Benjamin Agostini

Benjamin Agostini

Current Mission: "Soyons heureux, ensemble!!! Feliĉiĝu kune!!! Let's be happy, together!!!"

Personal Designations

Definitely couch available Vouched for25

Community Designations

City Ambassador (Verdun)
France
Lorraine
Verdun
Lat: 49.16667, Lon: 5.38333
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General Information

Benjamin Agostini is a CS City Ambassador for Verdun, France!
Benjamin Agostini has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER Name and Address Locked more info
Couch availableDefinitely!
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceMarch 11th, 2008
profile views4061
age38
genderSeveral people
membernameBenjimonkey
occupationHomeworker & social worker
educationFine, thanks!
grew up inMetz
ethnicityHum... something like Human
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Languages

  • FrenchExpert
  • EnglishIntermediate
  • GermanBeginner
  • EsperantoIntermediate

Groups I Belong To

Translation - Language Team Leaders 44:916
Why: To improve CS translations
Translation - General  1080:726
Why: French Moderator
Metz 207:1547
Why: Born in Metz;)
Esperanto 219:130
Why: Tial ni sxatas esperantistajn ideojn!
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Couch Available: Definitely!
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 6

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: No

We've got guestrooms for Csers! In one there's there a comfortable double-bed, in an other there's a quite new, nice comfortable 2 places-futon...



Nous vivons dans un tout petit village des côtes de Meuse. Nous ne sommes que 3 et comme la maison est est grande, il y a souvent de la place pour de sympathiques visiteurs!
Nous avons 2 chats... et une flopée de poissons!
Par contre nous ne sommes pas fumeurs, nos amis fument dehors!
Il n'y a aucun transport en commun sur place, cependant la région permet de belles ballades à pieds, à vélo, à cheval ou en voiture! De plus, on peut facilement venir vous chercher à Verdun ou Metz.
Ben a même parfois du temps pour vous accompagner... Si vous passez par ici, venez nous faire un coucou, pour 1 heure, 1 jour... 1 semaine????

Ni vivas en tute malgranda vilaĝo en Loreno. Tial ni loĝas tie nur triope en granda domo, ni povas ofte gastigi multajn gastojn! Du katoj kaj multe da ekzotaj fiŝoj kunloĝas! Ni ne fumas, sed fumuloj povas ekstere fumi...
Neniu publikaj transportoj ekzitas tie, sed ni facile povas serĉiri vin en Verdun aŭ Metz!
Nia bela verda kamparo estas tre agrabla pro viziti piede, cikle, ĉevale aŭ aŭte... Tiu landero estas ankaŭ historiolandero. Ben havas ofte multe da tempo por gvidi vin! Se vi vojaĝas proksime, ne hezitu pri haltiĝo en nia hejmo unu horo, unu tago, unu semajno...

We're livin' in a very small village near Meuse coasts. As we've got a large house for only 3 people, we have quite always much place to host! Two cats 'n many exotic fishes are livin' here too. As we aren't smokers, these may smoke outside! There's no public transportations but we can pick you up in Verdun or Metz easily.
Countryside's great to visit by foot, cycles, cars or even horses... it's also an historic part of land, especially about World War 1. (Don't be afraid, 2 Ben's ancestors fought there, one was french, the second was german!)
Ben's often free to guide you... If you're travellin' cross our countryside, come 'n stay for an hour... a day... a week;)))

Friends (153)

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Richard for real Richard for real
25, Male
Lund, Skane
Sweden
Friends since July 2008
"My host and healer for three days when I needed it the most. Thanks!"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Benjamin Agostini
Met in person   Surfed7  
Gladys EberhardGladys Eberhard
34, Female
Aube, Lorraine
France
Friends since August 2008
"en premier lors d'un cours d'esperanto"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Hosted1  
Lee Vigue Lee Vigue
41, Male
Sacramento, California
United States
Friends since November 2008
"Benjamin hosted the fort explorers!"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Surfed5   Traveled3  
Isabelle EstradeIsabelle Estrade
49, Several people
Verdun, Lorraine
France
Friends since October 1994
"Just in the steet, betwen our tow house!"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
Met in person  
ZUM ZUMZUM ZUM
33, Female
The Hague, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since October 2009
"almost gave me heart attack, I survived! "
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Surfed3   Traveled3  
Vanessa Mathias Vanessa Mathias
30, Female
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Brazil
Friends since June 2009
"Surfed, then traveled, then rode, then meetings, then..."
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
I vouched for Benjamin Agostini
Met in person   Surfed1   Traveled4  
Anick-Marie BouchardAnick-Marie Bouchard
28, Female
Bremen, Bremen
Germany
Friends since March 2009
"Working, fighting, arguing, hugging online for almost a year before finally meeting"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Benjamin Agostini
Met in person   Traveled4  
Jean-Luc FAYE Jean-Luc FAYE
32, Male
Bourg-la-Reine, Ile-de-France
France
Friends since November 2008
"We share passion for history and exploration. I had also the pleasure of being hosted in his home."
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed1  
TEAM TRAVELAIRTEAM TRAVELAIR
34, Several people
Zweisimmen, Bern
Switzerland
Friends since February 2009
"Ben,Isa and Lo surfed our Couch 5 days"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Hosted5  
Elena UtaElena Uta
30, Female
Liege, Liege
Belgium
Friends since February 2008
"We met several times and had great time together"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
I vouched for Benjamin Agostini
Met in person   Traveled2  
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Personal Description

La vie est courte, prenons le temps...
Le temps de vivre notre bonheur!
Le temps de découvrir le vaste monde!
Le temps d'offrir notre temps!!!

La vivo estas tiom mallonga, ke ni prenu la tempo!
Vivu ni la tempon pro feliĉiĝi!
Vivu ni la tempon pro malkovrigi la vastan mondon!
Vivu ni la tempon pro donaci nian tempon!

Life's so short, let's take one's time...
Time to live our happyness!
Time to discover the wide (wild?!?) world!
Time to give our time!!!

Interests

L'Histoire, racines de notre avenir... La nature devant laquelle nous devons rester humbles! La beauté et l'émotion! La gastronomie et la joie de vivre...

La Historion kiu estas radikoj de nia futuro... Naturon antaŭ tiu ni devu humiliĝi! Belecon kaj emocion! Gastronomion kaj vivofeliĉecon...

