrity and honesty about the guy. He's a magnificent people person and by that I mean he clearly cares about people. It's inspiring to see someone so dedicated to his well thought out ideals about CouchSurfing and about the World. I was also impressed by the fact that he was so gracious with all the things he ordered. All of us basically ate all his fries and a good piece of his Chocolate brownie. Very nice guy who I look forward to having intriguing discussions in the future with and that I also look forward to helping in whatever way I can.
Just remember, 43 pieces of rust don't make a baloon. (Dali' smiles)

Casey is a gentle soul. He genuinely cares about learning; learning about people, places, and experiences. He's grown to be a good friend for me and I recommend anyone that gets a chance to meet him, does; you're guaranteed a great experience and even better conversation. Safe travels my friend, I look forward to the next time we get to spend time together.

Casey and I first met at the Skytrain's Escalator in BKK:)It is a pleasure and a great impression for me to meet the guy as i kind of imagine him in my head differently but he is, indeed, a very pleasant and loveable person to talk to. We are glad he and the team dropped by in BKK and meet all of us, also appreciated that he got thru the spontanous Q&A time we had at that nite:)
He got a chance to see how wonderful the CS friendship had created by experienced my surprised B-day party organized secretly within less than 24 hrs by BKK crew.That said all how much CS made us such a strong and warm group.
I admire him and hopefully I'll see him somewhere out there..After all, it's only one world!!

Casey's got a look in his eye like the next door neighbor you were never allowed to play with cause he hangs out on the cliffs and he squirt-gunned your mom. he's up to something, for sure. but you'll be amazed at how resourcefully brilliant and considerate his trickery will be. so will your mom.

It’s a fact that everybody wants to talk to Casey!! Glad you were here with us in the city of Bangkok! A great night out with pics to follow. All the Best for future collectives and much more! Take care and let’s hear it for Couchsurfing wooooooo!! ; )

I didn't even know what to expect from Casey,considering he's the founder and all that.It turned out he was so down-to-earth and made you feel ike,pep,I'm just one of the CS members too.After his speech, I have no surprise how he could make this couchsurfing thing happen.He is enthusiastic, eager to learn,polite and modest.What else can i say about you Casey? :)

Casey is a dedicated maniac. He lives and breathes CouchSurfing, but still finds time to explore the world. See you in Alaska, my friend!

I met Casey at CS meeting before Casey left bangkok.He is a great guy,very helpful and sympatic.very nice person.

Not that he needs more references, aint much I can say that hasnt already been said hundreds of times, but its always smiles with this cat. Met back in Montreal in 2005 at a gathering, caught up once again at CSC Pai then lasagna and drag shows in Bangkok. Wonder where we will meet up next? Breeze easy and travel well!!!

Met up with Casey,Trip and Rachael at CS meeting before Casey left bangkok.I admire his speech about collective team stories with 30++ ppl and encouraged them.It made awesome night out.No Doubt how genius & patient you are! Thank you for dedicated to CS.

Casey is amazing guy,I met him first time in bangkok at CS gathering/meeting at Bugs&Bee.All enjoyed talking with him and feel great to get answers from him.He is really a nice person and with good and trustworthy smile.Keep it up casey..~Jolly

I consider Casey to be a role model to me over the past few years. He has guided me in many fashions. Once he sent me on a mission that pushed & challenged me in every way. I wasn't strong enough to finish. But I finished anyway and became a better person because of it. Another time, he motivated me in the right direction to be more of an honest and upfront person with my words towards others. I too responded to this and again came out ahead. I consider these to be among two of life's many great lessons. 2 years past meeting we have come a long way as much as I changed I too see continual evolving within himself. He dreams big, critical thinker, & my favorite politican. Fenton/Stone in 08! Let's do a write in vote on the ballot : )

How can you not love Casey, he knows how to live in style. I have been along for some good times with Casey, most notably partying like rock stars at Stingray and his ability to actually get me off my ass and dance. He has also given me some great advice on living, loving, and learning. I always look forward to the next chance I get to hang with him.

When I first met Casey, it was like meeting a rock star. I was blown away. He immediately hugged me and welcomed me like a friend at the Thai Collective. He is the heart and soul of CouchSurfing, though he will share that credit with a hundred other people--that's just the kind of person he is. I am forever grateful to have met him. If the opportunity presents itself, take advantage of the chance to host or be hosted by him. You, too, will be blown away.

I met Casey out front of my guest house and we started chatting. We both grew up in Maine and I thought he looked familiar and then I realized I've seen his face a hundred times logging on at CS! We got a few beers and had a great time hanging out. But it was only some beers for one night, not enough. Casey man, you are a great guy and I had a good time meeting you, may the future bring us some more adventures in travel!

