Tom Asten

For the few hours we spend together, it was great. We took pictures in the centre of Rotterdam as part of the picture quest. We had smelly hands afterwards. Shame I could not stay for dinner and party (but I ate nice pancakes!)

Tom is the host i`d always like to have in all my travellings :) He`s so nice that he`d prepare me a tea and gave me pills when i most nedded them and we did a little visiting together...
Hopefully one day he will come to Bucharest and i can do the same for him :)

Tom was perfect. It's the kind of person so nice, that you could stay at his place also with your mom. :) Simply great! The only thing I didn't like is that we didn't spend more time together...

Tom was very nice when he suggested to host me, and came all the way from Bonn to Cologne in order to meet me.
He is a very nice and friendly guy, he is also quite funny, and I enjoyed talking with him.

I met Tom once and I hope to see him again soon, so I can eventually write a real reference. So far do I know, that he is pretty famous in Bonn. ;-)

Tom is an absolutely perfect host! He taught me quite a bit about Germany and was so patient while I practiced some German! I enjoyed spending time with him so much that I made it a rule that "Wherever Tom goes, I go too."

You'd be really lucky to get to know Tom! He's wonderful!

Tom is a great active organizer and ambassador and is also very friendly and funny!

perfect meeting organizer :) cool!!!

Tom came to my rescue and offered me a couch so I had somewhere to stay when I first arrived here in Bonn. He was very welcoming and friendly and we had lots of good conversation! Thanks Tom for hosting me and for introducing me to Bonn's couchsurfing community.

Tom was a very accommodating host, you couldn't ask for more hospitality. His couch is super-comfy and big enough to dance on or smuggle a family of 5 in for the night.

i did not have much time to get to know tom cause i "fled to somewhere else" ;P but i got a very positive impression of him. i'm sure we'll meet again during my time in bonn

Thanks for having everyone over at your place for warm up drinks. Great party!!! Looking forward to more fun things with you and the Bonn Group :)

really nice and warm person.

i liked his "Zwiebelkuchen" and his entertaining way of telling stories... very nice guy, hope to meet him again soon!

Sorry for late response! The future is now ;-) Tom is quite a cool guy, sympathetic and friendly. It makes fun to talk with him about a lot of things. Has been really a pleasure to meet him. Next time we'll have a look at the movies, thanks again!

Tom's couch was the first one I surfed within the CS project and I can only say it was a great experience. What can I say here that hasn't been said before by any of his other friends? He is lovely and helpful and I spent a very nice weekend with him. He showed me the city around, we party together :) and, as I'm moving to Bonn, he also gave me a few good tips and valuable information about the city. I hope will meet up again soon!

UPDATE (November 08): He drove me and two other CSs to Berlin and had a snowy but funny round trip.

Tom is fun, extremely trustworthy, has a positive attitude, and is certainly a good person to relax or party with!

Tom led a rowdy, rainy, bar crawl for the newbie foreigners moving to Bonn. I was the only one...which was great because I met some really great Bonn folks that night. Can't wait for the next bar crawl when the next wave of newbies arrives!

I was really lucky to have this awesome guy as my first CS host. If we don't count that foosball match against Morgane and Max (man, we really sucked :P), everything was just great. I'd say it was educational as well: even with a journalist chasing after Tom, I got my guided tour around the center (AND we learned that quarter (after?) eight actually means half past seven ;)).

Hei Tom! It was a pleasure to meeting you.
Take care!

He is an openminded guy and fun to talk to, give me a call when you are back in Riga :)

Thank's for this amazing weekend with you and erik.
I think he just might be my brother from another mother! funny, open with a great kind of humour.
Ejoyed my time with tom and erik a lot.
and i hope we see us again very soon!
And don't forget the AT ;)

Tom is a gentleman! the perfect host...really atencious! :-)

I met Tom in Vienna- we were both there for b-day party :) and surfed in same place. He is such a nice guy, very talkative & funny...and he´s definitely not showing his real age ;)
cu on sinterklaas :*

When I introduced myself to Tom at Birgit's Main Party, he just answered, "Paul..I know you! I saw you on VOX!" and so he reminded me of that stupid interview i made in 2007!! But it doesn't matter coz we had a lot of fun and laughs during the weekend. most of all laughs about my and also his tv appearances. I also really hope to meet this 2nd tv-star soon.
cheers & take care, man!

