Currently in San Miguel de Allende, MX . Just started hosting on Couchsurfing again so my response rate went down from 100 percent to this as was no reason to pay money if I could not host so I could not respond. Now I am a maybe. Most of the reviews are about hosting in Colombia - Please read all below so you know what you/I prefer. I spent 30 years working for an elected official in Los Angeles. I traveled a lot then , and now I recently retired, at least for a while. We will see how that goes. I started traveling full time in November 2016 visiting Spain, France, Portugal, and Italy , then Vietnam , Cambodia, Thailand , and Bali. I lived in Colombia for 3 years . Thailand for 2, Japan for one, and now in MX. I have a 3br home in SMA,. a 15 minute walk to centro. I live alone, I really have enjoy hosting surfers, most have been interesting, kind, smart, fun and energetic. None have been a problem . I hope that continues. I think you will see from my reviews that I am not offering a couch here , but a private room and bath . I like to offer something special, a welcoming home with some meals, and hospitality especially because most surfers have traveled in some uncomfortable accommodations. I think my reviews illustrate this, and I am proud of that. It is a nice warm atmosphere, good conversation, laughter, talking, listening, eating...very enjoyable and relaxing I hope...(nobody has complained so far..jeje) I am only accepting visitors if your profile says a bit about you and you include information about any traveling partners including links to their CS or Facebook profiles if the have them. I had a 100% response rate ( until covid and being off CS) - I do not want to leave people wondering. Similarly if I contact you first, please respond whether you want to stay of not so that i can offer someone else if you are not interested. NOTICE: If my dates are blacked out, please respect that and don't circumvent the process by sending me a seperate message outside the normal request process, or by requesting available dates as a ruse just to request the blacked-out dates.. I like to have a 100% response rate, so please do not force me to write just to restate that the dates are unavailable. It amazes me that this still happens all the time. Gracias. Caveats: ( I feel bad mentioning these - I never thought I would have to write theses things, and hate to seem like some nut, but these comments have become necessary. Please acknowledge you are ok with these desires. 1.) I don't like to do one night stays - that makes me feel like a hostel - not a home. I usually do stays of 3 to 5 days, I also don’t have more than 2 people in a group, 2. Please let me know the time you will arrive, and arrive close to that time so that I do not interrupt my plans. Some surfers come two hours late, some four hours or seven or twenty hours. I wait, and might not hear anything from them at all. If you need that kind of flexibility, I understand, just I am not the place for you. 3..) I have had angel guests that contributed to cleaning - helping clean more than they should. Others surfers have left without cleaning anything even their own space as if there were a housekeeping service like a hotel. I do not expect Surfers to be house cleaners, just clean your own space at a minimum - wash the sheets, towels ,sweep your private bedroom and bath. Leave it like you would want it when you arrive. 4.) With most surfers we have a few meals in the house together, maybe with some other guests. I like that. I don't like an arrangement where people only buy their own food, and everything is separate . I like this to operate like a home, not a hostel. . No one has to cook - of course you can some. I usually make some meals for guests, sometimes guests prepare some meals. 5.) It is awkward and embarrassing to mention this, but unfortunately it has become necessary. I understand the rigors of travel, but once you get here with your private bathroom, there is no excuse for poor personal hygiene. Please be a clean person. Please write the words “ purple rain” in your message so I know you agree with all this, Gracias! Bienvenidos! See you soon!