HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I enjoy hosting travelers and hearing about where they come from and where they've been. I also like to cook and I always make sure that surfers have plenty to eat. My only house rule is no smoking. My guest room has its own bathroom. There's always clean sheets on the bed and fresh towels in the bath. There's also soap and shampoo in the shower and I can even supply toothpaste and a toothbrush if you need that. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE So far, I've had guests from: Shanghai, China Rochester, NY Taiwan São Paulo, Brasil San Antonio, Texas (via Mexico) Pompano Beach, Florida Bogota, Colombia Derbyshire, England Hong Kong (via United Kingdom) Leon, Spain Vicenza, Italy Albufeira, Faro, Portugal Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Verona, Italy Chongqing, China Santiago, Chile Bass Harbor, Maine Bourges, Centre, France Cambridge, MA Beijing, China Genova, Italy Palo Alto, CA Amsterdam, The Netherlands Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia Pittsburgh Arlington, VA, United States Valasske Mezirici, Zlin Region, Czech Republic Singapore via Pittsburgh Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile El Salvador via Miami and Pittsburgh Reigate, United Kingdom Bogota, Colombia Vigneux-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France Croix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Brazil via Columbus, Ohio Leuven, Flemish-Brabant, Belgium Czech Republic St. Petersburg, Russia Bogotá, Colombia Cape Town, South Africa Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland Hyderabad, Pakistan Honolulu, Hawai'i Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Langres, Haute-Marne, France

MUSIC: Everything from The Smiths to Vivaldi. Bruno Mars. Red Hot Chili Peppers. Thelonius Monk. Mamadou Diabate. Sondheim. Talitha McKenzie. Joni Mitchell. Count Basie. Cake. Deathcab for Cutie. Will.i.am. FAVORITE AUTHORS: Neil Gaiman. Ta-Nehisi Coates. Tom Robbins. Donna Tartt (especially The Secret History). Malcolm Gladwell. Sarah Vowell. Wally Lamb. Brian Broome. David Sedaris.