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No couch currently available for surfing.  NOTE: Because I come up first when searching for a couch in San Francisco, I get a LOT of requests... generally about one request per day. As a result, my CouchSurfing e-mails get filtered out of my e-mail box and I often don't have time to respond to them in time. If this is urgent, call me or e-mail me.
If you need a place to stay, please try other people in the city as well. I get a lot of requests and can't accommodate all of them. If you've tried other people and CAN NOT find a place anywhere else, please do the following the day of your arrival, or a few days before:
1. Send me a couch request through CouchSurfing
2. CALL ME at 770-374-4223 and let me know that you've sent a request.
I share a two bedroom apartment with my roommate Ivan, and we're usually open to hosting 1, 2, and occasionally 3 people for a couple of nights. We live at Geary St & Masonic Ave, near the University of San Francisco, We have one huge, very comfortable couch, one small love seat (big enough to sleep a drunk person), two air mattress, and an armchair with an extension pad (good for another drunk person). Friends (48)
Matthew Gould 25, Male Decatur, Georgia United States Friends since August 2005 "Worked Together" Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
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Victor 25, Male San Francisco, California United States Friends since August 2001 "Met as freshmen in college ages ago. Have been friends since." Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
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Daniel Negari 23, Male Beverly Hills, California United States Friends since November 2006 "We met at GSEA Finals in Chicago. " Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
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Alex Auxier 23, Male Vinings, Georgia United States Friends since January 2005 "He is my friend and boss." Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
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Bradley Kam 24, Male Decatur, Georgia United States Friends since December 2003 "mutual Georgia Tech friends" Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
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ANELYA 24, Female San Francisco, California United States Friends since February 2005 "through mutual friend" Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend I vouched for Allan Grant
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Lev Dashevskiy 24, Several people Atlanta, Georgia United States Friends since October 2000 "back from high school days" Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
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Aris Vlasakakis 25, Male San Francisco, California United States Friends since September 2001 "Friends from long ago, college methinks" Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
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Michael Silberberg 27, Male Brooklyn, New York United States Friends since April 2001 "Met in College have worked with, vacationed with, partied with, and burned with" Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
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Tyler Willis 22, Male San Francisco, California United States Friends since November 2007 "Worked together at StartupWeekend" Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
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Personal DescriptionI am an adventurer and an entrepreneur with an eternal commitment to self improvement. Born in Ukraine, and immigrated to US at age of 10, I changed my name to "Allan Grant" as a statement of my dream of becoming a world-changing entrepreneur. My life vision is to create value for myself & the world through enterprise, and then create sustainable philanthropic ventures from my profits. On my path, I face the most amazing and challenging experiences, see remote places, meet incredible people, and enjoy everything life has to offer. Often I feel like I'm the luckiest person alive.How I Participate in CS2Immediately following the "perfect storm" and destruction of CouchSurfing 1.0, I spent three days at the first CouchSurfing collective helping create the vision of a collaborative organization (my long-time dream of "community-driven development") while Casey was recovering the code from the crash. Now, I host people as often as I can, showing CouchSurfers the best local parties. When I travel, I often contact CouchSurfers to find out where to party in their cities.InterestsFreedom. Loving, Learning, Creating, Experiencing. Interesting People, Business/Entrepreneurship, Adventures, Music, Dancing, Passionate Sex, Beaches, Parties, Goa (India), Burning Man, Kazantip, Bars, Clubs, Festivals, Road-trips, Hiking, Sky Diving, Sailing, Philosophy, Enlightenment, Yoga, Oneness, Science, Programming, Web 2.0.PhilosophyI live to experience, learn, create, and redefine myself. I strive to be productive, intelligent, fearless, and strong. I'm an act utilitarian, a capitalist, and a free thinker. I want to be a force of good in the world.Music, Movies, BooksMUSIC:
Hip-Hop (Binary Star, Outkast, Blackalicious, Mos Def, The Roots, Jurassic 5, A Tribe Called Quest, Big L, 2pac, biggie, early 90s stuff, oldskool shit, underground shit, thumpin shit you can dance to), IDM (Aphex Twin, Telefon Tel Aviv, Squarepusher, Plaid), Downtempo (Morcheeba, Jazzanova, Cafe del Mar, Massive Attack, Tahiti 80, Thievery Corporation), Psytrance (Infected Mushroom, Hallucinogen), Old Psychedelic Rock (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Love, Bob Marley), alternative rock (Travis, Eels, E, Poe, Radiohead, Sneaker Pimps, Rilo Kiley, Flaming Lips), old electronica (Jean Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk), Russian (LUBE, Kasta, Leningrad)Types of People I enjoyParty people! Intelligent, open minded, friendly, optimistic people. Enlightened people.One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneDiscussed good & evil with Manu in Goa, India, before climbing a mount to watch the sunrise over Morjim beach... Opinion on the CouchSurfing.com ProjectCouchSurfing.com synergizes with my personality, allowing me to pursue the unpredictable in parallel with my otherwise highly planned and organized life.References
From Brooke Errett Belleair Beach, United States Sep 3 Positive My friend Andrea and I stayed with Allan, et al., on our way to Burning Man 2008. His apartment was full with several people already occupying the couches, they were packing for BM, yet they still made room for us to stay!!