I met Tom in Vienna, so how much better can it get? We had fun and cool talks, walked all over town together and I'm going to be on a mission now: either go to Bonn or get him to come to Bruges, so we can talk some more!

what a nice boy! i met tom at a gathering. since we had a good chat, we met up on the next day and we had dinner at mine. i thought it might be good to let the ambassadors inspect my couch, just if its soft enough. take care and see me again!

Tom accepted me to surf at his couch in the last minute. it was very nice spending time with him, nice enough though.

My impression is that Tom is a polite person, he has a really nice flat in the center of Bonn and he was very nice with me. In the afternoon he showed me the city of Bonn ( wich one is really nice) and then I went with him to a party where I met nice people. I can only leave really good references from Tom, he is the perfect hostess, and he has a so comfortable and big couch!!

Tom and his friend were really laid back guys, easy to chat and share some positive vibrations with. unfortunately, i had to leave second night they stayed in my place but even after meeting for such a short term there is no doubt that they have true CouchSurfing spirit.

We met in Helsinki, unfortunately only briefly because of our schedules. Tom seemed friendly and fun to talk with, he was open-minded and social. Would have been nice to spend more time with him but maybe some other time..:)

Although he is German.. whehe kidding. Hmz, although Germany lost the European soccer final and he almost was in tears.. nehh.. Although we almost were attacked because he was German.. No, lets start nice. Tom is great to hang around with, I met him in Helsinki, travelled with him to Tallinn, and we went to see the soccer final in a pub. So if ya wanna have some fun in Germany (it is possible haha) just message him!

Im very grateful to Tom and his friends for giving me great impression of Bonn. Tom is very nice and easy-going person and you should try veery hard if you want him not to like you))Thank you Tom!

i dont understand why i didnt post anything earlier than now.
but thomas: easy going, open minded and sophisticated! funny lad to travel with. any chance to meet up with him? go for it!!
thomas, du sack! ;)

Tom is cool, friendly and open to conversation.
Good Guy.

We met accidentally in riga hostel bar and had some conversation about everything and nothing. nice guy to be around and what a shame that u choose different host,haha. cheers, guys!

Tom is a nice guy to talk and walk with. Great that you waited for us even though the Cs meeting had disappeared..

thanks for a nice day in uppsala!

tom and two of his friends were first couchsurfers for me to host. tom is genuine, great guy with a good sense of humour. and for what comes to the accidents that happened while i was at work, i needed the re-decorating anyway. ;) the only negative side of the stay was that they stayed for way too short time!

I hosted Tom and two his friends for a night. These boys were nice and very easy to talk with. We had a great time altough it rained almost all the time. Thanks for that half bottle of vodka you forgot to my freezer. ;)

Nice to know someone who met other visitors that passed by my place. nice to hear about them in a nice way. It was fun to spend mid summer with him. He even could handle me and the screaming girls.

Big heart. Full of interesting stories. Always taking others into consideration. Patient. Stayed at my place for one night. I found European chanpionship turnament interesting. I have never watched hole match before. Pitty that I didn´t lot of time. Next time Tom!

We had some nice time together during the midsummer party in Finnland :) It was funny to discover that we come from the same city (Bonn). It was nice to talk and have a good laugh with Tom - hope to meet him again in Bonn ;)

Tom is such a nice guy and also has a good sense of humor! We met at a midsummer nights party for CSers at a friends cottage and he was funny and intelligent to talk with. He even laughed with us when we made fun of him! (just a little fun :) I think he is one of those people who really make couchsurfing work.

