Since joining Couchsurfing.org in October 2010:

• Our profile has been viewed 321 times
  
• We have received 38 couch requests and 49 unique messages.
  
• We accepted 8 couchrequests and 1 maybe.
  
• One cancelled in advance and one didn't show up at all.
  
• We declined 32 couch requests, mostly on the grounds of not reading our profiles ( Read more... )

The perfect example of how not to request a stranger for a place to stay.

Yo looking for a spot to crash and chill. will be in brissy on the 28th.

The only reply you're going to get is a big fat undeniable 'NO'.

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We went on our first Brisbane Couchsurfing meet on Tuesday at the Greystone Bar and met some amazing people, like Blair, Chad and Peter + DebThe SO has mentioned repeatedly that he's really proud of how far I've come along since I first came to Australia. I was extremely socially awkward and used to run away from his friends, refusing to meet new ( Read more... )

• I've lost the SO to Final Fantasy whichever-the-latest-release-is. Yes, it's very pretty. Yes it's possibly the most awesome Final Fantasy game EVAH! But you know what? It's just a game and a very linear one at that.
  
  
• We've had someone come out to our home to demonstrate a cookware set. I've never had a personal salesperson come over before and ( Read more... )