It was wonderful to meet everyone, talk, hang out, have a few drinks, eat a great dinner, etc., etc.. Despite coming through at an awkward and busy time (we were there while they were finishing up costumes and loading the U-Haul), everyone made us feel sooo incredibly welcome and we had a great day in San Francisco!!
I hope that one day I'll be able to return the favor or at least hang out with their crew again!
From Elmira Alapanova Atlanta, United States Aug 22 Positive Allan, Anelya and Ivan are great hosts! It was fun to sing Beatles songs, have a delicious dinner at a hawaiin restaurant and get to know each other better!
And couch was pretty comfy by the way!
I felt in love with SF. Wonderful city and wonderful people!!!
MAHALO!!!
come visit me to Russia!
:-)))
From Ray Misra Seattle, United States Aug 12 Positive Allan, his girlfriend Anelya, and his roommate Ivan did everything in their power to make my stay with them comfortable and relaxing. They are all welcome at my place in Seattle anytime!!!
From Aurimas Valionis Alytus, Lithuania Aug 7 Positive had a very good experience, even had help with job role from his friends
From Daniel Renz Zurich, Switzerland Jul 25 Positive Allan was a highly original and enjoyable host. He amazed me several times by showing new facets of his personality that I never expected. He is fun and trustworthy, businessman and hippie. I had good times staying in his apartment.
From Duff Bennett Santa Monica, United States Jul 17 Positive Allan is a terrific guy and a wonderful host, well along with his fianc'e. He is fun to hang with and interesting to talk to, as real smart guy with lots of ambition. A great host and surfer, he will always have a place to stay in LA. I am glad to have met them and hope to see them at Burning man.
From Pawel Piotrkowski Krakow, Poland Jul 2 Positive Alan is very smart optimistic and opened guy.
From Chelsea Van Deventer Fort Bragg, United States Jul 1 Positive It's been almost a year since I stayed with Allan and Aneyla, but I still remember it! Absolutely wonderful hosts and interesting people. They also provided me with my first couch surfing experience. A+++
From Victor San Francisco, United States Jun 26 Positive Allan is a great guy, and a close friend of mine.
From Adam Peller Asheville, United States Jun 20 Positive Great host. His housemate was a wonderful guy as well, fun to talk to both of them. They let me stay and treated me wonderfully even though they seemed to be hard at work. Allan's girlfriend (i think thats who she was) was a wonderful hostess, brought me fresh sheets and pillows which was quite nice. His house is immaculate and his couch is comfy as well. Allan is a great guy.
From Erin Jarvis San Francisco, United States Jun 19 Positive Allan offered to take me in when no one else would (because of the dog) when I was half drowned in the SF rain. I did not actually meet Allan until later (he's a super nice guy), but his girl friend (now fiance) was like a ray of sunshine that cut through the SF cold and fog.
From Stephany Boa San Francisco, United States Jun 19 Positive Allan was a truly giving, informative, interesting, smart, and fun host. He offered me his couch the very same night I contacted him, made me feel at home and welcome, and even asked me to play my music for him, which was an extremely positive experience. His room mate Ivan was so amiable too, and his fiance, Anelya, is truly wonderful. I give him and the whole household two thumbs up! And I also very much enjoyed going out and having fun with all of you. Thank you for showing me more of San Fran. Thanks Allan, Anelya, and Ivan for the great time! It's going to be great to see you again!
From Adalberto Francisco Soares Júnior Sao Paulo, Brazil May 15 Positive Allan is such a clever guy. It was really good couch surfing in his home for two days. His fience is very friendly and it was really nice to met them both. Nice talk, great ideas and I hope to catch up with them again. Thanks a lot guys! Hope to see you in Brazil sometime.
From Jon Gosier Kampala, Uganda May 11 Positive Allan and his roommates were extremely hospitable and welcoming. I had a great time chatting with them and fell in love with their local coffeeshop Nani's! They've got a very comfortable couch and a big place. Good times!
From Sheva Pekar Toronto, Canada May 9 Positive Wow, i called him and asked to stay with him that night and within an hour i was in his place, all my packs dropped. I love a world where good people like that exist... Thank you.
