HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I love the opportunity to meet fellow travelers interested in learning more about life and the journey we are all on. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Host and surfer. However, I am becoming more reluctant to host. I view the CS experience as an opportunity to host a friend I haven't met yet. I AM NOT A FREE HOTEL ON YOUR ROAD TRIP ACROSS THE US. I get multiple requests a day from people who view CS as a chance to find free hotels. Please don't contact me unless you feel we can have a lively, engaging conversation for several hours. If you want to stay in my house for free and eat my food, at least take the time to read my profile, write me a decent request, and make some effort in being a kind, considerate guest. I will treat you well as a host.

Books-Orhan Pamuk, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Alexandre Dumas, Thucidides, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Fitzgerald, David Sedaris, etc. Any author with a talent for language and an engaging plot or commentary on the human condition Music-Amy Winehouse, Adele (I liked her BEFORE she was uber famous), Katie Melua, Duffy, The Kinks, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, A Fit Frenzy