Cristen Andrews

Cristen & Her Partner Miguel r really very nice and sweet person , i dint hosted them but i showed them my city & it was really great to show them my city , they r nice person by heart also, always have a sweet smile on there faces Cristen sent me message from ahmedabad , and we were in continous touch threw Cs messaging , when they arrived to udaipur , cristen gave me a call and then i met them it was really nice to meet them here n my city udaipur , really a touchy moment , and emotional moment to leave them on bus to jodhpur :) Cristen and miguel u both r always welcome to udaipur city , such a sweet person , it good to show them my city , but i wanna say one thing , always make ur alarm ring on time :):):) otherwise gonna leave the bus :) miss both of u , take care and best of luck for ur remaining journey . u r always more than welcome , Happy Birthday again Cristen.....

 

Christen and Miguel are doing a great job to save enviorment from plastic bags.It was great to see in the workshop in our area that how used plastic bags can be turned into carry bags and many other items by crocheting.It was really nice to interact with them.

 

Very Glad to have met Cristen and Miguel, on their visit to Mumbai! Great ambassadors for sustainable living, and showing the way forward! (I will remember not to throw cigarette butts on the beach! ;) I hope your great luck continues, and you visit Mumbai again! All the best to you both for starting a Vegan restaurant! I will recommend it to all those travelling that side of the world. ;)
Best Regards.
Pratik.

 

Cristen and Miguel stayed with us for five days and it was great to have them over - our whole family enjoyed their company every evening, and we hope to keep in touch with them. We had some great times together doing a range of things. They cooked a wonderful Mexican meal for us and shared their crochet work with us. I wish them good luck for their vegan restaurant in Austin, TX and for their travels in India. Hopefully we'll get to meet the sticker guy they wanted to meet next time!

 

Although the weather in Austin seemed to not welcome us, Cristen was just the opposite. She was a great host, offering my girlfriend and I her two extremely comfortable couches at her great house. She's a really sweet person with a wealth of traveling knowledge to share over some cold beer and some tasty vegan food. Above all else, Cristen knows what a good CS host is all about. If you have the chance to visit Austin, I would highly recommend Cristen as a CS host to anyone.

Christen is a really cool girl. I stayed with her really short notice but she was really easy going yet massively helpful. She helped me rig up a mosquito net in her garden because there were other couch surfers there! It was too funny. She is also clearly a really interesting person with all the different things she does. Top girl.

 

Cristen was awesome! This was my first "official" couchsurfing experience, and I couldn't have asked for a better person to host me! Cristen welcomed us into her home even though she had a lot of stuff going on, made us a delicious vegan breakfast and gave us loads of information on things to do and see in Austin. I wish we would've been able to stay longer! Cristen was an amazing person to talk to! She has lived a really interesting travelin' life! I hope to meet her again, either in Austin or somewhere around the world! Cheers!

 

Thanks a lot for the couch and everything, but most of all thanks for the cat, she was lovely.

More seriously, Cristen, Miguel and Pandora are laid back, cool and a real pleasure to be around. I've had a great time and definitely enjoyed Austin. Thanks a lot.

We met Cristen, Miguel and friends for drinks on the north end of Austin. She has a great crew and some fantastic travel stories to share! I discovered that she does not really folk dance much, but does play a mean game of Scrabble. :) If you want a fun, funky, laid back Austin experience, send Cristen a request!

Cristen is awesome! I met her, Miguel, Nick and Agnes at Corey's New Year's Day potluck in New Orleans. We all started chatting and they ended up adopting me for a day and I bounced around the city with them, on and off bikes and in and out of restaurants and bars. We had a great time- I am definitely going to look her and crew up whenever I make it to Austin!

 

Cristen messaged me and asked if I had a place she could stay. There was a group of six, and they were all going to find different places to stay. Well, I decided that it would probably be best that they all have a homebase and I would love to help them out. So, they came, they saw, they conquered! We had a fantastic weekend, they came to the bar for karaoke, I hosted a great vegetarian/vegan potluck and they made some delicious tamales and rice balls...it was just a great time. I've hosted large groups in the past and I really enjoyed having them! I will be seeing them again in a couple of months for South by Southwest...hopefully!