History which's roots for our future... Nature, requiring our humbleness! Beauty'n emotions! Gastronomy'n enjoyin' life!!!

Philosophy

La vie sera belle!!!
La vivo estos mirinda!!!
Life'll be wonderfull!!!

Music, Movies, Books

Nous sommes éclectiques...
Ni estas eklektikuloj!
We're definitely eclectics...

Types of People I enjoy

Tous... ou presque!
Nous refusons la violence, l'extremisme et l'integrisme sous toutes leurs formes.

Ĉiuj... aŭ preskaŭ! Ni nur rifuzi ĉiel perfortulojn, ekstremistulojn kaj fundamentistulojn!

Quite everyone!
We only refuse violence, extremism or integrism in each ways.

Teach, Learn, Share

Nous aimons faire découvrir notre petit coin de verdure!
Ni amas malkovrigi nian malgrandan verdan landeron!
We enjoy revealin' our little part of green countryside!

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

Vivre!!! Vivi!!! Live!!!

Tasting Marhamáj Pástétom... the most... ugh! impressive thing I've ever taste :P

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Spain
LIVED: Luxembourg
WANTS TO GO: Ireland (Republic of)
IS GOING TO: Austria, Belgium, France, Romania, Switzerland

References

 
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ZUM ZUM
From ZUM ZUM
 The Hague, Netherlands
 Nov 4
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 3 days Traveled 3 days 
Positive

If the road ever takes you to Mesnil sous les cotes (MSLC), don't miss the opportunity to spend some time with Agostini family! Besides the fact they are super charming, they are probably the only CS in the radius of 20 km :) (MSLC is really cute, quite small village, placed in the middle of BEAUTIFUL nowhere). So... The family: Isa! She will literally add oil on fire (without her, we would probably be eating burned potatoes). Lorraine! This adorable girl will amaze you with her bright mind, brave attitude and sense of responsibility of the wise old man. Benjamin! Let me put it like this: The wittiest brain :p. Calmest soul. Purest heart. And amazing knowledge of fort's history! Thank you for beautiful time in France!!!!!

MARTI Frédéric 
From MARTI Frédéric
 Metz, France
 Oct 28
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Geology is not enough with Benjamin. We had to explore fort and as a guide he was full of anecdotes about the life, ammo, even about cave.
Many thanks to have receive me at your home as a real member of your family. It was really cheersfull.
( chestnuts are also good ! )

Laura Talias
From Laura Talias
 Paris, France
 Oct 28
Met in person  
Positive

Thanks again for the forts, goulash and everything! ;)
Ben is a great guide, and not only because he didn't lose anybody in Verdun!

Hope to surf forts again with you!

Bisquit 
From Bisquit
 Paris, France
 Oct 26
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days Traveled 4 days 
Positive

A five star forts guide / host / drinking buddy / friend.
I'm very happy to know him !

FLY_ 
From FLY_
 Paris, France
 Oct 26
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

You will have a nice time staying with Ben. It will be fun, adventurous and instructive.

During our week-end in Verdun we learned a lot, had lot of laughs, explored some really nice batcaves, and were deliciously fed with tasty local specialties and weird foreign liquors.

Just don't drink if he offers you some Sprite.

Laurent desroches bouvier
From Laurent desroches bouvier
 Verdun, France
 Oct 26
Met in person Traveled 1 days 
Positive

accueil toujours aussi sympa!!!Merci pour la soiree a vous c'etait tres bien et bon
laurent

Laetitia Schmitt
From Laetitia Schmitt
 Breidenbach, France
 Oct 18
Met in person Hosted 1 days  
Positive

very nice fist experience hosting it's a nice family :)

Pannonica
From Pannonica
 Paris, France
 Oct 11
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Albeit somewhat exhausting, landing at Ben, Isa and cool Lorraine's home for my first trip to the land of my forefathers was pretty ideal. I've been particularly impressed by the wide array of, hmm, exotic products, ranging from bush marmalade to kerosene spirit, that Ben has in store, and was given the honor to taste some of its highlights as soon as breakfast time. Fearless foodies of all nations, unite at Ben's place!

Tsahi & Noa 
From Tsahi & Noa
 Ramat Gan, Israel
 Oct 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Benjamin is a wonderful person, and a goldmine of information and skills. We met at his house for a tasty lunch, talking about history, than head to verdun for interesting guided tour and than he took us around verdun to see WWI related sites, amazing. thanks for everything, we hope to meet you again in israel!

Ly LILY
From Ly LILY
 Strasbourg, France
 Oct 5
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

un homme de culture avec une charmante petite famille :) m'as bcp appris ! merci pour ce super WE BEN ! Le bonjour à Loraine ;D

Paul Parsons
From Paul Parsons
 Seoul, South Korea
 Aug 31
Only met online CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

great!
thanks for helping with the c.s translation into korean!

Lara Sabbagh 
From Lara Sabbagh
 Saint-Florent, France
 Aug 28
Met in person Hosted 2 days  
Positive

coucou!!!
ma premiére famille de couch surfeurs!!!trés trés gentils et faciles a vivre! j'espere que vous n'avez pas été trop serré la derniere nuit
a bientot
lara

L'AGRUME 
From L'AGRUME
 San-Giuliano, France
 Aug 26
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

It was an extraordinary experience to welcome this little family.
After a few seconds it was like they have always been there.
I am missing them already...
Keep fruitful and, OK, let's save the fruits !

Marco Ineichen 
From Marco Ineichen
 Luzern, Switzerland
 Aug 8
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Benjamin and his family stayed only one night on their trip to Corsica at my place. We only had a short time together, but it was very interesting. I learnd a lot about the local history of their home. And I could exercise my French skills.

Lucie Končoková
From Lucie Končoková
 Brno, Czech Republic
 Aug 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

He very helped me with couchsurfing, he told me so many things about it, he was very friendly.

CIVETTA
From CIVETTA
 New York, United States
 Aug 5
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

I host Benjamin only for a night during his Corsica trip...we had a nice dinner even if the restaurant was closed, a really nice chat even if his family didn't understand english (maybe Lorain didn't understand MY english!), really nice drinks even if the day after we miss the beach and the sea...you have really a lot to see here around so I wait you three for the next time (at least you need 4 days!!) ps thanks Lorain for teach me the dangerous-game this morning!! ;)

Alex Stanciu
From Alex Stanciu
 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
 Aug 2
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

a very nice, curious man, with lovely friends which led to a wonderful experience.

thanks to you, the CS virus infested at least two more! ... and esperanto seems inciting too.

