A Place for People, and Occasionally, Pups.
This website is not merely a blog, but it is a project, and above all, a philosophy.
For one moment, let’s discuss the couch. The couch is the most democratic of all common household furniture. Unlike the chair, recliner, love seat, or bed, the couch can hold three people without the need or expectation of intimacy beyond simple friendship. In fact, friendship need not even apply. This is the place where friends of friends first meet, first exchange ideas, and first discover mutual admiration for one another. This is the place where you invite guests to take a load off, and the place where you yourself relax after a hard day.
It is no surprise then that couchsurfing.org chose the couch as its symbol of good faith, hospitality, and trust. In the last three years, couchsurfing has become ingrained into the very core of my being. I have both hosted and surfed, and the amazing part? Every experience is still unique. While there have been one or two surfers whom I could have done without, most of the surfers I’ve met have been amazing and endlessly interesting people.
So, what’s better than one couch? How about 80 couches? And how about circumnavigating the globe while I’m at it? That’s the idea that I’m working toward. I want to do it, and I want to write a book about my experiences.
That trip is still 2 or so years down the road, but I wanted to create this website to share my experiences in the sofasphere.