From Hamish Campbell London, United Kingdom Apr 30 Positive CS with Allen, he and his girlfriend are very GOOD hosts - all you could hope for in a CS Ambassador. Hope Allen's business dreams come true, and would like to work with him in the future on mutual projects.
From Anna Marchenko White Lake, United States Apr 26 Positive Allan was so sweet! He welcomed us with mojitas, mojitos, whatever) and helped us so much!!! And he has super sweet friends! We had a blast in SF. MY DREAM CAME TRUE!!! I CAN"T BELIEVE IT! Thanks Allan, Anelya, Ivan and Victor!
p.s. Couches were amazing))) soft and comfy)))
From Patient Zero San Francisco, United States Apr 21 Positive
Allan & his roommates were very friendly & gracious, my only regret being I didn't get to make them some dinner, but maybe in the future.
From Simon Dawlat Paris, France Apr 21 Positive Allan hosted me almost 3 nights in SF and I felt like at home there - the man is truly welcoming and generous, i won't recommand him on CS since he already has tons of requests ;) but if you have the chance of being accepted on his MASTERCOUCH, you'll have great time!
From Lisa Szumiak Cerritos, United States Mar 21 Positive What Beth said! Allan saved us! Thank you, thank you, thank you :) And a very big thank you to your roommate and girlfriend, who were both lovely people as well.
From Betsi Oliver Grand Rapids, United States Mar 14 Positive We were desperate for a place in SF and contacted Allan last minute. He was so gracious that even though he wasn't in town he had his roommate let us into the apartment to crash for the night! Thanks so much - you saved us!!
From Tyler Willis San Francisco, United States Mar 8 Positive My experience working with Allan in SF and LA on event projects. He's an awesome guy and I highly recommend interacting with him if you get the chance.
From Cornelia Helmcke Kiel, Germany Mar 2 Positive My friend and I were staying at Allan`s place for a weekend in San Francisco. We had an awesome time with him and his friends. They were so helpful and kind to take us out to barhopping. They give us good tips and host us very good. It was a pleasure for us to stay with them!
From Lev Dashevskiy Atlanta, United States Feb 8 Positive Met Allan, who is, can I say it openly and loudly, badass, inspiring, dependable dude, may be, back in the 20th century (some long-lost and almost forgotten high school years), we have been friends with him since. As we both matured, we became even closer friends (he credits me with somewhat immersing him back into the Russian culture and hang-out). In the past several years we've had the chance and pleasure to shake up Atlanta on numerous occasions as well as travel up and down and party in Ukraine during our 2006 Kazantip trip. I hosted Allan and Anelya in the summer of 2007 in Moscow for a couple of days, where we all enjoyed several blurry-buzzed nights out in the city!
From David Matthews South Bend, United States Dec 26, 2007 Positive Allan was a fantastic host. He's a fellow entrepreneur, with great ideas and excellent advice on places to see and current (tech) activities in the area. We shared in some great conversation, fantastic food, and a great birthday bash with his friends. I look forward to meeting up with him again, Thanks Allan!
From Josh Glum and Kim Selznick Sebastopol, United States Dec 14, 2007 Positive Extremely kind and considerate people. This was my first time couch surfing and i felt so at home. They gave myself and my girlfriend the space we desperately needed--they were engaged yet not pushy, gave us space, yet were not distant. And the air mattress we slept on was super comfortable! Thank you Allan and friends.
From Charles Long Elliot Lake, Canada Dec 6, 2007 Positive Allen, Alenya and Ivan we're some bad-ass hosts. Allen makes some mean drinks and Alenya makes some bitchin' food. Thanks for the great hospitality on such short notice. Hope to see ya's in Goa one day.
From Alex Linsker Brooklyn, United States Nov 17, 2007 Positive Allan, Anelya and Ivan are friendly and great hosts. Allan makes a mean mojito and Anelya makes an awesome burrito. Allan's enthusiasm about his work is inspiring.
They attract incredibly wonderful people. On my way out I met an incoming couchsurfer whose laughter and appreciation of life will be impossible to forget.
From Iryna Nehaniv Davis, United States Oct 29, 2007 Positive We were invited to a great costume party and partied out by 1 or 2am. Allan and his gf and roomie, Ivan are so much fun! and have great taste in music and are some of the most open-minded ppl i've met.
From Tommy Castellanos San Diego, United States Oct 20, 2007 Positive D00d, I have been meaning to add you to my friends list for a while. Allan and his girlfriend Analya are great people!
From Michael Silberberg Brooklyn, United States Oct 16, 2007 Positive I've known Allan for years, traveled the world with him, and consider him both a close friend and an interesting person. He comes highly recommended.