Timis Stejara
From Timis Stejara
 Floresti, Romania
 Aug 2
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

we were just talking about you with our friends!actually we can't stop telling about you and our great experience!see you next year in france!:)

any friend of my cats,is a friend of mine!:))

Ruth Senger
From Ruth Senger
 Nuremberg, Germany
 Aug 2
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Benjamin, Vanessa and his daughter are so warm and openly. You just feel yourself comfortable in their presence. I really enjoy our breakfast together and it was so interesting to listen their experiences in Rumania and Slovakia.
Besides thanks a lot for the wine bottles. You are great :-) !!!

Dingo
From Dingo
 Perth, Australia
 Aug 2
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Benjamin and I met in Vienna calling 09 where we shared CS and life experiences. I hitched a lift with Benjamin after Vienna to France and he taught me about Esperanto language. He was good enough to host us a night before continuing our journey. Soon after meeting Ben I met 33 other Esperanto speaking people and ended up going to Roskilde festival with them. Ben is a great open minded smart guy that I look forward to meeting again! :)

Vladimira Lackova
From Vladimira Lackova
 Victoria, Canada
 Jul 30
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Benjamin and his family stayed at my friend´s house because I wasn´t at home when they called me. We havent much time to spend together but it was fun to have them around. I guess they had interesting experience, especially with the shower :-)
Thanks for your presents.

Madalina Rasina
From Madalina Rasina
 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
 Jul 27
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Ben and his family arrived at my house on a Friday night bringing la joie de vivre avec eux:)They were a very pleasant presence and I`m happy that I was able to host them.I`m sorry that I wasn`t there but I hope that my parents gave you a great tour:)A la prochaine!

Saulius Dauknys
From Saulius Dauknys
 Siauliai, Lithuania
 Jul 25
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Ben and his wonderful family were amazing hosts and guides. They know so much. We adore guiet and friendly atmosphere at their house and hope meet them at Lithuania.

Janina Berlow
From Janina Berlow
 Augsburg, Germany
 Jul 17
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Ben is one of the craziest persons, i ever met in my life.
Just totally relaxed, funny and a absolutely great host.
It's a pity that you didn't stay a little bit longer.
Have a great trip and take care!


Massimo Bennardo 
From Massimo Bennardo
 Pistoia, Italy
 Jul 8
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

It's a true honour to have given a ride to one of the most hard working CSers in the CS community... the lord of translations!
***update August 2009***
hosting ben and his family was a truly exciting experience.
When you see a "FREE" man like Ben describe his love for his daughter... you just have to keep the tears from your eyes because that is the purest love you can find.
Hearing him say: "I don't want to go" made me feel a better person for several days after he left.
Ben...I want to surf your pedalo!

Joelle Bakker
From Joelle Bakker
 Alkmaar, Netherlands
 Jul 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

After a wild night of no sleep, a lot of talk, sand and little fire, to keep warm all everyone needed was a shower and a real bed. Ben and isa, too lovely French people tried the sea to solute the problem of having no shower, but still a shower was apreciated.
So, me and my sister took them home and give them a breakfast, offered my bed and showed them Alkmaar. They were lucky, in Alkmaar we all could see a very good performance of a famous Dutch singer (Boris) and some music-students.
Overall it was very nice to meet Ben and Isa, they can tell you a lot about there experiences with couchsurfing, and there are kind people too.

Ellie  Mond
From Ellie Mond
 Polokwane, South Africa
 Jul 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Met Ben at CS beach party in Haarlem, great guy, easy to get along with and good fun. If I'm ever near Verdun I'll be in touch!

Antony Antony
From Antony Antony
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Jul 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

it was pleasure to meet a true French couple:) I am sure we will meet again.

Ingrid Souza
From Ingrid Souza
 Breukelen, Netherlands
 Jul 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Great experience convincing Ben and Isa that the sea water wasn't cold at 5 AM, while the beautiful sunrise was starting!
=)

Yelyam 
From Yelyam
 Brussels, Belgium
 Jun 30
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

I'm glad to have met Benjamin and his family; we had very good time together: they bring me to Waterloo and I bring them to some parks.
They were perfect hosts and I can only suggest you to welcome and meet them.

Vanessa Mathias 
From Vanessa Mathias
 Sao Paulo, Brazil
 Jun 28
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days Traveled 4 days 
Positive

I was very lucky to have Benjamin as a host and a travel companion during Vienna Calling.
I surfed his couch (actually the guest HOUSE, it's not only a couch), meet his beautiful daughter and wife, and head to Vienna.

Benjamin is just the perfect travel companion. The man is a walking (or driving) enciclopedia. He took the time to go around the villages and show me around, picking up strawberries on the road...

Also he was extremely tender and kind during our stay in Vienna, worrying about where I am (even when I was not lost hehe), or having fun during the events.

I'll honestly miss you!

Miriam  McKenna
From Miriam McKenna
 Copenhagen, Denmark
 Jun 24
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Benjamin is a wonderful, funny guy - super fun and very friendly. Kind and generous - with the best taste in suspenders :)

Lorraine Sanchez
From Lorraine Sanchez
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Jun 21
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

Ben is a wonderful man that makes you feel happy, and comfortable within minutes of meeting him. I first met him in France exploring forts, and then had the pleasure of meeting him again during Vienna calling. It was so fun being with him, he knows how to have good talks, lots of fun, and he made me smile a lot. Thanks Ben- see you soon I'm sure!

Tom Weiss
From Tom Weiss
 Be'er Sheva, Israel
 Jun 19
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Ben is one of those rare people that would not only stretch out a hand in aid, but, just as if that was not enough, would reach further, just to make sure you won't only land on your feet, but you can feel free to fall on your but, cause he made sure there would be some cushions to soften the blow. He will do so in good humor and entertain you in the process as well. He has a healthy balance of having ideals and maintaining a good perspective of reality and does so in humor and a tad of sarcasm, my type 'o guy. Knowing Ben just a little makes me feel that meeting his family will only enhance the experience that's worth any effort regardless. Thanks for everything and see you, hopefully sooner rather then later.

