New Way of Traveling: Couchsurfing (1)

*The photo of couch that I stayed in Paris. lovely red couch!

It's amazing experience to travel by couchsurfing way. You definitely have to try it! You will love it once you try it. Last summer I traveled by Couchsurfing way for 5 wks.

First, I'd like to introduce what is couchsurfing. This is a new way for traveling, kind of accomdation exchange thing. According to the wikipedia the definition is 'a free international Internet-based hospitality service, and currently the largest hospitality exchange network'.


Well, I have to admit that I am not a good MBA student. When other classmates went to Italian language school or got a intern job to do in one month summer vocation. I arranged all my time on traveling. Why not? I am in charming Europe, and I love traveling so much. And I should reward myself for the 5 months hell like MBA studying.

When I told friends that I am going to travel around Europe for more than 5 wks in this summer. My friends always said "oh!are u sure? It would be boring or not so safe to do this by your own. Don't travel alone, it's too lonely.". After that, I told them that I would travel by couchsurfing, so it's like I travel alone but not really alone. They had more concern about my trip, and their face told me " You are crazy!!" Then they said "Are u sure you are going to stay in a stranger's place, even some of them are male? It's too risky.".

Above are quite common concern for the couchsurfing, even I had the some concern in the begining. So I tried to host guest from couchsurfing in Milan first. I had 8 guests from worldwide, one Taiwanese girl, one Japeanese girl, two Denishs, two Brazilans, and one Candian girl. I had good time with them, so I wanna to experience to surf in other's couches as well.

OK, there are some bad people in the world for sure, I can't deny this. We can't trust every one, this is one way we protect ourselves. But if u understand how couchsurfing is working . You will have less concern.