Tom suddenly showed up when I was dancing Lindy hop, with some friends and and a beer in his hand. We had a really nice evening! Tom is a very relaxed, positive person who's easy to talk to. And he's very dedicated to the couch surfing project, I sure was inspired!

We met in Lapland while enjoying a midsummer party with some other CS'ers and quite a many mosquitos. I definitely like Tom's sense of humour and liked very much hanging around, chatting and partying with him!

update: He hosted me in Bonn for several days and I enjoyed it to the full! He's a very thoughtful host, there's always something interesting going on and there's always a chance to have a nice conversation with him. What I really like and appreciate about him is that he doesn't take himself too seriously and doesn't mind being laughed at! ;)

Very nice guy and a real cser. He and Christoph stayed at my place for some days. I liked Tomas' bad humour :P and his expressive face. It was great to share CS-experience with him, and when it comes to ice-cream eating he is almost my equal...

Tom and his friend came for dinner at my place! They were both very sweet people and we had a good time talking and laughing - although we never got to go out afterwards! Wish you good travels on your way up North!

tom gave me a lot of helpful suggestions for the first cs-meeting I arranged. he is a great host and fun to hang out with.

Haha watch out for the danish girls!
See you in Bonn !

I met Thomas at a party my first night in Bonn. We have spent alot of evening going for drinks watching films and just hanging out. Thomas has turned into a really good friend since I have moved to Bonn. Thomas is a really great guy to hang out with and is always willing to help someone in need.

so we first met through our common friend sinterklaas in rotterdam november 2007 and shared some fun times there, then met again at berlin's beach camp where we got the chance to talk and party more and it was excellent as usual!

tom is wonderfully relaxed but at the same time full of energy, always up for a nice chat or a good laugh and just a great person to hang out with. a pity that he is so bad with drinking games though ;o)

he surfed with us for my birthday and i surfed with him for a too short stopover in bonn so i can now confirm all these references which say that he is a great guest and host - absolutely true!

Pfiuh! How lucky I was that Tom trusted me and let me surf his couch even though I had't been able to fill my profile yet. He has been my first host, and I couldn't have had any better experience of first couchsurfing than this!! No one should ever doubt to host him or surf with him. He is an extremly friendly, humourous, sensitive and honest person, which are some key qualities for couchsurfing I think, aren't they? Really enjoyed sharing stories and experiences with you and I also hope and believe that we will definately meet again! ;-)

We met at the Berlin Beach Camp 2008. Looking forward to next meet!

I met Thomas briefly at the CS Cologne, but had more time to talk to him at the Berlin Beach Camp 2008. He's kind, funny and has a very infectious smile. I hope we will see more of us in the future and I can check out his "Super/Uber Couch".

Really had a good time, but cannot say much about him, since... the talks didnt' tlead me to the person he is. Anyway, think he'll be a great host/guest and we'll for sure meet again

I met Tome first time in MSN Chat, when he was new as cityambassador. Finally he made the way to the Berlin Beach Camp 2008 where we spend some time at workshops and also for some private chats. He is great guy, is cs addicted like me and im sure we will met asap at another meeting/camp! Lets stay in contact!

He is one of the most active CS in Bonn... he goes to meetings, organizes them, organizes this, and that, and that too, and a little bit of that.... maybe I will couch surf with him (even though I live 20 min away from his city)... and have some beers....

In summary... HE ROCKS AS A CS... When I grow up, I wnat to be a CS like him!

Alhough I didn't have much time to talk to Tom at the beach camp berlin, a little of him showed me a lot : Very sympathetic, with a smile always ready, funny with a mischievous look and a witty comment, In general a great guy. I really hope to meet you again in Bonn/Köln area!

Tom is a really nice guy. He is reliable and very well organized.You can have a lot of fun with him as he is always up for a party;)
He seems to always be in a good mood and likes to laugh.

Nice guy, interesting to talk to. Although I don't understand why everybody writes about his seemingly neverending energy. When we went back from the BBC by car he was sleeping most of the time :-P

I met Tom at several cs meetings.
He's a very nice and funny person.