BROKERR
From BROKERR
 Paris, France
 Jun 17
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Benjamin is very nice guy to meet with,you can everytime speak about everything and have fun with his nice jokes,wish to see him again...

naschmarkt 
From naschmarkt
 Vienna, Austria
 Jun 17
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

benjamin, big teddybear, i caring you in my heart, it was nice to talk and to aplfelstrudeln with you. wow, it was delicios, was´nt it?! wath´s a weekend. thank you to visite us. apfelstrudeln for ever.. hmmmm

-MARTINE- 
From -MARTINE-
 Brugge, Belgium
 Jun 17
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Haaa Benjamin! Finally we met, he even was the first to welcome me at the Vienna Amb meeting. We work together on the translations group, he's very dedicated and I learn a lot from him. I look forward to go and surf his couch one day too!

Barbara Izlakar
From Barbara Izlakar
 Maribor, Slovenia
 Jun 16
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Benjamin during the Vienna Calling. We once sit together during the lunch and during other days we saw each other around. As Slovenian translation group is not really active and he's in charge for the translations, we surely should cooperate. Will activate people. Just don't want to give a promise about time (when), to not say sth wrong. But it'll still be this year, I suppose. :) Benjamin is otherwise nice and I hope we'll met again sometime and then I'll update this reference. Let me know if ever in Slovenia!

Cesar
From Cesar
 Lisbon, Portugal
 Jun 16
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 5 days 
Positive

Ben is just an amazing guy, devoted CSr and funny person to work and travel with! Just can't wait to be with him again!

EZEQUIEL 
From EZEQUIEL
 Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Jun 16
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

We met in the Vienna Calling in 2009, where he offered rides is his car all the way to France! I (with some more people) shared the ride and when we got there he hosted us and assured that every one of us would safely reach his next destination, really took a lot of effort just for the sake of generosity. And the best part was that during the car trip we had the ocassion of talking for several hours and get to know each other a little bit, and i found him to be outgoing, interesting and clever, so besides being generous, that makes a good pack! I am sorry I had no time to stay longer at his fascinating place, away from the rush of big cities. But there will be another chance for sure!
Ben, see you next time, and thanks for all!

Sofia Metsiou
From Sofia Metsiou
 Maastricht, Netherlands
 Jun 15
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

His family reminded me of my family where everybody, even strangers, were welcomed to share with us! He is a rich man!!!! Beautiful experience to be with them, I will definitely meet them again, I hope soon. They are part of the definition of open-heart! ;)

Fabian Dreher 
From Fabian Dreher
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jun 15
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Benjamin at the Vienna calling 2009. We had very good talks about developing rural couchsurfing in Switzerland and in general about travelling and deepening the friendship in our neighbourhood! His thoughts are very interesting and he shares them in a respectful manner. 100% recommendation to meet!

Giampiero Calabrese 
From Giampiero Calabrese
 Ascoli Piceno, Italy
 Jun 15
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Ben is just as I imagined him after working together for while on CS. He's funny, open mind, bit italian ops corsic ;) and with a great vision of how CS can be and cares people needing help. We have great talks and i hope our ideas will be come true soon
Ciao mitico

FRASABA 
From FRASABA
 Pescara, Italy
 Jun 15
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met at the Vienna Calling 2009. I wish we could talk more but i must say i got a great feeling about him since the very first time we started to talk. He is relaxed but he spreads, at the same time, a happy mood. We shared easy going conversations and he has been just a pleasant company. He is a fellow genuinely devoted to the community: therefore I really hope to be able to help him in some of his projects. And for sure, i hope to meet him again!

Andrea Cavina 
From Andrea Cavina
 Vienna, Austria
 Jun 15
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

If late at night of a breezy late Viennese spring Benjamin comes knocking unexpected at your door, don't question chance, fate or the Gods, just open it and let him in!!

He brings humour and politeness in large quantities and has an incredibly contagious positive spirit and enthusiasm about life and its many aspects!

I hope to see you soon in Vienna or hunting for lost villages in some remote valley....

Van TRUONG 
From Van TRUONG
 Lyon, France
 Jun 15
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was also a pleasure to meet Benjamin (I heard so many about him). I know that together we'll be able to make great stuff to improve our CS community.
Benjamin belongs to those persons i immediatly got the feeling with at the first sight (warm person, relaxing to talk with and genuine)

Laurent Weber
From Laurent Weber
 Cocheren, France
 Jun 12
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

The story of a business trip which turned into nice and relaxing moments.... I hope, one day, I can get even with my guests. Thank you so much, Ben, for your trust. Thank you so much once more Isa and Lorraine for those simple and pleasant evenings. I hope we will keep in touch (Lorraine have to show me entonnoirs and tritons and the valley from the "X" point (on a sunny, or perhaps, not rainy day) ). You are, of course, always welcome in my house.

Tobias Leiendecker
From Tobias Leiendecker
 Vienna, Austria
 Jun 12
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We made Apfelstrudel together at Vienna Calling and it was great! Hope we see each other again!

Marten Knol 
From Marten Knol
 Maastricht, Netherlands
 Jun 4
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Finally arriving after the long hot hitchhike, we were so happy to meet the happy Benjamin picking us up for the nice little camp he set up near Verdun. He's very enthousiastic about almost everything!

James Holland
From James Holland
 Shreveport, United States
 May 30
Met in person  
Positive

Benjamin was awesome. Showed me and Josh parts of Verdun we would have never seen. Really enjoyed his knowledge of history and his adventurous nature made the trip to Verdun memorable. Thanks again.

Josh Hefner
From Josh Hefner
 Shreveport, United States
 May 29
Met in person  
Positive

Benjamin hosted us for three nights and showed us all sorts of historical places in Verdun. We had a great time and Benjamin knows his history very well and will have you crawling through woods and old forts to see things regular tourists never see. He has a wonderful family and they made us feel at home and I hope to see them again someday.

FREDDYG
From FREDDYG
 Luedenscheid, Germany
 May 26
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 3 days Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Benjamin Agostini is amusing and an extremely nice person. He showed us the historical sites located around Verdun. It was wonderful to get to know him, his family and his friends.

GUGUSSE55
From GUGUSSE55
 Verdun, France
 May 26
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Very friendly and we have commun interesting.
Just see you soon i hope!

