How can I become a sofa guest, and what is a sofa guest?

"Sofa guest", as the name suggests, is "sleeping on someone else's sofa". The word "couchsurfing" is derived from a global couchsurfing self-guided tour website called Couchsurfing. It was founded on January 1, 2003 by a young man named Fante in the United States, and its idea originated from a foreign trip, and its novelty, money-saving characteristics quickly spread among hipsters.

As of December 31, 2010, there were more than 2.4 million registered members in more than 80,000 cities in 245 countries (regions).

The first secret to becoming a successful "couch guest" every week is to introduce yourself in as much detail as possible, filling in each space in the most detailed way possible, so that everyone can see your membership page as if they were you. This is a sentence once said by Mr. Lin Honglin, a famous Taiwanese sofa guest ("Your Sofa Borrowed Me to Sleep" - the author of the book "Confessions of a Sofa Guest"). Members join the couch surfing family.

Safety tips for female sofa guests from the Chinese Sofa Club 1 Be careful and cautious, this word is not an exaggeration to emphasize 10,000 times. No one can guarantee your safety but yourself. 2 If you can, it's best to travel with a companion, at least not alone for the first time.

3 Men who only accept female sofa guests, couples or men of the same sex who firmly say no will not be considered. 4 Read Sha You's resume carefully, and once you find contradictory details, this person can be directly blacklisted. 5 The evaluation of other sofa guests is very important.

If he's a vegetarian and you can't, if he's not drinking and you're not drinking well, you have to weigh it carefully, and some inconspicuous details can be the tone that can make or break your journey. 6 If you find that all the reviews of sand friends come from the opposite sex with sexy photos, then ......Forget it. 7 If Shayou's sofa guest has a lot of experience, but he can't see any substantive personality introduction and details, doubt his reliability.

8 If Sha You explicitly tells you that he has only one room and one bed, you must first ask him where he wants the sofa guest to sleep. 9 Before you go, tell at least one friend the contact information and detailed address of your friends. 10 Prepare at least one hotel address near your friends to ensure that you have a safe place to go anyway.

11 When you find that the other person and the sofa are far from the description, do not hesitate to make excuses to leave.