HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING For me, Couchsurfing isn't about the money or the convenience. It's about having a cultural exchange, where you see another person in another place, and really feel connected in some way. I don't couchsurf to avoid paying for a hostel. I do it because I want to meet people. Same goes for why I host others. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I've been on both sides of the couch now, since 2007, and love it.

Movies: Amelie, Science des Reves, Auberge Espagnol, Brick, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Music: the Strokes, Third Eye Blind, Frank Sinatra, Of Montreal, Sufjan Stevens, Peter Bjorn and John, Cat Stevens, Fleetwood Mac, the Police, Amy Winehouse, Bonaparte.... Books: Dance Dance by Murakami, Indiana by Georges Sand, Alice in Wonderland