Sylvie De Sousa
From Sylvie De Sousa
 Metz, France
 May 25
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I spent a super week-end in Meuse with my daughters thanks to Ben, his wife and their adorable daughter. They managed an interesting hiking in landscape, and a friendly night around the campfire... It's a pity I couldn't stay for the sunday walk in Azannes! They're really nice people, I hope (and expect!) to share other moments with them!

Dan Lindau
From Dan Lindau
 Bromma, Sweden
 Apr 14
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 5 days  
Positive

I was planning on staying for two nights at Bens place, but it turned out to be five nights, it was so great! Ben showed me so much great places, a personal guide with tons of knowledge. He and his family are also really genorus and nice, and their house is a great place, with an really intresting backyard! Ben really is a perfect host and I hope I will be back again, because there is still many things to be seen..

SAMMYMAN / Samuel
From SAMMYMAN / Samuel
 Rennes, France
 Apr 11
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

On a morning I sent a CS Request to Benjamin, for the very same evening. He then replied and provided me with all the directions to reach his place, some 100km away from where I was. Then I could not just stay for 1 night, and thanks to the other CSers who were here too with me, and as Lorraine & Isa were on holliday too, we could have a really interesting day of visit before I leave (back on the road again). Big Thanks to all, and keep in touch!

Ruud Mesdag
From Ruud Mesdag
 Antwerp, Belgium
 Apr 10
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 5 days  
Positive

Amazing!!! thanks for the nice welcome Lorraine, Isabel andBen, the 'verdun'food, all the french words, the forts, the history lessons and plenty of other stuff even working in the garden was a pleasure while listening to all you re stories Amazing!!! and soOn we will meetup again, tomorrow, next week perhaps in a couple of months, Foooooooorts and French (thanks Lorraine;)brings us all together :D

Mike and Deanna and Family
From Mike and Deanna and Family
 Fenelon Falls, Canada
 Mar 31
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

What a wonderful ambassador to the area of Verdun and it's history. We had wonderful accomodations, conversations and meals and an exceptional education and tour of the forts and sites. Thank you for everything and also for the recommendation to visit Catherine in Blois.

Anick-Marie Bouchard
From Anick-Marie Bouchard
 Bremen, Germany
 Mar 19
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

Benjamin and me share a brain, a passion, experiences, devotion, inspiration, and fight all the time. He's someone I ALWAYS enjoy working with, tough on his standards and always giving more than what he asks people. One of the most appreciated people I know. We shared a few days together in Paris, and they were frustratingly short!!

Capetora 
From Capetora
 Blois, France
 Mar 12
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

If you have some work to do invite benjamin’s family and you will have some help.
Benjamin helped us to carry 10 tonnes of ground.
Of course you will have to feed him – a lot –
Very nice family, generous and open minded
See you again

Julius and Maria Cesnulevicius
From Julius and Maria Cesnulevicius
 Paris, France
 Mar 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Benjamin, friendly and open, sensitive and great talker - we are looking forward to meeting you many times more here or somewhere else for a lasting friendship!

BE25KI
From BE25KI
 Versailles, France
 Mar 4
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I had an excellent time exploring forts with Benjamin! We certainly took our time to enjoy and notice the little things and embraced the historical energy emanating from the forts! I am very thankful for his taking the time to explain things to me, and always with a glowing smile. He is a warm hearted gentleman and I can't wait to meet again for another adventure!

Oûtàng 
From Oûtàng
 Versailles, France
 Mar 3
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

I met Benjamin around Metz, while exploring old forts...
He's a really great guy enjoying life and still laughing. He's also a nice host which always has couches to propose to his CS...
Moreover, he has a really deep knowledge of local history and can teach a lot of thinks on forts architecture.

TEAM TRAVELAIR
From TEAM TRAVELAIR
 Zweisimmen, Switzerland
 Feb 22
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 5 days  
Positive

The Agostinis were our first couchsurfguests.Ben is an easygoing character who enjoys kitchentablegatherings with cooking,talking and playing games.Isa is a very warm and kind person-just lovely to have her around and Lo just like her mum and a real beauty!We feel they enjoyed the new experience of snow life and got home with some good and funny memories about sledging and more.

Jana Wessendorf
From Jana Wessendorf
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Feb 20
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Lo, Isa and Ben stayed just for one short night in my house, but nevertheless it have been great few hours. I really enjoyed their visit and the fotos, which were shown by Lo. Ben is such an open-minded, CS loving person with a big warm heart, you cannot believe that. I really liked our discussion about being a Couchsurfer. Welcome back anytime!

Lionel Germain 
From Lionel Germain
 Metz, France
 Dec 11, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I met Benjamin and his family, the first time during the "Grand Est meeting". Since then we met a few times and now almost every week to speake Esperanto.
I love Benjamin, Isabelle and Lorraine! They are funny, very kind, prevenant, honnest and much much more. They have a big heart and I it's always to pleasure to chat with!

Florence Houdot 
From Florence Houdot
 Bonneuil-sur-Marne, France
 Nov 24, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

ouah ouh ouah ouh!!! Ben, Isa, and Lorraine are very sympathicals, fantastics, organized,..., personnes. if you search an host like at home you found that in this house !!! I very appreciate the talking on story, politics and many interessant experiences. Ben is very helpful to explain the story during the Mont Saint Quentin's forts... Very tahnk you for all; i wait for you in Paris now !!!!

Jean-Luc FAYE 
From Jean-Luc FAYE
 Bourg-la-Reine, France
 Nov 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I spent one night with Benjamin, his wife Isa and his daughter Lorraine. With Ben, we went exploring forts around Metz. It is very sweet to be welcome in a home (I mean a house with a familly spirit). Isa & Lorraine are two fairies and Ben a big guy with a lot of sensitivity and a nice vision of life. I had a just sip and I definitely look forward to spend more time with them. I have already some plans for that... :)
See you soon in some forts or underground

HERVE M.
From HERVE M.
 Besancon, France
 Nov 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Ben, Isa and Lorraine are very nice, cordial and altruistic. We have talked about many and varied interesting subjects. And Ben is a really great meetings organizer. Thank you so much for your hospitality. I hope we'll meet again.

