Welcome to our series called Friday Chewable: Food for Thought. Once per month we post a new topic to open your mind, challenge your ideas or just give you something to think about over the weekend. This installment of Food for Thought will give you a deeper look into the Couchsurfing community through a Q&A Read Post
Learning To Be Good Couchsurfers
When it comes to trusting strangers on the road, a lot of travelers err on the side of safety and avoid doing anything that might put their possessions or themselves at risk. Whether it’s news reports or firsthand experiences that has created a general sense of distrust, the result is the same, which is the Read Post
Friday Chewable: Experiencing Genuine Kindness
Welcome to our all-new series called Friday Chewable: Food for Thought. Once per month we will post a new topic to open your mind, challenge your ideas or just give you something to think about over the weekend. This second installment of Food for Thought deals with kindness and humanity. I like to think I’m Read Post
Lessons From a Small-Town Country
I thought I would dread the drive to Keflavík airport. The familiar “it’s over” feeling would hit and I’d wistfully stare out the Nissan Qashqai window at the lava rocks lining the road. This was the typical end-of-vacation sadness I was accustomed to. But everything is different now. We have neither a job nor home to return to. Read Post