Couchsurfing is a bit different.

If you come to my place you get to know me,

you get to know my friends and family, you get to know the activities I do.

So Couchsurfing is a real beautiful experience.

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First and foremost, it's a hospitality network.

It's a lot of fun.

And it opens doorways between people and events and activities that you might otherwise miss.

I don't like to refer to Couchsurfing as a site, just a website

I prefer to refer to it as a community.

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Couchsurfing for me is just a really great genuine way to meet people.

Hey!

Wherever I go, I want a friend there.

Even if I didn't meet them yet.

Couchsurfing is really about meeting people from other cultures

and getting to know other cultures and just making connections

Let's say I want to know more about Europe, Austria, whatever it is I want to know more about

And if I can't go there, then Couchsurfing brings it to me.

There's so many lovely people who are drawn to Couchsurfing, and it's really altruistic,

it brings out the best in people.

Couchsurfing for me is a door, a gateway to a fantastic alternative way of traveling,

which is much more authentic.

It brings people together and it reminds them that we're all one

It's just a great experience.

We feel like we've brought a piece of the world into our living rooms.

It's the ideal, it's the perfect thing.

There's no money involved

People in Couchsurfing are so positive, I like them.

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I'm so thankful for Couchsurfing, it really changed my life.

I can't speak very good English, I can talk with people from all the countries

and that's what Couchsurfing brings to me.

It's fantastic.

Just think about the option of having friends all over!