From Kimberly and Tom Austin, United States Aug 19, 2007 Positive We were very excited to host someone who had been so involved in the couchsurfing project. Happily, Austin was having a couchsurfing meetup while they were here so we were able to hang out. They're a great, fun and interesting couple. We're so happy they stayed with us.
From Ben Ploeger New Orleans, United States Aug 19, 2007 Positive Allan and I met while being hosted by the same person in New Orleans. We had some good conversation, a good night on the town, and he's a burner, which is cool.
From Darryl Goodwin New Orleans, United States Aug 18, 2007 Positive Allen and Anelya stayed at my place in New Orleans while they were moving across the country. The were great guests to host and they really know how to party
From Fidot Fomichev San Francisco, United States Aug 11, 2007 Positive Met with Allan in Moscow, when he was visiting. Hooked up together, and spend some hours in one of my favorite Moscow lounges, having hookahs, drinking great tea and having good time :)
Allan is a totally cool dude, all into his web dev business and having good time. Totally into CS :)
Hopefully, one day we will end up living in San Francisco and coming over to each others places for hookahs and chill-out :)
Damn.. i should put this dude on a showboard :)
From Matthew Gould Decatur, United States Jul 17, 2007 Positive Allan is one of those rare people searching for real answers. It is a pleasure to talk to him and to get to know him. He is a great person with a great heart.
From Chris Taylor Wailuku, United States Jul 9, 2007 Positive Allan was a great host, although it seemed like he was constantly working he had plenty of time to show me some of Atlanta I probably would not have seen otherwise.
From Dave Shefferman San Francisco, United States Jul 6, 2007 Positive Allan did not surf with me, but we did meet up while he was in town and grab a few drinks. He's a great guy and we will definitely be in touch again.
From Justin Kan San Francisco, United States Jun 26, 2007 Positive The one night stay was really allstar - he is welcome back anytime!
From Andreas Öhrvall Athens, Greece Jun 16, 2007 Positive Allan is a social and open guy and we would never run out of conversation topics. And it doesn't hurt that he knows his way around Atlanta including crazy birth day parties in the suburbs! If you are looking for a good time in Atlanta or wherever he is - contact him!
From Katherine Lei Toronto, Canada Feb 11, 2007 Positive Allan and Anelya were my very first hosts and what an amazing experience! They were so friendly, so considerate, and so generous, it was hard to leave atlanta! With our fun loving and free spirited hosts, we had a fabulous time in the ATL! Even til today, surfing in atlanta was my favourite CS story to tell!
From slashcorn Toronto, Canada Jan 9, 2007 Positive This is an excellent reference because it´s by me. Allan and his girlfriend Anelia were awesome hosts, showing us around and exposing us to the nightlife in Atlanta. They were very generous, and also loves having fun (i.e. playing practical jokes "Oh my god, they kidnapped Katherine!" haha) Definately a great first CS experience for me!
From BOOMERANG ART Kekaha, United States Jan 8, 2007 Positive Allan and Anelya were on a spontaneous trip to Kauai. It was my pleasure that they surfed my couch off and on during their stay. They are welcome, anytime.
From Kevin Jesurun Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Dec 15, 2006 Positive Allan has Southern hospitality, a Human touch and a Ukrainian Twist. I felt very much welcomed by him and his girlfriend right from the beginning. He has a comfortable couch also. Take care and good luck and all the best with your business.
From Caitlin, Lucas and Shani Pomerantz Chelsea, United States Aug 30, 2006 Positive Allen is the best. He can tell you anything you want to know about business and computers, blew me away. Kept us in the greens with all the love as well, my personal hero.
From Mark Rice Atlanta, United States Aug 29, 2006 Positive My 2 Russian daughters and I met with Allan and his girlfriend for ice cream and coffee in mid-town Atlanta. What a delightful ambitious young man with a great vision of this World. Any traveler would learn much to hear Allan's stories.
From BRETT T Kent, United Kingdom Jul 19, 2006 CLERMONT NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED. A tourist to Atlanta and advised to go to "Clermont Lounge" Cheers Allan!
Very good time in ATLANTA.
Allan just a shame we didnt meet up earlier for drinks.
Although I thought it might be the Ukranian Mafia meeting me I can say this guy and freinds were hospitable and had a great night talking with them.
Hope Vlads recovered.
Cheers Allan you "Tosser".
From Casey Fenton Berkeley, United States Jul 10, 2006 Positive Alan rocked it with us at the CSC-MTL! Alan came all the way from Atlanta to Montreal for just a few short days to help resurrect CS during the crash. His help was extremely important in getting the site re-lanuched. Big thank you to him for that. Everyone enjoyed his presence here in Montreal... and we hope that he will have the time to come back and participate soon! Thanks again Alan! |