sorry, no vacancy

a couple weeks ago i started hosting people from couchsurfing.com and who would have thought a lot of people want to visit vancouver? for those of you unfamiliar with couch surfing, it's a way to sleep on someone's couch as opposed to a hostel or hotel or gutter. it's free and it gives you the opportunity to meet people who actually live in the city/hamlet that you wouldn't normally meet, plus you tend to avoid the lame (expensive) touristy stuff and see the real parts of the city. thus far i've hosted a guy from Switzerland who's been traveling around north america for a year and just started hitch-hiking across canada. his final destination is newfoundland (really freaking far away). i hosted a cool guy from wisconsin and a awesome girl from montreal. tonight a guy from the ukraine is coming. so, if you are ever traveling and looking for a cool way to experience a city check it out.