Saturday 8 July 2017

Interview with hitchhiker(7000 KM traveled by hitchhiking) and couchsurfer from Ukraine

Q: what kind of food do you prefer to have daily in breakfast and lunch and dinner ?


CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Egg
Pork
Chicken
Bread
Red soup we have
We like have soup in lunch
Many potatoes
Now young potato


Q: do you cook own food?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Yes
Most all peoples cook

Q: its healthy?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:

No I can't say healthy
We like eat vegetables in summer
But all meat fat
Over food very fat

Q: meat is not heavy to eat daily?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Because of pork
No

Q: is it costly?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
No
I lunch 4$


Q: How did you start with couchsurfing?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
3 years ago I found a group
Student in couchserfing in vkontakte app
And start Hichkike
Then I start to stay night in city
Found someone there to travel with me
And was hosted

I travel totally 6000 km in Ukraine Then 1000 in Moldova in 98 cars totally.


Q: did you travel alone?

CouchSurfer and Traveler: 
No never alone
I took someone
All time


CouchSurfer and Traveler:
From that app
And then 3 times I was in turkey and use it there
I was there alone
I don't Hichkike but I use host and people show city


Q: How much weight did you lift in bag? approx if you remember

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
9 city totally
5 maximum
5 kg

I did tent just once
The longest trip was 11 days


Q: where do you do laundry?

CouchSurfer and Traveler: At home :)



Q: how many pairs did you take?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Mostly all 4 days


Q: how was the weather?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:

Only normal or summer
Only in Moldova was winter



Q: did spend days without having shower?

CouchSurfer and Traveler: No


Q: or you just dive in beaches to take shower?

CouchSurfer and Traveler: All condition was good

Q: or there are public places for shower?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Once I sleep in Odessa in kids dance school

So I took shower in beach
I don't remember another time as this
That was 4 days


Q: do you think its easy to hitch hike ?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Yes
I know one boy who tried all this in India
He said its hard there in India.
He traveled 40 country 9 month
India was one of the hardest



Q: how do you know him?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
from cs
He said like u don't have it in culture

i know one other boy who traveled in India only

In Cambodia also
All experience is different

And for girl and boy will be different everywhere
Make 1 step




Q: How do you choose your guests? 

Q: Why do you host?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
I host a Ukr people's
From that Vk app
It's small group
All know each other
And only once from world

He has like more that 60 reference
He is real travel boy
Yes not now in Ukraine it's closed

We have war with Russia

We close all Russia veb site



Q: How many countries did you traveled yet?

Q: in How many countries did you stay by couchsurfing or other similar websites?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Totally 12
Stay just 2

Q: How is your experiences while providing hosting in your place to other travelers? Which is one is your most memorable and worst experiences?

Q: How is your experiences with hosts during your travelling in other countries or in the same country?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Everything was perfect
I don't have any bad experience



Q: How do you split the bills with hosts or travelers?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Turkey peoples really hospitality


Q: How much money did you spend on your trips? How much money did you save because of CS?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
I don't spend money
Maybe 150$ totally for 11 days

I think more that 1000$ I safe
Moldova I spent like 40$
Just for food

I say everyone
At start of Hichkike or host
No money at all



Q: How far is the public transportation or railway station or metro station or bus station or airport from your home?

Q: How is the public transportation in your city?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
1 min to metro

Q: Do you have Uber services at your city?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Yes uber yes

Q: How far is the shopping mall from your home?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Yes shopping everywhere


CouchSurfer and Traveler:
I don't like tourists place Where I should pay. I always have list of free
As park and etc


Q: How is the wifi availability or internet availability in your city or during travel?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
Yes mostly all history give me password when I ask and it was there
In Ukraine into very cheap to buy mobile card
4$
With 2-3 GB/Month

Q: did you make any rule list for travelers whom you like to host at home?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
No rules I don't have


Q: What are the things you learn about different cultures?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
More trust people

Q: Have you changed since you started to host?

CouchSurfer and Traveler:
That all u think
U can trust