IG: @thebenhirsch

ABOUT ME

Becoming friends with my flight attendants, officiating a wedding for a lovely pair of couch surfers, and using expiring frequent flyer miles to fly to Vegas by myself is a quick snapshot of who I am.

PHILOSOPHY

"As I see it, there are two kinds of people in this world; people who love delis and people you shouldn't associate with." ~ Damon Runyan

“Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy people.” ~George Washington

For Host Request:

If your request to stay is rejected, it is because you have little information on your profile or you sent me a request without reading my "My Home" section or I simply can’t host you. If you have 'no references' it is okay to send me a request because I have hosted awesome people from around the world with 0 references.

My place is not your $0 AIRBNB. If you are looking to just shower and sleep, I will know. I have read a lot of requests. So do not waste either of our time to send me the request.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to meet new people when I'm in a new city.

When I have the time, I like to show tourists the "not Times Square" real New York City and also host when I can. I go to private parties with my friends that cost $0 (art, fashion, music) and like to invite people as I usually get an extra ticket.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I officiated the wedding of a couple on New Year's Day 2014 who met on this website in Israel. The wedding was at Grand Central Terminal. 100 tourists surrounded us and thought the couple was famous and snapping photos of all of us.

Interests

• fashion
• street art
• dancing
• music
• electronic music
• adventure

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Shawkshank Redemption
Up
Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
Step Brothers
City Of God
Caddyshack
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Music:
House Music, Disco, Deep House, Soul, 90’s, R and B, Hip Hop
October 2018 I found out about reggaeton and I love it haha.
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Books:
How To Win Friends And Influence People
Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude
Into the Wild
Delivering Happiness
The Last Lecture

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once-in-a-lifetime experiences in New York City, touching the Western Wall, going on a 2 day safari in South Africa, being backstage at amazing concerts, falling in love with amazing people around the globe.

That's 4 (my favorite number), can't say only 1.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Dance floors
Jokes
The best way to cook salmon

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States