It’s something you always hear about: my semester abroad. I’m okay with the cliche. I worked for…
Category: Stories
Quarantined in the Peruvian Amazon
Giancarlo, a Couchsurfing Ambassador, shares his story of Quarantine from a guesthouse in the Peruvian Amazon.
Beach Clean Up: Acapulco
Some time ago the idea of the Couchsurfing Acapulco community arose to carry out an event…
We Will Meet Again
The idea was simple, the result was extraordinary. A group of 4 Ambassadors contacted Couchsurfers all…
Carpe Diem: Sou’s first Couchsurfing adventure
I was reading The Magic by Rhona Byrne for the second or third time, Day 1…
Running from lockdown: How one Couchsurfer ran a marathon in his living room
Jean Marc, our Country Ambassador in Spain, runs a marathon in his living room, to raise…
Turn left: An extraordinary experience
Read one family's story about discovering Couchsurfing, and how their first surfer showed just how small…
Grounded Nomad’s First Time Hosting
Meet CT and read why he decided to start hosting when he found himself in a…
Alejandro: From $10 a day to a NYC photo exhibit
Alejandro Turbay, from Colombia, recently returned from a four year trip to 28 countries in Asia,…
Small ripples, big waves
By: Ellen Pauwels I owe a lot to Couchsurfing. It sounds stupid when I say it,…