HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I try to show the utmost kindness to every weird or amazing person i get the chance to meet. I love to simply provide accommodations when needed, but even better, I appreciate the chance to make new friends, real ones, face to face. The best part about couchsurfing is that it takes the focus away from the material destination while enhancing your experience of that destination, and I enjoy being part of that. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE My couchsurfing experience has been nothing but cool. People I would never have otherwise met in my life have been part of some one-of-a-kind experiences, and have also sometimes just been part of some very pleasant evenings. CS is the kind of thing that just reminds you of the good in people, and encourages the continuation of that good.

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