Friday, July 28, 2017

First Couchsurfing Success!

So the past two nights I've been staying in a stranger's home. Weird, right? My earliest attempts were not working well, I think largely because of my lack of references and my poor planning, er, um, let's call it "spontaneity" -- every request was being denied.

However, thanks to one small bit of foresight I had, I had a "public trip" listed to Minneapolis, and someone messaged me offering me a place to crash. At this point I had been sleeping in my car mostly, plus one night camping, and I was not getting good sleep at all. Sleeping indoors with like, actual cushioning beneath me....

It's been an ... well, it's been an interesting experience, for reasons I might get into another day. But there's been a little wiener dog I've gotten to hang out with (he's sleeping on my lap right now), which has been great for my mind. My host is super laid back, very accommodating, has given me encouragement and advice. Strangely we've both seen each other in not so good moments (she's dealing with a crisis, I'm dealing with being away from home and alone), so it's been a crash-course in getting to know a stranger in two days. But overall, I think, good.

So it's been great, and hopefully I'll get a reference, and then I can also start to plan at least slightly better and send requests 3-4 days before I intend on being in an area, and hopefully stay on top of the wave, so to speak.

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