How did you start with couchsurfing?
1. my friend used it during her travel to Israel (she is Danish) and I thought it really cool idea, I used to live in the north of israel- near the nature and to host travellers that hiking around. I thought the enlarging the idea to all kind of surfers from all over can be really cool.
How do you choose your guests?
2. the way of my chooosing guests depends on 3 things: 1- If i'm avaliable in the days they choose, 2. if they look interesting and have some references, 3. if they wrote me massage that dedicated to me and not copy paste 4. (bonus) if they are from country i didnt host yet or rarely host..try to have variety 🙂
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Why do you host?
3. i host becouse it's break my routine and make me feel aboroad, force me to hang out when i tired, open my mind, give me an opportunity to meet people from basicly all over and really know them and also opened the option to travel and surf which is amazing. anddd - free alcohol from all over
How many countries did you traveled yet?
4. i been to 15 countries i think, lost count at some point..some of them more then once
in How many countries did you stay by couchsurfing or other similar websites?
5. 3 more then once in each.
How is your experiences while providing hosting in your place to other travelers? Which is one is your most memorable and worst experiences?
6. wow- it's not a question for short answer.. i host a lot, it's become part of my identity. in short- it one of the best desicion i ever done, and totally change my ability of acceptance. the most memorable for good was to been hosted in Cambodia by a crazy cambodian girl in the jungle. also my first surfer become really good friend of my. i didnt had bad experience
How is your experiences with hosts during your travelling in other countries or in the same country?
7. i met locals and got to know them deeply. i hang out with locals, i met kids, learning about their dayly life, the questions they deal with. it's tottally different trip by that.
How do you split the bills with hosts or travelers?
8. they pay they food. except for that no sharing. it's my own choice to host and im ok with paying bit more elctericty and cet. it's someething i believe in.
How much money did you spend on your trips? How much money did you save because of CS?
9. i have no idea. cannot measure.
How far is the public transportation or railway station or metro station or bus station or airport from your home?
10. i live on the tram. in the city center of JLM tones of transportation
How is the public transportation in your city?
11. ok
Do you have Uber services at your city?
12. not really. more facebook pages with people offering lifts
How far is the shopping mall from your home?
13. i live in city center, near all the shops
How is the wifi availability or internet availability in your city or during travel?
14. totally avaliable. very easy to connect.
did you make any rule list for travelers whom you like to host at home?
15. no couples, people that want only to save money and not know other people (u can guess it from the massage)
What are you bad experiences with hosts or travelers?
16. they was boring.
What are the things you learn about different cultures?
17. too wide for short answer. that people are different but the most like alcohol
Have you changed since you started to host?
18. becoome more open minded and courius about people. prove my english..focused on people less on places
Which are the tourist places or secrete places to go in your country?
19. old city jerusalem, dead sea, nazareth, the north galile, the desert of judea
Do you like to HitchHiking or travel by riding?
20. yes of course, it's my first choice.
What are some good alternative sites or methods for couchsurfing?
21. dunno actually
What are qualities of a good couchsurfing guest?
22. ask for friend to write you reference, read carefully the profile of your host, dont come becouse of the money.
What advice would you give to a first time Couchsurfer?
23. local places and naturre.
Which kind of places do you like to visit during your travel?
24. asia, africa places where my surfers lives. the to do list just become longer
