One Couch at a Time
We are doing a good job:
| in the last hour, there were |
133 |
real-life introductions |
(102 positive, 0 negative)* |
| and |
54 |
new couches |
(72.0% of 75 signups) |
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| the last day: |
2,103 |
real-life introductions |
(1,678 positive, 7 negative) |
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837 |
new couches |
(74.3% of 1,127 signups) |
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| the last week: |
19,121 |
real-life introductions |
(15,112 positive, 31 negative) |
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6,231 |
new couches |
(72.7% of 8,576 signups) |
* In addition to positive and negative experiences, we have situations where someone met someone
in real life but put "neutral" down for their quality of experience or didn't leave a reference at all.
CouchSurfing is not about the furniture, not just about finding free accommodations around the
world; it's about making connections worldwide. We make the world a better place by opening our homes,
our hearts, and our lives. We open our minds and welcome the knowledge that cultural exchange makes available.
We create deep and meaningful connections that cross oceans, continents and cultures. CouchSurfing wants to change
not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the world!
- 409,534 couches
- 32,960 close friendships due to CS
Real feedback:
 View my profile | "I have met and stayed with some incredible people through CouchSurfing.com These are warm, friendly local people who a regular tourist would never meet, and their travel experience would be far richer if they had. Besides the obvious benefit of not having to pay for accommodation, CouchSurfing allows travellers to experience a country and its culture from within, instead of just as an observer. Inevitably, a CouchSurfing host will introduce you to his or her friends, and take you to the places that they enjoy. Basically, you can become part of their life for the time you're visiting. I promise your life will be richer through your membership to CouchSurfing." |
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 View my profile | "When I go back home, my memory of Europe will consist mainly of some great people I met in this community, I will remember Adriana's cheerful talks, Eduard sympathy, Xavi the gentleman and our day in Montserrat .. I will always remember bumping into Petr and Fabian in La Rambla like if I was a local .. Petr's unbelievable Russian generosity .. Fabian the amazing young German .. Amanda's talks and sharing secrets like old friends (and breaking so many stereotypes in such a lil time) .. Kata showing me all Budapest in less than 3 hours .. Sweet Hanna showing up "twice" in Vienna to save my trip, Tanja devotion to give a great ending to my Vienna trip .. Wandering around Bratislava with Ada (and Ada's smile) .. Thomas who referred me to his girlfriend Alexandra to host me when he was away from Vienna .. Feeling home with lovely Denise in Stockholm ..
As Sudanese/Africans, we learn - the hard way - not to expect much .. so it doesn't take much to satisfy us, just a nice gesture can be enough .. therefore I don't exaggerate when I think of each one of the CSers I met as a real friend, and each of these experiences as extremely positive .. CS - for me - is about these priceless short joyful moments that I appreciate and will never forget!" |
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 View my profile | "For example, when someone from Germany comes to stay in your house, everything to them is magical -- the beer in the paper bag, like, "What the he** for?" And the yellow school buses, "Just like in the movies" and the crazy colorful birthday cakes that they don't have in Germany. Everything is fantastic and alive to them and they bring that energy to you and it's contagious, then all of a sudden you're a world traveler right along side them and you're having just as much fun as they are -- the world comes to you. You go to work in the morning leaving your precious couchsurfers to explore the city, then you come home at night and they tell you all they're amazing experiences and all the crazy things that happened, the mistakes they made, the strange people who talked to them, the food they tried, the places they went to, etc., etc.. Then you take them out and show them around to something or you make dinner with them, and answer their questions about Americans. And they tell you all about their country and how it is different there and teach you how to speak their language. It's so great I can't say enough. It's changed my life forever, and the people I've met have become like soul brothers and sisters to me. Like no other. Amazing." |
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