I had a great couchsurfing (CS) experience this weekend. This young Hungarian couple was my fourth CS visitors and so pleasant to have around. They were out sightseeing for most of the day yesterday, but last night, we had a great exchange of foods, mixing traditions from our different countries. J came too, with a friend from Italy so we had a true international evening, throwing in a bit of salsa dancing between dinner and dessert too.
If you’re interested in meeting people from all over the world and not overly fearful of strangers, I highly recommend CS (www.couchsurfing.org), which is a global community of travellers who surf other people’s couches, or have people come sleep on their couch a couple of nights or so. It is such a great way to meet people and hear about their countries and cultures. Due to the nature of CS, the great majority are fun, friendly, outgoing and easygoing people.
This morning my guests left even before breakfast, to have time to cover the last spots on their list and make some purchases before they travel on. I’m stuck with piles of dishes and have started doing laundry. I shouldn’t say stuck because days like this, it’s actually not that bad going through the motions of cleaning, sorting and restoring things to normalcy.
I’m meeting up with J again this afternoon, when she has also waved her guest good-bye. Really looking forward to some girl-talk, for which Sunday afternoons are particularly conducive. An excursion to IKEA was on my list for today, but it’s quite a ways, both in distance and atmosphere, from the cozy coffee-and-fresh-baked-bread-smelling cafés downtown. We’ll see how the day unfolds.
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