Well my roommate, Sarah, decided to bring up the idea of going on an exciting and spontaneous vacation this summer(besides the fact the we are both going to Scotland together). She is set on going to Rhode Island, while I have a strange desire to go to a fisherman's wharf in Maine. Of course, money is always a concern when going on an adventure, until she brought up a brilliant idea. Couch Surfing. Understandably, many people do not know what exactly this is. Basically, you contact people who have their name in a database saying that they have a couch for you to sleep on. From this site you can say that you have a couch to sleep on or that you are wanting to sleep on someone else's couch. Yes, I know you may think this is a little sketchy, but actually it is quite safe. We would get to choose the persons couch that we sleep on; places are rated and given feedback. The point of this is that we are not allowed to pay the person to stay there, but instead are asked to help out with something that they may need. I think it's a brilliant idea and have been itching to do something totally spontaneous. I've mentioned this to a few people who have heard great success stories from it. They even knew people that went to Rome and have been doing this for months. That may be a little too extreme for me, but we may try it while over in Europe. Well, that reminds me a little too much about the movie Taken, so maybe not. Whether or not this notion turns into something more, we are putting our couch on the site this weekend. Make sure to check it out here.
I know someone taking a larger leap of faith than couch surfing. Try a mixture of a motorbike and a sofa. Then, add the fact that you drive this contraption through the Andes mountains and amazon for two weeks. Check out this crazy insane adventure here.
