Poreoverr

  One of my favorite websites is   Couchsurfing . It’s a website that allows you to connect with locals abroad and get a place to stay, a friend to show you around, and local information. I remember I used it when I was first traveling and stayed at this lovely home in  Athens . I’ve grown to love it even more since they added a “Hangouts” features so you can find people to meet for drinks, a museum visit, or a bite to eat. Celinne, on the other hand, created — and used — her own personal social network. She traveled the world only staying with friends and friends of friends. She reached out on the web and found strangers willing to open their home to her. Not only did this help her lower her travel costs, it allowed her to meet wonderful, fascinating, and kind-hearted people. To me, travel is about the human connections we make — and she found a way to make some great ones. Here’s her sharing her story, what inspired her to do this, and what she learned along the way. No...