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Shannon and Cote Cordova

Current Mission: "promote peace one couch at a time"

Personal Designations

Couch available Not verified Vouched for9
United States
California
Oakland
Lat: 37.80444, Lon: -122.26972
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General Information

Shannon and Cote Cordova has been vouched for
Couch availableYes
CouchSurf requests replied to98%
member sinceSeptember 20th, 2005
profile views3408
age25
genderSeveral people
membernameSHANNONCOATS
occupationCote works at a posh hotel in the city, Shannon working on a graphic design degree.
educationperhaps too little- perhaps too much
grew up inVina del Mar, Chile and Kenwood, Ca
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Languages

  • EnglishExpert
  • SpanishExpert
  • GermanIntermediate

Groups I Belong To

Graphic design 902:431
Why: I'm a graphic design student at the Academy of Art in San Francisc
Peace and Love 367:56
Why: starting up a peace project inspired by my travels and couchsurfing
Surfing for peace 22:6
Why: starting up a peace project inspired by my travels and couchsurfing
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Couch Information


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Couch Available: Yes
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 2

Shared Sleeping Surface: Depends
Shared Room: Depends

We have a futon in living room, you will have your own private half bath.

Only 15 mins. from downtown San Francisco. We are in Fruitvale right next to the bart station, and bus terminal. We can host anytime, max 1 week. We do have a crazy cat! Farmers market, restaurants, supermarket, transit all downstairs. Central location to SF, Berkeley, Alameda, downtown Oakland. Look forward to meeting you.

Friends (50)

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PictureErmanno Traietta
32, Male
Busto Arsizio, Lombardia
Italy
Friends since December 2005
"I was hosted in their house in Vina del mar during my world trip"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person  
PictureLukas Kräuliger
22, Male
Schnottwil, Solothurn
Switzerland
Friends since August 2001
"Travelling"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
Met in person   Hosted12  
PictureDerek Wallace
29, Male
North Hollywood, California
United States
Friends since October 2007
"Surfed with them for a couple days, shared travel stories"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
I vouched for Shannon and Cote Cordova
Met in person   Surfed2  
PictureSEYİT Can
25, Male
Istanbul, Istanbul
Turkey
Friends since October 2006
"l met them in İstanbul"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person  
PictureAlyce Smith
28, Female
Brooklyn, New York
United States
Friends since April 2007
"We met up in Chile and had a wonderful day together!"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person  
PictureKlara West
22, Female
San Francisco, California
United States
Friends since June 2007
"I met Cote at work and i met his lovely wife at our holiday party"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
Met in person  
PictureRuben Lazaro
26, Male
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia
Spain
Friends since December 2006
"Having supper delicious"paella" and ""fajitas" in Santiago"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person  
PictureOlivier Schneider
36, Male
Paris, Ile-de-France
France
Friends since September 2006
"THEY CAME!"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Hosted3  
PictureFara Santiago
40, Male
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia
Spain
Friends since December 2006
"one of the last stops of this couple in their trip arround world was Santiago, and i am very glad of that :)"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Hosted3  
PictureGWIWENNETH & 12MOVE
30, Several people
Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since October 2006
"Shannon and Cote are truly fantastic. They just spent 4 days here but it seems to me we have been friends for such a long time.."
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
I vouched for Shannon and Cote Cordova
Met in person   Hosted4  
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Personal Description

We are 2 people. A like and very different at the same time.

How I Participate in CS2

We participate by meeting people in town, hosting them, or surfing couches.

CouchSurfing Experience

Been host and guest. Its an amazing program that is shrinking the world!!!

Interests

Getting to know people and their different cultures. Traveling to small villages towns and islands, photography, reading, music, anthropology, languages, communication, adventure tourism, visual communicatiion, urbanization, soccer, tribes, happiness, the world and the lack of peace within.

Philosophy

"crear para ver"
--Octavian Paz

Music, Movies, Books

MOVIES- all and foriegn flicks -- MUSIC-- everything but only the best BOOKS -- related to the things that interest us of course!!!

Types of People I enjoy

We are in the couch surfing program because we enjoy getting to know people from all parts of the world and share our lives, culture, food and languges for a few days.

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

to many to count. Lifes been great! Traveling around the world was the most amazing thing we did together.

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam
LIVED: Switzerland, United States

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From Luyen Shell
 Hanoi, Vietnam
 Aug 8
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  

Good and interesting people ! We talked about our different culture and our interests. I enjoyed the time with them though it was quite short. We definately will meet again. Nice pleasant kind and thoughtful couple.

