Casey Fenton

Casey was genuine, positive and proactive in coordinating a great weekend in Hatcher Pass, Alaska for the CS collective. Glad you made it, and thanks so much for your help!

What a small world it is, Casey's cousins are two of my good friends in Cape Cod. I wish I could have gotten to know him more but good vibes all around...

I met Casey some time ago on CS meeting in Rotterdam. For a long time I had no idea that such a fame is around hehe :D It was a breif meeting ended up with a positive impression about that guy :) Good job man!!!

Inspite of his fame :-), Casey is just that chill and very social guy, carefully listening to whomever he meets - prepare to be struck by his intense "kid's stare with an edge" :-) which will make you feel being considered!
I got lucky to bump into him several times throughout the Swiss WE and thus enjoy his various sides, be it when being almost shily introduced to "magic" beer cocktails - come on, you must've been gone through crazier things than this ;-) - or more seriously answering my (probably still naive) questions about the whole CS project.
Inspite of the mild controversy surrounding CS which to me doesn't compromise its purpose generally - just google :-) his name if you're curious! - I will always be highly grateful for the tremendous impact CS already had on my life (and on some many others') in its current form, and in such a short time!
So, like he seems to usually do when writing references ;-), I'll send him back the thank you's thousandfold - THANK YOU, RESPECT!

I had the pleasure to meet Casey at the Alaska CS Collective. I must say I have been touched by his sensitiveness and the love in his eyes. Thanks Casey!

Finally I met my idol Casey who change my travel life forever! He is truly the trusted leader that listen and get job done. We had great time chatting & partying together at CS Paella Switzerland. See you again in this small CS world!

He's just a wonderful guy in this world. I'm sure he find is way in this world. Thanks for everything, hosting my van(lol), the invitation at the mexican restaurant and your help to continue my way.

"We`ve known each other since July 2008.I drove to Gossau with my friends Adam, Chris from (Poland) and Marcus from (Austria). We met on The Paella Party 2008. We had so much fun there.We spoke about New Zealand.You said:"the best places in New Zealand is in the Van :) - that was good. Casey is very sociable and nice guy. I hope we will have more occasion to meet again.

There's just the one!

And that's already the answer to the question that arises the moment you see him: How many freckles has this guy? The answer – again – is easy: One! It looks like there are my, but I think they're all connected and thus making up just one. Not that I really studied that too thouroughly since he's one of the guys whom you actually look into his eyes when you talk to him. For he's got this piercing look. Or maybe not piercing but rather one that seems to show – depending on the situation, but no matter how tired he is (and believe me: I've seen him very tired a few times in Eisenstadt ;-D) – a really great interest in what you're saying or joy in what he's doing or focus on what he thinking/talking about. Which is the next thing you'll find out about: He can be an extremely focused guy. No wonder he played a not too minor role in creating all this here;-) And then there are the other things that make him a very likable fellow: like his (typical American) approachability, his very open and kind attitude and that he is the kind of guy you can very easily imagine to have some work to do with just as well as a beer, a chat, a quickie, a laugh – you name it! I admit that before I met him at the EU Collective in Eisenstadt/Vienna I speculated that he might be of a bit of a vain peacock what with his name at the bottom of every singe CS page and in all the groups (without his intention though: "…Casey, code this…" / "Casey fix that, please…") and his face on the main page and so on…But after having met him I cannot do anything else but to quote babe's father: "When I'm wrong, I say I'm wrong " (not the Aussie pig but the one who nobody puts in a corner!!!). He's a really nice and down-to-earth fellow: meet him, have fun with him and a cool and interesting time!
Update: Let the usual retarded call me Casey's bully or one of his blind believers (or whatever even less witty crap they manage to come up with...) - but I for one am happy to have this freckled midget and his likes lead our cozy lil' community the way they've done so far!

I have deep respect and admiration for Casey, who truly lives his truth. His dedication to the CouchSurfing project is unwavering. He is professional, enthusiastic, open-minded, devoted and kind. His joy of life is contagious. Get to know Casey; your life will be enriched by the experience. Mine is!

We met in Switzerland at the Paella 2008 and had some inspiring conversations about CS concept and mission.
Casey is a nice and modest guy. Even though he became so famous he hasn't lost his CS identity.
A big HUG for making this world a better place! :]

Casey and I met briefly at Vince's kick ass Paella '08 party and spoke about the people we mutually know back in the US. He was so sweet and easy to talk to. I hope to see him in San Fran for the burning man decompression party ; )

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

*update* after the collective in 2006 we met again at the paella in 2007 and 2008 and shared excellent times as usual! plus, casey is always a very convincing arguement for vince to prepare vegetarian food which comes very handy ;o)

You don't need to many words... just a HUGE TKS because, if i am here in CS with other 600.000 members all around the world, this is because of you! I am honoured to have you in my friends list. See you soon.