Cristen was the person who introduced me to couch suring in the rainforest outside of Kumily, India and I can't be more grateful to her. She is a well-seasoned global traveler, not to mention fun, energetic and a hell of a chef.

Cristen and a Slovenian couple stayed with me for one night. We had a lovely meal together and good conversation. Cristen has been all over the world (literally) and is very interesting and easy going company.

Cristen!
what a shining person! when I arrived she already had been living in my flat, and she didn't realize that I am one of the owners of the flat. but I'm glad she didn't. because for me it was a sign of being in comfort..

I think Cristen is such a perfect person to host/be friend/talk/live/walk... she is one of the persons that you don't need to spend much time with to see the beauty in her/his soul.

I hope our ways intercept again one day in Texas or Istanbul..

my dear Cirsten..and only one..as the 2nd didn't arrive.. so u are the first and last Cirsten for me(actually one is too much..i mean enaugh ;-)..hope u doing well..am glad that i met her ,we had such great time together in Lattakia ..climbing the minaret of that historical mosque and more crazy things....such nice moments with nice peopel like you are meant to last..for ever..all the best

Cristen is a warm, clever and adventurer person. we had some really good talks, and i hope we will also get the chance to travel together.

 

Cristen was very low maintenance. I wish we could have done more for her, but the timing just didn't allow.
I am still really happy we met, she was a welcome addition to our home.
And Kasper was very happy with her answers to his questions while Rósa likes couchsurfers who are so pet friendly. I hope she enjoys the rest of her trip!

very nice person. she rocks ;)

We met in Reykjavik. I was there for the Film Festival and she was traveling through Iceland. She has a very sweet and intense smile and inspiring stories to tell. Take care. Marco

We have experienced so much together with Cristen; nice (and sometimes full of adrenalin) hikes, nice (and sometimes full of adrenalin) driving; nice (and sometimes full of adrenalin) watching at the night sky, … Rain, sun, sulphur, rain, fog, sun, sulphur, sulphur, sulphur, rain, sun ;) Much fun, indeed!

Cristen is a cloud of good energy floating around
was great to have you

I hosted Christen for 2 days. She was travelling with Slovenian couple. We had so much fun. Christen is a wonderful and warm human being wich is good to be around. I sure hope we will meet again :)

Hi Cristen,
I enjoyed greatly to meet you. Thanks for being my guest and sharing many things with me and Lamp. It is wonderful to meet an open minded and openhearted person like you. It was joy talking with you about Siwa, eating with you, the food was great, sharing some things about your life. Every colourful plastic bag reminds me about your great idea of re-using them and crocheting them intolovely bags.....welcome back anytime to where ever I am. Enjoy Iceland and your journey home. Keep in touch, cheers Anne

 

I was really looking forward to meet Cristen and hear about her long trip along the world. Meeting her was great - she is so kind and easy-going. We chatted the whole evening, and I really enjoyed her company. She´s an interesting person with lots of stories to tell. I hope to see her in Texas some time :)

 

Cristen is a special person that is travelling around the world with a spirit and a way of life that i really appreciate!It was a pleasure to share with her the exploration of Istanbul and all the little special things that made our stay so special!I'm looking forward to meet again this funny,sweet interesting girl from America!I'll start to look for vegan shops and strong bicycles ;) Enjoy the rest of your trip!Ciao!

The Syrian eighth of Cristen is shining through the awesome mixture of her amazing blue eyes, golden skin color and wonderful doings and way of talking. Cristen is the type of girl that when you first meet her you will say ‘I feel like I have known you a very long time ago’ and you do mean it.

Actually, I got involved in her dramatic search for relatives in Syria; which resulted in cristen’s meeting with her nice relatives… especially Uncle Dawud ;)! Sorry that I couldn’t make it to her village ‘alnasra’ during her stay there. It was great to hear of her successful family reunion!

