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Here are a few examples of the hospitality and warmth we’ve been shown by strangers (now friends) along the way, and the unique experiences and perspectives we’ve gained through Couchsurfing.

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Couchsurfers are the ones who prefer to live in a stranger’s home rather than spend their money on booking a pricey hotel. Usually, homeowners allow strangers to sleep in their living room and any other spaces in their home in exchange for anything.

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You have at least five people at home taking bets on how long it will be before you pack up and come home.

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My mom used to yell at me when I was 5. I constantly chased my dogs around the home.

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“Simple pleasures,” Carla said. “That is what life is all about.”

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There was blood everywhere and butcher tools on the side. He had put the eyes left over from the corpses on his shelf just aimed at the door.

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Nobody looks exotically beautiful after three days of sleeping on a couch.

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I’ve picked up grapes in France for 3 weeks and then had money to travel for a year — on a super low budget, not luxury traveling for sure. Usually, the money is great and the work is temporary.

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1. Never underestimate the significance of a home cooked meal

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I left my things in the corner of the spare bedroom, which had three roll-up mattresses on the floor and was full of backpacks, and introduced myself to the other couchsurfers.