HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING We have a nice couch and a smile for all travelers in need! I (Lauri) used to host with my family, now I host with my husband, who is always happy to meet people, specialy if you can cook a typical meal! I was an active member of CSPT (couchsurfing party team) of Buenos Aires, we like to organized and assist meetings and gatherings. It's our way of showing our real city. I was also a city and a nomadic ambassador! If you wanna know what's up in Madrid, just go here: http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=494 I've join: meetings around argentina, Bs As, Cordoba, Rosario Camping in Gualeguaychú Wine melon parties Free Hugs Local tours Picnics Farewell/ see u soon/ goodbye parties of beloved members and travelers! Halloween party Pool parties and asados Quiet sundays and crazy saturdays Tango lessons in La viruta etc, etc, etc... I was involved in most of what's going on in BA Now living in Madrid, I am enjoying the local meetings. Organized with Carlos and Gretell the Sevilla full moon beach party, Went to a great invasion to Lisbon Pillow fight Anti san valentine's days party Many crazy night around bars and tapas! and who knows what's coming next! COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I traveled through europe for 3 months, I experienced the idea of CS with HC. The best parts of the trip were when I could meet with locals. I thank deeply the people who hosted me and since I am grateful, I'm doing the same at home. Meeting and living other cultures is the perfect reason to be unique and different! Hug cultural differences, this makes us rich! I've hosted at home lot of great people! I believe they all have made my life better and richer! I go to some meetings in Madrid, and always try to meet the people which contact me, but please understand sometimes is hard to get to know everybody! I can't help it, I love the idea of meeting so many different people, and finding out, we are looking for happiness! I've hosted in Madrid: Patryk Ruszkosky from Germany Michael de Wildt Australia Melisa Torne from Argentina Ausieadventurer (Ara) from Australia Johannes Koers from Netherland Serena Richardson and Adi from USA Willem Bouman from Netherlands Gerben van Ballegooijen from Netherlands Adam Warner from United Kingdom Eric Hess from Argentina Sebas Fabre from Argentina Rulo y Gus from Argentina Patricio Germano from Argentina Flor del tiempo (Amelie) from france Lukas Baluc from Poland Nani from Argentina Pieter and Tim from Belgium Nano from Uruguay Fernando from Argentina Tara and Batcheva from Southafrica Kean Hoong Wong from Malaysya Chiara and Mauro from Italy Brandon and Emily from USA Fede Hass from Argentina Nina from Germany Francisco de Benedeto from Argentina Patt Gilmore from USA Nataly and Nikolay from Russia Kristin and Suhail from USA etc. etc. etc Hosted in Buenos Aires: GALLE from Austria Jakub Jasiewicz and his 3 friends from Poland Pieter-Jan Vos and his 2 friends from Belgium Pako Sanmartin from Spain Paolo Enrico Sertoli from Italy (living in Portugal) Rene Prengel and his cousin from Germany Dane Coote from Australia KRIDY (Yvonne and Dirk) from Germany. I have been their guest too. Evin Tas from Turkey Tara and Mona from Australia and Norway and Erick Castillo from El Salvador for an emergency couch! I've surfed with: Kidry in Ahlen Anita Lerchbaumer in Viena Konstantinos Liakos in Athens Danae Spathoni in Paris Bertrand David in Paris SaucissedeToulouse in Paris Luis Salazar in Andorra Lechu (Matias de Blas) in Andorra Andrea Celis in Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carlos Cardenas in Sevilla (twice!) Adam Wagner in London Cristina Lima in Lisboa Eric Hess in Andorra Ingrid Lange in Andorra Luciano Spiegel in Barcelona Jon in Santiago de Compostela Mona in Oslo Juan Carlos in Oruro Kora and Gero in La Paz I've traveled with: Maja Grsci from Serbia Deniss Peld from Estonia Nano from Uruguay Maria Lucia Semino from Argentina Luis Salazar from Argentina Matias De Blas from Argentina Luciano Spiegel from Argentina toooooo many spanish/world wide travelers to Lisbon Olivia, Yair, Cedric, ole-ole, Olga, Johan, Esteban, Ceci from Spain Most important, I've met so many cool people and so many friends, that my life is getting better every day.

Lauri: I think the most amazing thing was my trip. I spent 3 months traveling in europe by myself. This was one of the things I had program to do before I turned 26, I was lucky to accomplish it! I visited the most beautiful cities and fell in love with all of them! I spent 15 years dreaming of traveling and 2 planning this amazing trip. All the people I met was great and I will always be grateful to my hosts!!!! I hoped to moved out from Argentina and be happy in other place, and accomplished it in Madrid! I understood you can be happy anywhere as long as you are happy with yourself. No need to run out of life. As a couple, we have done many amazing things! We decided that we wanted to commit to each other and keep choosing the same person every day. We decided to have 2 weddings, 1 in Spain and 1 in Argentina, as honeymoon we travel for 7 weeks in Bolivia and Peru. We got back and adopted the cutest dog ever, we settle down for 5 years and now back on the road.