STEFF 
From STEFF
 Toulouse, France
 Nov 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Benjamin and I met at the French CS Amb meeting in Nantes. He is smily, helpful, nice to have around and he made me more aware of all the troubles one has to go through to find a "global" translation that would fit into the numerous cultures of the CS website - well worth meeting and chatting with :)

Jordi Pedros
From Jordi Pedros
 Balaguer, Spain
 Nov 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Sharing few days with a lot of experiences in the garden

Catherine Samson 
From Catherine Samson
 Paris, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

No much time to really know Benjamin but it will be a pleasure to know him more a next time.
Thanks for the lift Nantes-Paris. :)

MEURWINN 
From MEURWINN
 Nantes, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

It was nice having Benjamin surfing our couch. Even if he was busy with the meeting, we had some good discussions about travelling and his region. If one time we decide to visit Verdun, we know who to call. (Thank you for vegetables, we already made soup).

Emmanuel Dinéty 
From Emmanuel Dinéty
 Nantes, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Benjamin is a good simple guy. And I like that !
I spent a good time to speak with him.

Benjamin estas bona simpla viro. Kaj mi ŝatas !
Ke mi elspez oportuna okazo por parol kun li.
:-?

Marion Fouquet
From Marion Fouquet
 Nantes, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Benjamin,
I should have welcomed you in my city but you welcomed me on my first CS steps for this meeting in Nantes... Thanks for the hospitality ! It's a pleasure to meet someone who takes care about finding nice food & drinks ! Hope we'll have more time to discuss next time !

Isabelle Estrade
From Isabelle Estrade
 Verdun, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person Best Friend,  
Positive

Ben and Isa are tow best friends.After 14 years, i trust them as in the first time.Why? Nothing is impossible with them, and they have an optimistic communicated mind.
So, to meet them is a good antidote again moroseness.

Doumé
From Doumé
 Saint-Sebastien-sur-Loire, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I'm pleased I met Benjamin at this meeting in Nantes, he his an open minded and smily guy with a real care to who you are and what you're saying. I'll try to go to Verdun to surf him one day, I guess he's a very nice host !
Thanks for your pleasant presence, Benjamin !

Je suis heureuse d'avoir rencontré Benjamin à ce meeting sur Nantes, c'est un garçon souriant et à l'esprit ouvert, qui sait porter une réelle attention à qui vous êtes et ce que vous dites.
J'essaierai d'aller à Verdun surfer chez lui un jour, je suis sûre que c'est un hôte charmant !
Merci pour ton agréable présence, Benjamin.

Armando Trujillo
From Armando Trujillo
 Guadalajara, Mexico
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Ben briefly at Pierre’s house; we talked about political problems and the literature. Probably we meet later in Paris or Verdun.

RICOTHEFROGGY
From RICOTHEFROGGY
 Niort, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Was great to meet Benj, and talk about his (our) topics on CS, have his opinion and see that he's very concerned with your tasks. nice to count you in the team, and hope we'll meet again here or there ;)
Cya

Frédéric Brodeur 
From Frédéric Brodeur
 Paris, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was of course a pleasure to meet Benjamin in Nantes! We had good discussion about many subject and I especially like the way he's looking to work with the french translation team.
I pretty sure we will have the possibility to see each other again... wahtever if it's for working on stuff of for having few drinks , i'm sure i will appreciate it again!

Cyril Dejonghe 
From Cyril Dejonghe
 Angers, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Benjamin seems to be very focused and passionated about his role in the Translation Team but he also seems to be be a really good guy, quiet, easygoing.

SALENTOBRETONE 
From SALENTOBRETONE
 Saint-Brieuc, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I have been very happy to meet Benjamin. he is the kind of man who can be serious with lighteness. I enjoyed talking with him. I hope we'll meet soon.

Amine Hannaoui
From Amine Hannaoui
 Toulouse, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Benjamen m'a apporté beaucoup d'informations s'est quelqu'un qui est au courent de plusieurs choses et qui est vraiment impliqué dans cs,on a eu de passionantes conversations ...un illuminé de Couch Surfing!

NOMAD®  
From NOMAD®
 Villeurbanne, France
 Nov 17, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I feel very well with Benjamin who can pass very fast from the funny guy to the serious guy if we need to work. You can have good and fun chat whit him and he fit perfectly in the french amb team :)

*Baptou* 
From *Baptou*
 Grenoble, France
 Nov 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ben has a very nice personality and he's a valuable co-volunteer. I wish I had the same ability to explain my work! :-P We'll meet again for sure!

MARC1590
From MARC1590
 Clermont-Ferrand, France
 Nov 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Ben is a very sympatic and open-minded person. With him, I discover forts and subterranean trenches of the first world war. It was so great to learn history like this !
He lives in a small village lost in the countryside. His wife and his daughter are very nice and he has a small mischievous cat! :-)
It's a very friendly host and I'll be happy to come back to speak more with him!

BEN IN LUX
From BEN IN LUX
 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
 Nov 13, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Dear Isa and Ben,
thanks a lot for this great week-end spent all together discovering forts and the Meuse region with all unknown places. It was super speaking with you about all kind of themes (history, esperanto...) and thanks for your great hospitality, we really felt home with you. Hope to see you again soon!
All my best to you and your sweet family
Ben (the one from Luxbg!)

LYDIABRU
From LYDIABRU
 Saarbrücken, Germany
 Nov 13, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days Traveled 3 days 
Positive

very positive

At the first meeting I noticed already that Ben is very openminded and friendly. After he invited me to come to the esperanto cours and I saw his heart beating for that language. He even convinced me by his enthousiasme and now I will come regulary to the cours.
When I asked him for showing some forts he organised a whole meeting in Verdun. I felt very, very welcome at his place. He also has a very gentil daughter and a charming woman I liked a lot too. I really am happy to get known to you. I hope I will see you very often while I stay in Metz.

Lee Vigue 
From Lee Vigue
 Sacramento, United States
 Nov 13, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 5 days Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Benjamin is a truly gracious host! His knowledge of the local history, and the world in general is tremendous. I cannot wait to visit again!

Niki Swales 
From Niki Swales
 Melbourne, Australia
 Nov 12, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Ben is amazing!! Im not sure i said it loud enough though... AMAZING!!!
He took into his house a TEAM of dirty smelly fort explorers. He made us all feel like part of his family (who are also absolutely incredible!!). He is one of the most generous and happy people you'll have the pleasure of meeting. Ben = super super cool guy!! Thankyou thankyou thankyou for your hospitality, knowledge, cuisine, endless smiles and undying energy!! And thankyou for my new found passion in forts!! Huge huge huge smiles for you Ben!!

