Two nights ago, i had dinner at my friends house. Their friend Scott also came with a guest; a french guy named Batisse who he had met through couchsurfing.com. Scott had recently been overseas and travelled around europe staying in many countries with people he had corresponded with on couchsurfing. The CouchSurfing Project is a free international Internet-based hospital service, and currently the largest hospitalilty exchange network (Wikipedia, 2008). As stated on the registration page of its website:
"CouchSurfing seeks to internationally network people and places, create educational exchanges, raise collective consciousness, spread tolerance and facilitate cultural understanding. As a community we strive to do our individual and collective parts to create a better world, and we believe that the surfing of couches is a means to accomplish this goal. CouchSurfing is not about the furniture, not just about finding free accommodations around the world; it's about making connections worldwide. We make the world a better place by opening our homes, our hearts, and our lives. We open our minds and welcome the knowledge that cultural exchange makes available. We create deep and meaningful connections that cross oceans, continents and cultures. CouchSurfing wants to change not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the world!"
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