What an honor and a privilege it was to meet Casey at the Thai CS Collective- especially after spending the past year couchsurfing in 34 different countries. It was amazing to be able to thank him, in person, for all of the work he has done for all of us over the years! Wow! What I found in Casey was an extremely intelligent, friendly, fun guy who is also very humble and down to earth. He truly loves to live life to the fullest. He has an easy smile, and is so welcoming and kind. He also knows how to get down in his fuzzy pink bear outfit. :)

Casey is constantly doing whatever he can to make CS even better- wearing countless hats and working countless hours to make the site, and the community- which is the heart of CS, even better.. always looking at all of the angles. The thing is, that he's able to do all of this both calmly and wisely while keeping the atmosphere fun and open. Thanks, so much Casey! I'm glad to call you a friend. :)

Casey is a wonderful soul who has a great out look on life. He is fun to travel with...it always ends up an adventure...

It was great to watch Casey in action at the CS Collective in Pai, Thailand. He is a brilliant person and a dynamic leader. I'm truly humbled and comforted to know that there are people like Casey out in the world. Fair winds and safe travels Casey!

I was fortunate to spend a few days with Casey in Pai and while Casey is rightfully lauded for CS, I was most impressed by him as a person. He leads by example with honour, integrity and humility.

WhiskeyStation Pai forever! Casey is a caring person and the best thing I found out about him at the Thai Collective was his ability to listen to everyone and his genuine want to see everyone happy so the team in Pai could do some serious good for CS. And they are!

He is the King Couchsurfer!

I was really my Honour to meet the Founder of Couch Surfing! He is actually one of the very few people on Earth who has made this World a Better place to live in.
I say One should definitely meet Him to get the Positive Vibe he always carries with him.
I have my Best wishes, My Love and My Best Regards for Casey.

Hahaha who knew, what a small world!

We were honored to host Casey and Hillary on their stop-over in Honolulu. They were great guests, whom we wished we could host longer! Thank you Casey, for all that you have done for our community...I do hope that you will find a day to solely enjoy for yourself and not have to worry so much about all of us! - ps -I wont be drinking tequila ever again :) haha :)

Some sunday 6am. Me bringing Tiina back to her apartment in Rotterdam after a meeting in Belgium. The CS-tech team was at that moment staying there. I knew you guys were crazy but respect for still programming at that time of the day. (Well respect for programming this website in general). Since Casey and the gang was so busy with solving problems I decided to bring them some liquid Belgian gold and some Polish blond ;) a couple of days later. Hope you have learned now casey that you should never mix Belgian beer ;). Always welcome to try out the other 836 beers!

September 2002: Snowy and ten below outside, I've got a glass of red wine and am doing a routine chat-up of an attractive stranger whose name is Casey, "I'm working on this website, but I don't know if you'd be the kind of person to try it." LOL! Almost five long CrazyBeautiful adventure-filled years later, I've got 19 entry stamps in my passport and CouchSurfed countries from Andora to Wales. I think I like this website of yours, Casey, and you're pretty niffy too. Lifelong friends - ready, set, go!

Casey, you are such a wonderful light! Thank you for bringing couchsurfing to so many people. Beyond all of the amazing work you've done, you are so welcoming and sweet. Have a wonderful time in Thailand and I hope to see you in the future!

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i met casey at a cs meeting and we had a great conversation about the cs spirit and i think we have the same!

Deserve the NOBEL PRICE of something they did not creat yet.
Nobel price of hospitality for exemple, or nobel price for crazy idea

Not every CouchSurfer gets to host the creator of it all. At first I was a little nervous about the idea, but when I met Casey I realized how ridiculous I was being because he's so down-to-earth, easy to talk to and passionate. After talking with Casey and his friends I understand how hard the administrators are working to keep the CouchSurfing ideals at the forefront as the community grows and grows. They deserve so much credit for their commitment and superhuman work ethics. I'm glad I was able to show him and his friends my Yosemite and give them a break from sitting in front of a computer. Thank you for creating such a caring community and giving everyone of us the chance to make the world a better place just by sharing and experiencing life together.

One adventure after another. Whether it's 10,000 feet above sea level in Maui, 1,000 feet underneath it in a New Mexican cave, a deserted beach in New Zealand, or on the crazy streets of San Francisco, I keep finding myself having the best times with this guy. We've crossed the globe together and still have a lot left to explore. It just keeps getting better, doesn't it?

Casey is a very nice person and we meted lots of times at De Consul in Rotterdam and at Rotterdam Collective.