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From Jeff Thompson
 Shasta Lake, United States
 Aug 4
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Shannon and Cote responded to my last minute request and let me stay a night with them. They are very interesting people with lots of travel experience and photo's to share. Their cat is wild and provides constant entertainment. I very much enjoyed my stay. Visit them (or host them) if you get the chance!

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From Sean Lawrence
 Walnut Creek, United States
 Nov 29, 2007
Met in person Close Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

My girl and I surfed with Shannon and Cote for several nights. They are truely amazing people. Open Minded and extremely welcoming. They took great care of us... We could never wish for anything more...

Thanks

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From Derek Wallace
 North Hollywood, United States
 Oct 28, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Okay, so I want you to imagine that you're exploring the Bay Area and you start contacting locals about hanging out, maybe surfing if their schedule is free. And this AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME couple respond, saying come over quickly, let's hang out, and you do, and you immediately leap into deep conversation about the environment, international politics, world travel and the role of religion in various cultures. Then, they offer you some of the best Chilean adult beverages you've ever had. And then, they share with you their photos and the DVD slideshow of their globetrotting adventures. And then you go shopping together and spend a whopping total of $2.32 on dinner ingredients so you can cook a delicious, healthy meal together. And then the three of you head up to the local college for coffee with another Couchsurfer, enjoy the hazy view from the top of the campus tower, have lunch in the marina and then don't want to leave because you are just absolutely falling in love with them, but you have so many other locals to meet up with and you come to the realization that these people are now a part of your life and that makes you very, very happy. You can imagine that...but I don't have to. I'm living it. :)

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From Elle Spencer-Lewis
 Pasadena, United States
 Oct 23, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  

We had great talks and they were extremely welcoming. They made us comfortable in the living room, told us to make ourselves at home in the kitchen and their house was clean and inviting. I highly recommend them and I had a lovely stay.

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From Diana and Jesper Magnusson Morin
 Ljusne, Sweden
 Oct 22, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I had such a great time with Shannon and Cote. Me and my friend stayed at their place while we took a weekend class up in Berkeley. They made us feel so welcome right from the get-go (they had even inflated the air-mattress when we got there). I would absolutely recommend these couhcsurfer friends to other people !

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From Lemonia Palmantouras
 Angleur, Belgium
 Aug 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

They are so sweet, so nice, so easy-going!!! They found all that they saw or done exceptional, and through their eyes the life is exceptional. I would like to host again CS as this ones!

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From RHONDA S
 Sydney, Australia
 Jun 30, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Genuine Nice young Couple. We were happy to host Shannon & Cote at our home. They were very easy to get on with & had good stories to tell along with good photo's of their travels... Oh! & it helps Shannon if the host has cable TV so Cote can give her some "time out" - just prop him up to watch soccer & he would be there in his "own world" for ages ;) I am sure !

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From Michael Duran
 Polcenigo, Italy
 Apr 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

It was nice to meet them. A very interesting story they have about how they met -- [Borat voice] ver-y nice. We drank wine, played the bongo and guitar, and just had plain ol' fun. Good people. I wish the best for them. I hope to see them again in this crazy world of ours.

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From Ryan and Libby Cook / Kingscote
 Rotorua, New Zealand
 Feb 20, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Awsome people, they were so nice to us that they came from out of town to met us and show us around town and give us top advice on things to do localy and all over the world while we are traveling, we have really appreciated everything so much and really look forward to seeing them again. Ryan & Libby

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From RABBL
 Mendoza, Argentina
 Feb 8, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Shanon y Cote son una pareja muy simpatica y abierta. Nos llevaron a conocer y así compartimos una muy linda tarde de playa y mates mendocinos. Tomamos ricos vinos, conocimos nuevas comidas y disfrutamos como nunca la vista de un atardecer en el mar y la historia de su viaje por el mundo. Muchas gracias por todo... VIRGINIA Y RALF

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From Ermanno Traietta
 Busto Arsizio, Italy
 Jan 31, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  

Shannon and Cote are really wonderful person, really kind and helpful. I had nice days with them and thanks to their suggestion I enjoy day & night in Vina and Valparaiso.See you in Italy!They come to my house in Italy and we had some really funny days. I think they enjoy my mam's food and countryside around my town. hope to see you soon guys!

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From Orhan Celik
 Athens, Greece
 Jan 17, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
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They are real cute couple. Their love that could continue over borders against every kind of diffuculty reminds me and my love Maria. I know I will succeed with maria like they have done it.
Unfortunately Cote get some cold when he came (he became ill on the way, he did not get cold in my house- I do not accept any of my guests getting ill in my place :P ) and we could not go around so much. But we did have some nice exchange of ideas. Its so provocative to get the motivation of travelling when I see these young couple travelling the world for 10 months! If you are a home cat that is comfortable with your ideas of not travelling, do not deal with them :P

Cote and Shannon, I hope I could show you Turkish hospitality. I could have done better but you were staying too short :( And you forgot the Apple Tea in here, I hope you had the chance of picking one from the airport.

