Thursday, March 4, 2010

CouchSurfing - Stavanger, Norway



About
What is CouchSurfing?
CouchSurfing is an international non-profit network that connects travelers with locals in over 230 countries and territories around the world. Since 2004, members have been using our system to come together for cultural exchange, friendship, and learning experiences. Today, over a million people who might otherwise never meet are able to share hospitality and cultural understanding.

Our mission as an organization is to create inspiring experiences: cross-cultural encounters that are fun, engaging, and illuminating. These experiences take many forms. CouchSurfing's initial focus was on hosting and "surfing" (staying with a local as a guest in their home). Alongside these core experiences, we now also facilitate a growing array of activities and events.

We have a vision of a world where everyone can explore and create meaningful connections with the people and places they encounter. Each CouchSurfing experience shared by our members brings us closer to that vision.

How does CouchSurfing work?
CouchSurfing members share hospitality with one another. These exchanges are a uniquely rich form of cultural interaction. Hosts have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world without leaving home. "Surfers," or travelers, are able to participate in the local life of the places they visit. We also give more people the chance to become travelers, because "surfing" lowers the financial cost of exploration.

The CouchSurfing community continues to expand its horizons. Members are always finding more ways to connect and learn about each other. Every day, people across the world share coffee, camping trips, meetings, language exchanges, discussions and all sorts of other experiences.

Webpage Link: http://www.couchsurfing.org/about.html
Search: Europe...
Country - Norway - 941 CouchSurfers
City - Stavanger - 211, but only 196 show up on list...

Link for Stavanger, Norway CouchSurfers list...
http://www.couchsurfing.org/mapsurf.html

would love to visit, have a coffee on "this" red couch

Personal Note: I never expected to see anyone I knew on the list, but I was wrong...
Have met Austin Bingham at Red Crossing - Cooking Group with his wife Lisa
(but not their dog that time) & they were a great couple, were fantastic help in & out of the kitchen at the Red Cross House for sure (if you guys are reading this by chance, thanks again?!) :oD But sorry can't say what their Couch looks like?!

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