Even if this meeting experience was a professional one, I felt Casey's devotion and passion for the Couch Surfing project. The guy built the system! He was nice, funny and very cleaver. I would have continue that conversation further, but the show must go on as they say!

I met Casey during my Burning Man trip and I really enjoyed to talk by person with him. We had a short time together but I am hoping to host him in Florence soon or late! :)

He's Casey (nuff said, almost). He's actually down to earth, personable, and out there engaging people. That's his best quality: to be out there amongst the community helping build those personal bridges between people. It's a great time every time we meet up.

The founder and dreamer of CS. Done more by the time he's 30 then many have dreamed of in a life time and even had his impact on the world. With that said he's got a management nightmare and needs all the good help he can get and all the slack we can give him. Well done Casey, hope to see you at Burning man some time soon.

Casey is my bro, yo. If you know Maslow...then you know what I'm saying when I say that Casey equals Manifestation. He is an inspiration to me, and a point of light in the clusterfrak. I love that when we cross paths, so much is said without actually saying anything at all. Thanks, Case.

Casey deserves a little bit of credit for creating the site. ;)

Casey's a mad late night coder, has a true appreciation for a beautiful sunset, and can pull off a fur coat/bunny ears outfit better than anyone I know. He's a 'sweet as' guy and the world is a better place with him in it.

Most people dont' understand, but living in Brownfield Maine makes people friends permanantly, most often because everyone is related. I've known Casey since his ti80 super-calculator helped me pass Geometry. That was back in 1994, oh yeah! beat that! We were just young whipper-snappers then--he used to make DOOM levels with secret switches that would crush the world on me. I'm still a little sore about that...anyway! old school! Lots of stories I could put here!

I think Casey is the most grounded individual, and is absolutely mad to live. He's a go-getter and a leader, paving the way for others to follow.

Had a great time getting ready for BM with a load of other people piled up in a house with fur exploded all over the place. Costumes, costumes, costumes!

The man with the dream. The leader of leaders. He has taught me many things and I finally had the great pleasure of taking in some of the 2007 burn with him after years of emails.

Open your mind, open your heart, and Casey will be there to teach you a thing or too as well, but to also listen to you and see what you can teach him.

He is the kind of person that makes you wonder about what you are doing with your own life, dreams and goals...cause he's living his dreams every minute of the day!
Can't wait to find out his other sides :-)

Casey is a man of true deication. Never in my life have I seen someone give so much for something they believe so much in, even to the point where they hurt themselves. Casey is also the most friendly and loving guy I have ever met. There truely is not a bit of negativity in this guy. And throughout all of the stress of keeping this show running, he somehow still manages to have conversations with you about personal things where you truely get to know one and other.
Actually, one word would some my whole experience with him up: WOW!

Casey it was cool to finally get to meet you. Please drop a line if you are ever passing through Minnesota.

Keeps his cool during the most curious of times.
When in doubt, he's in charge of his hat.
Perpetually missed and refound.

I was intrigued before the first time I met him... and when that's happen I discovered a wonderful person, simple, who work like nobody, totally dedicated to CS, and who like to take the time to have fun too when is the time to do that! I had to great time with Casey now... the Crash/CSC Montreal time and the gathrings in Paris where i have the chance to host him! Hope to see you soon again! ;)

I admire his calmness and genuine expression, I admire his gentleness and soothing presence. I admire how he made it easy for so many wonderful people to meet in an equitable context. He's the new Tony Hawk of hospitality.

After im now member since more then 2,5 years i finally mat Casey at the CS Paella in Switzerland! We missed the year before a few hours at the CS Eisenstadt Collective when i arrive that day he left. It was a pleasure to talk with Casey a bit about CS and other stuff and he is really nice guy to talk. I hope it wont take so long time again, that we will met again and can share before our brainstorm about CS.

Two Collectives, Two hemispheres, Too many energy drinks, but never too much fun!!!

Casey is a wonderful person to talk with. He is an extremely open minded person

What to say? We got invited into the Couchsurfing via Walter Heck, and from then on the party was only started.
It was a great offer to have Casey over the floor, and cook for him. His idea's from beginning 'till now on couchsurfing is just tremendous, and we can't wait to meet again.

We love you guy.

What can one say about Casey what hasn't been said yet? We first met at the Collective, shared a lot of jokes, had some serious discussions about CS and talked through the nights. Then he joined the CouchSurfing Paella 2007 at my place and we had a blast again! Thanks for coming to my place!!