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From Fara Santiago
 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
 Jan 13, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

a nice international cooking interchange xperience!!! they came in a moment in which raise elbow was a must and sure we did! the only turn down was they didn't try local meals like octopus and i had to face the whole dish :) and once again we could find how things that you think that are only usual in yer area also happen in far away places.

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From Luis Muniz
 Madrid, Spain
 Jan 8, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 2 days Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Hosting Shannon and Cote was a unique opportunity and a wonderful experience They made it, they did go RTW! and they were really generous and proactive sharing their knowledge of it with us. We also went around and had a great time together. It's a pity it was so short. And you know what? They already have a plan to repeat the RTW trip in 2010! You are brave guys! I wish we can make it someday. All the best, hope to see you in Chile or the States soon.

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From Nicolas Garcia
 Salamanca, Spain
 Dec 15, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

nice and friendly people

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From Erkan Can
 Selcuk, Turkey
 Nov 16, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Unfortunality I wasnt able to host them. but we meet for to have some tea, I try to inform them as mush as i can. But I had two Australian couchsurfers so we are all had nice chat. When I have the possibility I will definitly will visit them...

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From Colin Nordstrom
 Healdsburg, United States
 Nov 6, 2006
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Started chatting to these guys and Shannon and I grew up very close to each other which was really cool. They have lots of great stories and advise and great people to talk to.

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From GWIWENNETH & 12MOVE
 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
 Nov 5, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

There's no way in wich I can explain how lovely, nice, interesting, outgoing, sweet, amusing,charming [...] are they! It was fantastic have them here. I loved the days they spente here in Napoli and I hope to see them again. Have a Great Journey! See you in Val Paraiso :D

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From VOLVORETA
 Barcelona, Spain
 Oct 28, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Cote & Shannon are lovely guests and on their way around the world, they stayed at our home. Very interestings histories about their travel and very good experiences as well. Sure, we will see each other again somewhere in the world that they know a little bit better. Bests!

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From Chiara Taffarello
 Treviso, Italy
 Oct 24, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

They're very nice,funny and kind....is amazing what are they doing around the world!!
Cote is also a good musician (after our drum experience!!!)

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From Andrea Miola
 Torino, Italy
 Oct 18, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Shannon and Cote are a sweet and nice couple. We couldn't share a lot of time together, but I felt that they are trustworthy and reliable people, who love travelling and meeting people. I am very glad that they appreciate stayiing in my house and my quick night guided tour in Torino.

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From Olivier Schneider
 Paris, France
 Sep 16, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Very nice and loving couple

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From Urbian Fitz-James
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Sep 12, 2006
Met in person Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Great couple!! Shannon and Cote are the coolest couple I had (i only had 2 couples :-) ) Now just kidding Cote is great very easy going. Shannon is sharp kind cute and always paying attention to the situation. We had a great time during the CS meeting. And you 2 have a great time during the next 6 months!! Love from Urbian

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From TAYLSPIN
 Copenhagen, Denmark
 Sep 8, 2006
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 5 days  
Positive

Gotta love this couple. Hugs from copenhagen.

(lovely and sweet)

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From Esther Ting
 Muang Chiang Mai, Thailand
 Sep 5, 2006
Only met online CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Dun know them, have not met them but they seem nice

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From Gem Bowen
 Taupo, New Zealand
 Aug 19, 2006
Met in person  
Positive

these two are pure gold! they treated me and my friend like family for a week in there apartment which has the most amazing view! they then travelled to NZ and stayed with my mother! I hope i will see them again soon!

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From Radhanath Varadhan
 Saigon, Vietnam
 Aug 12, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

We were chuffed to host cote and shannon. Lovely people.

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From JORDON
 Palm Springs, United States
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Fun People! Shannon & CO-TE!

I'm having a good time hanging out with you guys right now in Welington, NZ! Thanks for visiting!

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From Anne Wijnen
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person  

amazing couch. My friend Oscar and I spend two days with Shannon and Cote while travelling through Chile. They really special people, very friendly and full of life. I hope to offer them a good couch in return when they visit Europe.

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From Dan Perry
 Madison, United States
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Great Hosts. Shannon and Cote hosted me. We had a great time talking about our travels, and Shannon is into photography, which lead to a lot of interesting discussions. Their place is awesome with a great view of the city. They are going to be traveling around the world soon. Have fun on your trip guys!

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