HospitalityClub.org and CouchSurfing.com
4th September 2008
These are the addresses for those who would like to travel lightly, meet new people, get new friends, hang out with interesting people, or just find a shelter for a night in the foreign country.
I’m now registered in both systems (and getting “verified” in CS), and so far I stayed with three people (at two places) found via HC and CS. Both experiences were highly positive. Actually, my world outlook changed quite a bit after my first stay: I heard from someone that
it’s better to trust wrong person once, than always distrust all the people
But building trust, despite being central to HC ans CS, is only one – basic – component. Cultural exchange and knowledge sharing are also important, though so far I was unable to comprehend these components sufficiently to write on them.
At the CouchSurfing.com website, it appears to be popular to put some test/quiz results into profiles. These are the tests:
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