CouchSurfing BBQ. well, i served da ball on his head!! :-) when u wanna pick him up from the trainstation and surprise him, make sure that he has not the chance to surprise YOU from the backside! :-) that man carried our heavy sign through the whole town... yeah mr.fenton rules!! well this 3 days passed way toooo fast! what a pity that the officials didn´t let us follow the samba train - grrr but a real couchsurfer do not care and also not to sleep, grill, swim and play soccer in the wild! thanks a lot for your visit casey! it was great to have ya around! and yes he is one of the rare american who knows the diff btw football and soccer! AND he knows how to play that game toooo... wicked game we had!...
anyhow ....anywhere...again...
Irie !OoOoOps we did it again...(thanks britney:-))InI enjoyed Vince´s fantastic paella and gathered around the collective in austria...br>
July 2007by the way, we had another paella again, but this time in switzerland, alongside 140 other enthusiasts! - YAY

Just meet shortly at Paella through Jelena, but he seemed to me a really cool and honest guy with just the right amount of crazyness and adventure in him. Cu sure on another meeting with more time to chat.

I finally met the man behind the curtain and i think he stole my wallet... but then i found it in the other pocket - that sneaky wallet pocket switcher. And now on to the praise part of my reference: One has to admire such vision and followthrough... Casey is an inspiration - and beyond that, he's actually a really nice guy. I hope he keeps in mind just how many lives he's changed for the better through this amazing idea, and remembers that what he's created is more than a website, it's a way of life. If this is Oz, Casey is our wizard.

it seems as if we'll meet on every continent :) then we'll have to aim for meeting in every country, then every city. Till next time!

It was a priviledge! And of course, only wish that Casey come back to stay a bit longer in the near future!

Casey is the founder of CS and doing a great job of maintaining the site, besides this he has a great personality.

I met Casey first time at the Collective in Rotterdam and was immediately taken by his open, friendly and helpful personality. He is easy to talk to and open to any good suggestion (as long as you can mange to pull him away long enough from franticly coding for CS on his Laptop :-) and is devoting all his time+passion to CouchSurfing and the CS Community. It is easy to see that the Idea of CS not only sprung from his heart but is also still very alive in there. I would describe him as a creative carer with strong skills in communication, people and taking action for what truly matters! And combined with his passion for life, that makes him an interesting person to spend time with, weather it being for work or pleasure. I'm looking forward spending more time in the future on fun and cool projects and hope that he can find more time to actually CouchSurf himself and enjoy this great community!

Casey is a man with very good ideas: he is (one of) the founding father(s) of Couch Surfing (and still working at the project). He did a great job, so it was nice to meet him.

It was great that Casey managed to make some of his busy time for a chat and I explained him some things about the dutch map, places and things to see.
Casey is friendly and open for critic/sugestions what i respect a lot in him. Mainly we shared ideas about focussing on host to find the servers in stead of diferentwise.

From the Moment I met Casey I could feel his warmth, kindness and generous nature. He listens, he cares, and he is very positive and upbeat about life. We will continue to cross paths on our journeys and be able to share some incredible times (and meals) together. Montreal, The Playa, Chico, Quincy, next SF, NZ..............and then????

It was only when I met him that I fully understood the impact that users had on CS. He taught me that we are all part of CS, and how integral we are to its future. It has been this very concept that I have endeavored to share with others. Casey has dedicated his life to CS. In exchange I promise to help him live his dream.

Casey is an amazing individual. In the more than 10 years that I have been his close friend (and 4+ years his business partner), my respect for him keeps on growing. It is not only his high intelligence, his capacity for logical analytical thinking, and his charismatic communication and leadership skills that have impressed me. It is also his capacity for empathy, his commitment to personal development, his extraordinary loyalty, his integrity, and his down-to-earth values. Casey and I have shared countless personal and professional experiences over the years as we have grown together. I look forward to sharing many more.

Casey's is very much a laid back person with great insights. Always open to new ideas and very warm and welcoming to CSers coming in and out of the big house.
It was awesome to have be of acquaintance to this extraordinary person who's given us one of the best sites ever! THANK YOU Casey!

I met Casey at a CS collective. He was kind enough to invite me on a pan-European trip with him. He is a genuinely warm, selfless person with much to offer the world, and an awesome guy to hang out with. I hope to catch up with him regularly in cool new places for more traveling adventures!

met casey at caironas place! he seems to be a very interesting person! but what should i say...he is the founder of this great system!!! thanks casey!!!

Hm. What to say about Casey? Loved him before I even met him because ALL OF THIS HERE! He's great, open, inspiing and genereous with his great ideas. Would love to meet him again some day, with a little more time on our hands.