I met Tom at the Rhein in Flamme festival cs meeting. He was very nice to me. He also offered me some of his diner, because I couldn't wait for the BBQ to heat up. :)

He is a very happy guy with a lot of energy..

we rocked the party in Nyx looking forward to this again!!!He is a very open minded, funny and helpful person who is very much engaged in CS. I consider him as someone you can rely on very much. When we'll have the next gathering, Tom?

We had diner together and I experienced Tom as a very nice guy, very committed to CS and organizing a lot for it. Good luck with your half marathon.

Even though we met before at different CS gatherings, i had the joy of experiencing thomas hallarious humour at the wine tasting...and i do not put this down to the wine we had...thanks for a good laugh, u r a sunshine!UPDATE: Due to this more meetings were arranged and i can confirm that tom is a pleasant, very entertaining guy not to miss, among many things ask him out to dance...i love it!

He's a very nice guy.

I visited Tom at his home in Bonn and from the very first moment felt very welcomed by him. It seams that Tom is the very center of the CS life in Bonn. Looking forward to running a marathon or at least a half-marathon together one day.

I first met Tom at a CS pub crawl in Bonn and he was really friendly and fun. We talked about CS and he tried to answer all my newbie-questions as detailed as possible. I'm looking forward to upcoming CS events to get to know him better. =)

Tom has been in a pyjama party at my place, we had fun and drinks together!

Tom is a very easy going person with a great sense of homour. Firt I only knew him from our local group. Now, after having a drink together and a lot of popcorn in cinema, we had the chance to meet personally. Hope I can join the group activities a litte more in the future. ;-)

He's got a SuperCouch almost large enough for 3 people, he's got a SuperToaster to toast SuperBread (and he is SuperNotGay). And I SuperLike him ! Great experience, great flat, great smile, what can I say more ?

You have to come to Tom's place to see the "Super Couch", the "Uber Couch" the biggest couch in all of Germany. An entire football team could sleep on it comfortably. Only a 10-minute walk from the train station, Tom's place is cool, like something on the cover of a designer magazine. Tom was also a lot of fun to hang around with, great to talk to, and very patient with all of our jokes :) If you're in the Bonn/Colonge area, def. try to meet him.

Tom is a wonderful host and his place is great. "Er hat ein suppa-couch". We met online in some ambassadors groups and he is a good representive to his local community and seems to be very acceptate. I think he does a good job. Thank you for the great hosting and see you soon in Berlin. We will stay in touch for sure!
Update: had a good time on Berlin Beach Camp, dont you think. I consider Tom a friend.

tom was so kind hosting me for five days in an important area of mine lol
....but funny you mentioned that i m clean lol nobody ever recognised
tom is a nice guy and i liked cooking in his kitchen espacially the dishwashing :)
perhaps next year at karneval in bonn....hope not......you know what i mean

Tom ist one of the most loveable persons I know.
He is a very charming, good-hearted and friendly person, who takes a genuine interest in others. Moreover he is an easy-going and funny person who is absolute uncomplicated. Therefore you can have a lot of fun with him, his humor ist brilliant, you will see.
So, if you ever visit Bonn and want to have an unforgettable time there, you should desperately meet him.

I met Tom at the Carnaval in Cologne and i had a great time dancing and talking with him :) i hope to see you again too :)

I hosted Tom for 1 night and we talked until midnight and had a great time cooking dinner. It was a pleasure to have him as a guest. Sorry you had to sleep in the cold... :-/ I try to improve that. ;-)

it was so fun staying there! Great host for sure, best weekend I've had in a while!

I was staying at his place for a night and had a great day "wasted" :) with talking

Tom is a very nice person, fun to talk to and a really good member of this community. If you come to this part of the world, you definitively have to surf with him. ;)

tom's been an awesome host, including a guided tour around the old city center.
"Couchsurfing geglückt?" - "Cochsurfing geglückt!" ;)

Tom was a great laugh, gave us great tour of the city as well as organising a load of other surfers to all meet up!

Really rel