HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I haven't been very active in the last year, but I'd like to change that. In the past I've surfed a lot of couches, met a bunch of great people, and hosted a few awesome surfers too! COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Only good ones! My guests: Annika and Joerg, Toni and Jan, Marta and Natalia, Elena and Marina, Maren My hosts: Magda, Stephan, Inna, Luisa and Jurek, Liam, Kasia, Anna

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