Casey is a wonderful - smart fun and a definite yes person. I am so pleased i have got to know him. We lived together in the nelson collective for a couple of months and also went on some excellent camping adventures. He lives and let lives and sees things in technicolor. We have lots more incredible times to come next stop -> US & BM . It wouldn't surprise me if this becomes a long and wonderful friendship. ps thanks for building CS.

Everytime I think about what's going on with CS, comes to my mind that this is a simple as well effective idea.
Casey had this idea and he developed it with pure passion.
Now CS is a great network of friends, with a strong spirit and, not last, gave me much more than a place to stay with a good beer, laughing with friends.
Full respect, hope to see you soon in the middle of this tiny world! :)

He's a great guy, he is easy going, upbeat, and definitely open to anything. I'd like to meet up with him during my travels in EUrope. If I move somewhere, you're welcome to crash on my couch/floor (depending on my location)...Hopefully I'll see him this summer when he is Europe.

I'll avoid mentionning energy drinks and any sentences with Cs founder in it because Casey is more than that (though I belive his body is filled with 75% of energy drinks instead of water). I had many interesting discussion with him either in the kitchen or on the dining room's couch at the CSC in Montreal. We all went camping on her mom's invitation which was awesome and I started to realise that the most extraordinary thing he did so far is to stay that simple, human, funny and understanding guy.

It was amazing to meet Casey! He's incredible! We had a great conversation together when I met him at CS party at Jesse's house! I really appreciate the thing that you're doing man! I strongly support you! And yeah, if you pass around Thailand, I'm sure I can give you a place to stay :)

One of the most intelligent people I have ever met in my life. He's a living example to me of how to fulfil one's dreams. He's a person from whom you are willing to catch every single word in any discussion (be it technical or social), because everything he says is so well thought out. What I would also like to learn from him - is staying cool and sober in the middle of The Big Happenning.

So this is kind of weird, we've never met....but your profile was actually the first one I saw when I registered (maybe that's how it is for everyone) and I have to tell you this site is awesome. Plus my friends here think we are "traveling soulmates" whatever that means. Something about how in your picture you're standing on a mountain in Alaska, where I plan to live someday, you're from New Hampshire, where I am living and working for the SCA and Americorps currently, and big on traveling. So if you're ever in New Hampshire this summer you should definitely come hiking with us at Mt. Monadnock. Good Luck in all your travels!

I don't think there are enough superlatives to describe how meaningful it was for me to host Casey and Hillary and to spend a few hours with the force behind this project that means so much to all of us. There's always a possibility that when you meet someone you consider a role model from afar, that you'll be disappointed. But Casey exceeded all my expectations. He is an incandescent soul, totally without pretense or artifice, and the beautiful energy of the Couchsurfing spirit simply radiates from him. Casey just *sees* and *receives* the people around him, and our connection filled me with indescribable joy. I will cherish this time with him always!

When I grow up I want to be Casey. Not because he's the founder of some wierd website, but because of the way he treats people and travels. Circle the wagons!(or Lasers and Vanettes) Awesome awesomeness is his middle name I think. Keep on makin the world a better place bro!

casey - you are the right person for this question: why is extremely positive the top end?! you are the living proof, the reason, the energy - although we saw eachother way too short in nelson, we highly recognized/appreciated that. keep the fire burning...!

Casey Fenton is destined to do great things. As folks go, he's one of those people that is so nice to other people that it may work to his detriment one day.

I am happy to have met Casey. Extraordinaire man who is changing the world and lives of us Couchsurfers. I have met so many interesting people and my life got much more interesting because of Couchsurfing.

hope to see you again one day somewhere in this small world... :)

Casey has a incredible capacity to communicate with people, understand then and make them feel comfortable and appreciated. He's such an inspiring person it's a waste he's still spend time coding on CS (hum, did I say that ? ah ah).
Always a great time working with him, talking with him on sleepless night or partying together. Definitely, SB rocks :)

Very enjoyable conversation

Casey has become a very close friend to me. He has taught me a HUGE amount about everything ranging from determinism to non-violent communication. I consider him a friend for life and a brother.

I know Casey from Anchorage events He was the alarmingly well-dressed one.

And he let me drive his car home from Ski Prom...

What hasn't been said about Casey? That he has the sexiest freckles this side of Venus? Thanks for creating this beautiful thing called Couchsurfing!!!

thank you for the good times we had and thank you for what we all love so much! see you 2007!

Now I am not through with the Spanish inquisition but he seems alright. Although I have not checked to see if his shots were up-to-date, he has presented himself as a gentleman. For further referencing I will have to pull back the layers of the onion.