It was nice to see Casey walk into our CS gathering in Bangkok. Although we met for a short while, he was in a rush to get to the airport!
He's done a good job for humanity, budget travelers, backpackers and... getting this broken world together! If you're ever in Thailand, Bangkok again.. im hosting you! cheers!

It was great to meet Casey and the crowd at CS Paella 2008.
Keep up with the good work at CS and hope to meet you again in the Future!

I met Casey first in Bangkok for a short meeting and then later at Paella 2008, what can I say about Casey that hasn´t already been said?

If you come to Munich or back to Bangkok you are always welcome on my couch!

Well.. all the words to describe Casey are on the other references, so I would repeat the same words again! Even being very famous he his a very polite guy and always great to be around him!
And when You travel around Portugal You will find the largest (and mostly clean) train toilets on the regional trains (I still have to ask myself how I started this kind of conversation!)

I met Casey while couchsurfing at Patryk's home in Berlin. We ate some awesome food, then Rachel, Casey and I were led around Berlin in hopes of seeing some crazy riots, build up in our minds by Patryk, only to have an anticlimactic long walk home. Nevertheless, Casey is an amazing person and as someone new to CouchSurfing, it was great to feel like I got to know more behind the idea and the mission first-hand.

Casey what can I say, cute as a bunny. I met him at one of the Toronto burner parties north of Toronto and then we spent Halloween in San Francisco in 2006 and partied at the Couch Surfing camp in 2007!

I finally did it Casey! I finally got off my butt and wrote this! alright, so there are way too many good references out there about Casey... so let me be the first to say that this guy is something sub-par, sub-culture, weird, a man living on the edge while cultivating wild concoctions of phantasmal manifestations of fun... not to mention he is an itchy-footed wanderlust of a vagabond moreso than any bum I have ever met...

....but what is there not to love about itchy-footed vagabond anyways? Ok... I fail at writing something trashy about you Casey, but instead I managed to write something asymmetrical and weird (my homage to Dada and Dadaists.) But I will if I don't see you at the burn this year! :P

Miss you, and thanks for allowing me to participate in some of your wild adventures called life.

i've said to Casey that i'm love couchsurfing and the word that he response me i will always remember "couchsurfing love you too"

Finaly met Casey in Homer!

Well I was so open to Casey surfing my place - having met Jesse i figured he would be pretty rooted etc but still I thought this is the guy who started it all ... wow!

Well he came, we'd a number of guests and a really nice dinner evening and it was very enjoyable. I have to say that personally I found Casey both rooted and ordinary and yet at the same time a really special person who had insight understanding and empathy for all he met - throw in a really cool sense of humour, a can-help attitude and an intellect brimming with ideas, meant that Casey, if he had never founded CS, would be in that special group of people I call my good friends.

This group dont necessarily do loads of things together but they understand each other and frequency of contact is irrelevant ... that been said I hope Casey surfs my couch soon!!

I met Casey at CS meeting before Casey left bangkok.He is a great guy,very helpful and sympatic.very nice person.I think,you had a good trip befor arrive Alaska.May be see you someday by chance.

It's always cool to find Casey in our living room.. he's so friendly and mellow! I love hearing what's next for him.

where do you come?

Very nice guy.

Casey is a thoughtful and pleasant fellow.

If you ever want to sit around a table telling stories of crazy travel experiences, this guy must be at that table!

Casey and his two friends stayed with us one night, we had a total blast!

I really dont know what I expected to see when I met Casey, but it must have been something else cause I got totally surprised by the guy. it was a pleasant surprise, I must say. we just had dinner together but in those few hours we talked a lot. or should I say I talked a lot? cause C has the ability of asking intelligent questions non-stop and he genuinely cares about what you have to say. I really enjoyed my time with him, he's very calm and polite. and he's got the cutest freckles ever! Thanks a million for creating CS, hope to see you in South America in October, and this time I'll ask the questions! :)

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.

Thanks to Casey there is CS. Think its amazing that more than 500.000 CS'ers around the world brought a dream alive. Casey is nice and inspiring to talk to especially now 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!

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.

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!