Pierre GANDON 
From Pierre GANDON
 Paris, France
 Oct 29, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

We first met throw Internet when I started to work as a translator for CS, and then we met in the 2nd French Ambassador meeting in Nantes.
Stop giving me so much work in so few time haha!

Can Akay
From Can Akay
 Sariyer, Turkey
 Oct 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He saw our post on forum and helped us finding a couch at 11 pm!! There are only a few people who would do that! So believe me he is so friendly and helpful! Thank you Benjamin

Michelle_Lux 
From Michelle_Lux
 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
 Oct 21, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

I got to host Benjamin for our 5th Cs meeting in Luxembourg and it was a really nice experience to meet him. Benjamin is a very interesting person, who knows a lot of things and who seems to be really enthusiastic about showing his region to visitors. I hope i can make it to the Meuse meeting that he will organise in a few weeks and explore some sites and the countryside together :-)

Felix Mandoux 
From Felix Mandoux
 Thionville, France
 Oct 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ben is a great and funny guy. We had a good time partying and a very good exchange about some more serious subjects. I am really interested to see his personal works, and maybe - one day - we will end up in doing some creations together.

BIJAQUELUX
From BIJAQUELUX
 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
 Oct 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive



I had a really nice time talking with benjamin.
Nice and friendly. He seems an interesting person.He has invited me.I hope that, we will meet again to have some more conversation together. I'm sure it would be great =)



Andrei Feldt 
From Andrei Feldt
 Montpellier, France
 Oct 9, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Incredible! Benjamin introduced me to fort exploring and esperanto. We visited this amazingly dilapidated pre-WWI fort that was full of long, dark corridors and collapsing floors. Very scary, very exciting. And Benjamin was my knowledgable guide throughout, teaching me about the history of the forts and of the times. Thanks Benjamin, for giving me such great and uncommon experiences. And I'm now considering learning Esperanto...after I learn French of course!

Jesper Liljegren
From Jesper Liljegren
 Lille, France
 Oct 8, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Met him on my first couchsurfing trip, and i must've hit the jackpot, this guy and his family are wonderfull hosts and fun to hang out with! i hope to visit Benjamin soon again =)

Dan Nazarian 
From Dan Nazarian
 San Francisco, United States
 Oct 6, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

After two weeks in loud and crazy cities like Amsterdam and Paris, we went to Ben's house in a tiny French village with 100 inhabitants. WOW -- Ben can talk for hours and I would gleefully listen to every word. He is amazingly charismatic and sharing. And also a bit delirious. Hope to see you again!!!!!!

Olgac NACAKCI 
From Olgac NACAKCI
 Beyoglu, Turkey
 Oct 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Thanks to Benjamin a lot, he read our urgent help request e-mail that we sent to Metz group and saved us from being homeless in the middle of Metz. Besides, we had great time with his friend and stayed in a wonderful house. Thank you very much for everything again!

Gladys Eberhard
From Gladys Eberhard
 Aube, France
 Sep 21, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

In an esperanto's meeting then restaurant, he look's like funny and very interisting, seems to have many knowledge.
Her family is very funny always with smile, his daughter is a lovely girl and very pretty (not say to him!!). We spent a lot of time to laugh. Ben, where are you going to find all these jokes ?
Nice to meet you again and again !!

Flore Guiffault
From Flore Guiffault
 Trier, Germany
 Sep 21, 2008
Met in person  
Positive

I met Ben in a esperanto's meeting. He is very interesting and positive!

Monkey64
From Monkey64
 Alcala de Henares, Spain
 Sep 15, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 7 days Traveled 7 days 
Positive

I've been hosted countless times now by Ben and his lovely family and it's always a pleasure to go back to the peaceful village of Mesnil. Definetely a top-notch destination if you have an interest in history, exploration or if you just want to meet great people :)

DJOOL
From DJOOL
 Verdun, France
 Sep 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met at a restaurant in Verdun with some others couchsurfers. It was a good experience to meet these people. Benjamin is a very interesting person, he does have things to say ! I will meet him again with pleasure as soon as I can and I'll try to help him through his work on CS.com

Elena Uta
From Elena Uta
 Liege, Belgium
 Aug 21, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Benji!! I just descovered he was not on my list of friends!!! That such a guy- everyone has to have him as a friend!! He is funny, clever, silly sometimes..he has a biiig house and a big planning too :-) and a nice family..and he leaves 40km away from Metz.. not to close but not too far away !! The perfect friend :p

CHRIS AND PHIL 
From CHRIS AND PHIL
 Jort, France
 Aug 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

un couple adorable, une fille délicieuse, beaucoup de bon temps et de discussions nocturnes. à renouveler dès que possible

Brian RUSSELL 
From Brian RUSSELL
 Barcelona, Spain
 Aug 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ni kunlaboras ĉe la tradukado de CS al Esperanto, li estas fidinda homo.

Daniel Drognitz
From Daniel Drognitz
 Steinmaur, Switzerland
 Aug 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Ben and his family are truly great hosts. Very generous and funny. We've shared a great time and visited a lot of interesting places to which Ben had lots of explanations.
I've definitely learned a lot and saw many things I'd never seen without his knowledge of the area!

Dave Mayer 
From Dave Mayer
 Winterthur, Switzerland
 Aug 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

I spend four days at Ben's lovely house in a small village next to Verdun and had a wonderful time. His family welcomed Daniel and me with a lot of french humour and tasty food. Ben knows absolutely EVERYTHING about Verdun and it's surroundings and he enjoys it to an extraordinary extend to show you his little secrets and favourites. He has a true CS spirit and is supporting the project immens.

I'd love to see you again my friend. You're always a guest in Switzerland.

MANDOLINE03
From MANDOLINE03
 Montpellier, France
 Aug 5, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

J'ai passé une très bonne soirée avec cette petite famille. Ils sont adorables. Si je vais dans le nord de la France, je passerais volontiers leur faire un petite coucou.

Pierre Blondelle 
From Pierre Blondelle
 Arlon, Belgium
 Jul 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ben and his little family were the only ones to dare coming with in a canoe on the river Lesse. Well, too bad for those who didn't come, we had a lot of fun together!