Spending a few days with her in Aleppo was great; sharing Argila in the public park of Aleppo was fun; speaking about her travel experience was breathtaking.
I am sure I am gonna meet you again!

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When my mother meet her (yes, my mum meet her!), she said "I kinda knew her, she is familiar.."
And then, I learn the truth! My mother's grandparents came from syria, and cristen grand-grand parents,too! well, I guess I find my "lost cousin":)
I will research on our genes:P
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Cristen is really sweet,friendly and open-minded girl who has a really warm,big smile:)

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she loves to write, and has a blog like me, is a proof of my "lost cousin" theory!
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talking with her about life, hanging around with her in istanbul streets, riding bicycle with her on island were honestly amusing and great.

and my last words is about her with fortune-telling "language";

"her sparkling beauty is coming from her heart, she will be succesful in her life. she has roads to go. she will have two children"...ok I am stopping:)

I hope I will see you again, probably in syria:)

Cristen is really cool, she's having an amazing trip and it was fun to cross paths with her/have her on my knee three times before lunch. Don't hesitate to host or be hosted by her and try to get her to tell you some stories of all the husbands she has worldwide

Cristen was a great surfer. Kind, considerate, and friendly, she's interested in everything and able to adapt speedily to every strange new experience. Her thank-you note after her two-day stay was especially thoughtful. I'm thrilled we'll get to see her again before she leaves Syria.

Christen is a great person to have around. Highly recommended. She is relaxed, fun, and creative. She can make anyone's world a little brighter. Hope to meet again.

Intelligent girl with kind heart.I took her to my grandmother's house where she was loved by all of neighbours - chirlren, old people and our relationship. You are always welcomed to my home! Hope you happy & lucky!

Cristin is so peaceful girl and she is so calm and nice , we have visited the pyramides together and she is sooooooooo tough lol seems she never gets tired very active :D and smiley
and next time u wanna send ur passport again here dont worry u can rely on me again Cris. :)

What a beautiful person! I met Cristen in India as we were both arriving the same night with the same host. We hung out the first day getting to know each other, then reunited for a weekend. She is very easy going, fun, and full of adventure. You will like her instantly and have a wonderful time. Travelling with her was very enjoyable and easy! She is very accepting and open minded!I hope our paths cross again! I recommend, meeting, hosting, getting to know Cristen.

What cristen doesn't know is that i hired goons to give her a tough time so i would seem like a much nicer guy. I got this idea from a B-grade bollywood movie. You should see it sometime... (look for it in the adult section)

Normal sentences about Cristen will just cheapen the experience so here's a summary:

"Hello! it's Cristen from CS" is what she said when I picked up the phone

I meet her to see a smile that can ease the pain of passing a kidney stone

So talking.. talking I realized, hey this is not an ordinary person I'm talking to.

She's a vegan who's not bashing meat eaters and people who eat beef stew?

Then more surprises arised when I find out about her plastic weaving skillz...

turning dirty plastic into classy bags and hats that can even be sold in beverly hills.

So I said to myself, WOW!! everyone should get a chance to meet a person like this

'cause hosting a CS'r like cristen and learning from her is a pleasure and utter bliss.

Cristen is a wonderful person. I wish we could have spent more time with her. She's got so many experiences, and so much enthusiasm, I wish we'd had more time to share those things. I feel bad about keeping her up until all hours of the night talking, but then I'm glad I did too, because otherwise we would have hardly had any time at all. I hope she'll forgive my ramblings. She's got so many facets, it's hard to know where to start. She was a great guest, and a ton of fun to hang out with. I was hoping she would teach me how to crochet with plastic bags, but I guess I'll have to experiment on my own. In any case, Cristen was a fantastic guest and a great person and I hope to run into her again someday.

