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What do you like best about CouchSurfing?
I have been using this app for a couple of years now and I love the benefit of saving money while I travel and meeting locals to have a more authentic experience. I use it to save money and connect. It makes me feel part of a travel tribe, and it was such an original app to start with, I even used it when I moved to a new city to create connections. My first contact with it was through a roomate that was already using it, some ladies stayed with us and I just loved this easygoing, new experience and adventurous.
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What do you dislike about CouchSurfing?
Because of covid and the low usage of that app, they were not making enough money, and now we need to pay either monthly or yearly. I wouldn´t say I like this extra payment because the idea is to save money.
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Recommendations to others considering CouchSurfing:
Obviously, be safe and check people´s profiles and check their socials to see if they are not fake. It is better to be safe than sorry, and a little digging doesn´t hurt anyone, especially if you are a solo female traveler like me. But the recommendation works fine, and if the person has excellent reviews, it should be trustworthy.
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What problems is CouchSurfing solving and how is that benefiting you?
The problem of being hard to meet locals when you are traveling and connecting with people when moving to a new place. You also solve the problem of not being sure if you can trust a person because the recommendation feature is available, and you can chat with the person and see how others felt about staying at their place. Additionally, there is a part where the person can add pictures and describe where you will sleep.
-Inês Carolina F.