Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My favorite couchsurfing experience was an experience when I was a host. I was living in a tiny (96 square feet) apartment in Portland, Oregon, and my friend Bird called and said she'd given my contact info to a friend of hers who was looking for a place to crash. The friend called me up and told me he and his two friends were looking for a floor/couch for one night. I was skeptical about having so many people in my tiny apartment, but I said yes and braced myself. The three guys ended up being super polite and funny and smart, and we had a really pleasant evening followed by breakfast the next morning. After this happened I felt so glad that I had opened up my home to them, because had I questioned doing so I never would have made those connections! I actually saw one of them when I went down to Berkeley last summer, and he found me a place to stay there. These experiences are the reason why I opened a couchsurfing account, and why I look forward to the day I'm in a living situation where I can host!

Interests

astronomy/cosmology, sacred objects, studying french, stargazing in the desert, cemeteries, night swimming, night walking, literature, hot springs, libraries, twilight (the time of day, not the book series), reading, summertime, exploring, spelunking

• books
• literature
• breakfast
• walking
• reading
• spelunking
• swimming
• astronomy
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

music: joanna newsom, bill callahan, lana del rey

books: housekeeping by marilynne robinson, richard brautigan, haruki murakami

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

once I watched the perseids meteor shower while floating in a lake in the mountains. it was awe-inspiring in a really quiet, peaceful way.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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