I really had wonderful time hosting Cristen. I miss her presence, her smile and her jokes. She could really make u laugh non-stop with her dark humour. She an environmentalist making funny stuff out of plastic bags. I do hope we could cross path in the future anywhere in the world because i think she's a really good friend to be around with :(

 

Cristen is a wonderful, bubbly person, a pleasure to host. She had tons of fun stories from her adventures so far and was amazingly keen to learn everything about this new country she had landed in. And anyone who is fiercely passionate about food is tops in my books!

 

Cristen requested a last minutes couch and it was a pleasure to host her here in KK. She is very easy going and friendly to everyone. Even though I did not have much time, I enjoyed chatting with her on various matters including Texas and her travel experience. Hope she will come back here again someday!

The first impression of me - her eyes beautiful, charming and attractive. And her kindness of nature, her mind wide-open for learning new things, her love for the cats and animals... All make me fascinated and loved to hang around with.

Will be putting her footprint all over the world, she might make people love the time she stayed with and she'll try to practice what she learns.

I would love to meet up with Cristen someday, somewhere... we don't know. But definitely she's one of the very very beautiful, lovely person I've ever met!

 

A fellow Texan in Asia and on top of that her boyfriend is from my hometown. Small world. I had a great time and Cristen made me feel like I was back at home for a while. I actually got to meet people from Hanoi through her that I ended having a great time with. Hope to see you in Austin sometime soon! Happy Travels!

 

I hung out with Cristen a couple of nights in Osaka but of course it was far too short! She was like the pied piper-ette, with a bunch of followers in tow, no doubt because of her amazing smile and laidback nature! Enjoy the journey and perhaps we will meet again somewhere on the road :)

Cristen is such a glowing ball of energy. She embodies everything couch surfing, traveling, humanity should be about! The lady is absolutely brilliant and creative and she lives with a heart of gold.... her patience and kindness extend beyond her friends and rain down on everyone within a 400 mile radius.... I have seriously seen this woman nursing random drunks for what seemed like eternity.... she wishes nothing but well-being for the entire world and actively does her part to make the dream a reality reguardless of .... ... ... I am so happy to know you lady, and I wish you so much luck. I know the world will be so kind to you! X

 

Maddi and I meet Cristen at the gardens. We had a lovely time chatting and watching Maddi get up to mischief. Enjoy your travels.

I first met her at a Halloween party and was drawn to her by her smile. I could tell I needed to learn something from her instantly. I ended up going on a week long journey to a part of Western Australia I had been before but seeing it through her eyes I was able to appreciate it even more and learn. She nearly turned me into a vegan with her wonderful cooking and she is my favorite person in the world to snorkel with. I hope our paths cross again and if you have the chance to see whats behind that smile take it!!

 

Worldly, creative, Positive, Funny, Generous, Adventurous, smart & happy!!

*Amazing conversationist, Cristen has done quite a lot of impressive stuff with her life and has some awesome stories that either leave your mouth wide open or green with envy.

*Cooks great food! Ok I'm not vegan, but I really liked the food she made, I was impressed and can’t wait to try more someday, there will be no more eeeew Vegan food comments from me! :)

*Never complains!

*Cristen Can certainly laugh at any situation, Our Aussie wildlife massacre (aka Drive to Coral Bay). Turning the Rental car into a Rally car on the dirt roads at Kalbarri. Being thrown about in all directions on a Quad Bike. Waking up in a foot of water in a tent on an Island.

OK! there too much more to say on here, but I recommend spending time with Cristen, be it hosting her, being hosted by her or just hanging out with her. I'm thinking I might have to turn up at Cristens door someday. SXSW Festival?

 

Cristen, its so great you discovered CouchSurfing as you belong here!! I'm so glad to have met you and had convo's on animal ethics and conservation and of course, food. It was lovely hanging out in coral bay at the beach with you. Keep in touch, ok?

 

I spent as much time that I could with Christen, she is just great. She showed me how to crochet and we had good talks about traveling, volunteering, environment and food. I recommend anybody that is interested in open minded, nice and friendly persons to meet her and if possible help her.