Edith Willam
From Edith Willam
 Sombreffe, Belgium
 Jul 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

great, Isabelle, Benjamin and Lorraine are so sweet, curious end interesting persons... See you !!

Jane YU 
From Jane YU
 Shanghai, China
 Jul 16, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Isa and Ben are very nice. We met in Balaguer near Barcelona. They offered me a ride to Foix when they drove home. Actually my destination is not on their way, so they have to detour a long distance. And they showed me around Andorra, that makes my trip more impressive. their daughter is very lovely, I like her very much.
Merci beaucoup.

Nuria E
From Nuria E
 Tarragona, Spain
 Jul 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Very nice family! It was a pleasure to host them, they were nice, funny and flexible, careful with things and ready to enjoy local culture. They were lucky to come during the fireworks competition in Tarragona, and lucky to see the rare clouds here... Enjoy the rest of your adventure!!

Harlan Chambers
From Harlan Chambers
 Thoiras, France
 Jul 10, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

This was one of the most generous and postiive experiences I have ever had as a guest, and I speak on a much broader scale than couchsurfing.

Every night I was welcomed to a warm and abundant table with a very congenial family. Ben took me and his daughter all over Verdun (and well outside of it) in his car, showing me fantastic and unique sites. Ben was very gracious with his time, energy (and essence). And what a wonderful family.

There are just too many positive things to say. THANK YOU BEN!!!

Lucy Fleischer 
From Lucy Fleischer
 Montpellier, France
 Jul 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Ben, Isa & Lo are a great family. It was really nice to host them !
@ bientôt !

LINNEA MAGDALENA
From LINNEA MAGDALENA
 Sydney, Australia
 Jul 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

I stayed at Benjamins house for a couple of days. It was nice being there and spending time with him and his lovely family. If you want to see the french countryside this is a great place to stay.

Richard for real 
From Richard for real
 Lund, Sweden
 Jul 7, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 7 days  
Positive

The higher powers of travel had me starting my acquaintance with this charming man and his family when I was very ill. Luckily, and also much thanks to Benjamin's outstanding hospitality, he was able to see a bit of the real me at the end of my stay. Living, not just staying, with Benjamin was one of the highlights of my eurotrip so far, for sure. The couchsuring spirit is in the walls of his home and you can feel it in everything he says and does. I think most people can learn something fom Benjamin's relaxed attitude, or maybe it's just because I like people who answer questions with "yes and no". Thanks again for a couple of fabulous days that brought me back to life!
Update: After a second stay with Ben all the good impressions from last time are strengthened. Feels like I have a family in France now.
Update: Of course I had to go see my family again when I was passing through and this time was no less awesome. Super pizza!

TOOKI 
From TOOKI
 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
 Jun 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Benjamin is awesome: althought he was only in CS for 3 months, he get highly involved bringing his contribution to CS!
Through great talk with him, I appreciate the distance he keep on different topics, his natural advice and his friendly attitude!
Ok soon in Verdun or La Tchaux?

CeliNed 54 
From CeliNed 54
 Sorneville, France
 Jun 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was really pleasant talking with him, Benjamin is very nice and we will rock you, you're my best friend, the show must go on!
C'est trop dur les commentaires en anglais, on s'emballe vite ;) Bref, on sera très heureux de le revoir!

Olivier Pinson 
From Olivier Pinson
 Montigny-les-Metz, France
 Jun 29, 2008
Met in person  
Positive

A very nice guy, if you'll go to be hosted by him, I'm sure you will have some nice moments. To know!!!

Cyril HOLLARD
From Cyril HOLLARD
 Metz, France
 Jun 29, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Hi Ben !!!
Meet someone like him is always realy pleasant. Nice guy, with a good experience and good advices !!! someone to know !!! Thank for the Week end and see you soon

Cecile Benedic
From Cecile Benedic
 Montigny-les-Metz, France
 Jun 29, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I was glad to meet Benjamin, my translation partner on CS! We met in Metz for a meeting and he's very nice & fun guy!

Christophe   Katrien 
From Christophe Katrien
 Aalst, Belgium
 May 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

This family was the perfect last night of our honeymoon. great bed B) , charming house and fabulous cooking. For them it was all "so basic", for us all "so interesting". This place is in the middle of nowhere, but it has many stories. Really a place to stay more then one night so you see why we have to be carefull with our PLANET EARTH....
Ben et ISA un Grand Merci....
Ps. la confiture est géniale

ROSA RANA
From ROSA RANA
 Copenhagen, Denmark
 May 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Benjamin hosted Joscha and I on a really short notice. We couldn't have felled more welcome. We arrived quite late after a dinner together in Metz and a ride home full of interesting stories about this part of France. The day after he cooked for us and I was introduced to strong French alcohol as pastis and home made mirabel liceur. Furtermore Benjamin inspired me to take a closer look at Esperanto! Benjamin is THE GREAT host, interesting and a warm person.
Hope to see you again and to have more time together.

Francois Gerspach
From Francois Gerspach
 Delft, Netherlands
 May 13, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Benjamin et Endre se sont gentiment invités à dîner chez moi après leur club d’Esperanto :-) On a passé un très moment, et vraiment bien rigolé. Je ne crois pas me tromper si je dis que ce sont des bons vivants :-D en tout cas on se revoit bientôt dans la meuse, youhou !!

COUCHISTA
From COUCHISTA
 Haarlem, Netherlands
 May 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

The Agostini's are very sweet people with great stories to tell and a very social mind. We really enjoyed their company and our joint activities :-) They should not miss in your collection of guests ;-)

Frank van Steenwijk
From Frank van Steenwijk
 Dublin, Ireland (Republic of)
 Apr 24, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

I met this family via Gerard Bosman as they were his guests. Gerard and me were scheduling the Picture Quest of Rotterdam we created and these people were the first ones to walk it with us to see how long it took us. Unfortunately there was a little bit of a language barrier which prevented us to getting to know each other better, but apart from that I think these are very nice and trustable people.

Gerard Bosman 
From Gerard Bosman
 Bergschenhoek, Netherlands
 Apr 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Ben and his lovely wife Isa and daughter Lorraine surfed my couch; they were very friendly and neat people. Together with Frank van Steenwijk we made a city-tour through Rotterdam.

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