Cristen is exactly the kind of person I hoped CS would bring into my life when I joined - inspriational, open-minded, interesting, warm, kind... Embrace Cristen into your world, you'll be all the richer for the experience! She is MOST WELCOME to come back ANY TIME!!!

 

Cristen added a warm friendliness and happiness to our home. She fitted in perfectly because she is so fun, open, genuine and honest. We had many good times even though I was stressed with my mountain of uni work. And WOW can she cook some yummy vegan food :D I feel so lucky to meet such a nice person and make such a nice friend.

Cristen and I met in Perth CS. She is fun and lucky to be traveling all over the world on her trip she won.

I look forward to hearing from you again and meeting up at some stage hearing your CS and life experiences from you trip :)

Cristen is fabulous! Thank you for introducing us to quinoa - i bought some! If you get a chance to host her, you will be glad this burst of sunshine came into your life. Safe travels, and look forward to updates thru your blog!

 

Cristen and I met up only shortly, but it was really nice talking to her! I wish I won a ticket around the world too :D Enjoy your adventure!

I was stoked to hear from Cristen initially and have been following her LP winning round-the-world adventure blog as she journeys across the globe.

I'm so glad to have hosted and hung out with her in Perth (even if it was way too short for me!) and now she has spent some time before the next leg of her journey to Japan, to teach me how to make crocheted shopping bags from recycled plastic... to then go teach to the women of Cusco!

If that's not connecting, teaching and inspiring internationally - then I don't know what is!! Absolutely my favourite CS 'experience'.

Inviting, thoughtful, creative, warm, fun. That's Cristen in a nutshell. I like her. You would too.

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Cristen has an obviously kind and fun spirit which... Wait... Wait... Damn. Ok. That last sentence sounds like something a hippy would say. I have no doubt Cristen has a very positive "aura"; however, lets put this in normal-person talk: when I first met Cristen I was all like: "wow, Cristen is a rad chick." Furthermore, I know I'm right. I wish you the best for your travels Cristen, but you're not gone yet... So... let's keep hanging out.
J

Cristen intorduced me to Couchsurfing. She´s is a very outgoing and friendly person.

cristen and i were introduced through a mutual friend and discovered that we live one street away at the same address. since then we have gone swimming in a lightning storm and watched her boyfriends rad bucket band play. cristen is always fun to be around and the only person i know that has won a trip around the world. you should definitely help her out on her journey!

Cristen was one sweet hostess, she took me to her friends party and to see a cool flic about the bush administrations introduction of torture into prisons while i was in austin texas. She has the most friendly Cat and Dog ive ever met and a comfy couch.. Not to mention a few cool roomies... Cristen is a great addition to couch surfers... Please give her a place to stay while she travels around the world, you won{t regret it. Thanks again for everything Cristen!

A great girl who let me stay in her house (witch is great) and who are very sensible, intelligent and sincere.
The kind of person you will always want to be around.

Both Cristen and her roommates alike are fantastically charming, lovely people. Her cat may sleep on your face, her dog may smother you with love, and you may spend an entire Friday evening making spring rolls. Her trusty bike and I had many harrowing adventures, and you should do everything you can to partake of their delicious Captain Crunch Candy. And then you should buy them all tea.

Austin´s charm exists because people like Cristen live there. She and her friends enchanted me with their wild imaginations and joyful lives. One night we created altered identities behind masks, another night we sat around a campfire listening to the music of Jimmy, a brilliant man who doesn´t allow deafness to effect his passion for music. The excitement never ceased. I didn´t want to leave. I´ll remember Kristen´s warm smile and her gentleness. She made me feel so welcome. In her upcoming trip around the world, I wish for her the same overwhelming kindness and generosity she showed me.

She hosted me in Austin for 2 days. she's great Girl,supper sweet,lot's of fun,her roommates are nice too. Her boy friend is awesome ! I forgot my camera; how stupid I'm ,so she gave me her camera all the day ! great Girl,you must see her when she's in your town or if you're in Austin!