World Travel.
It's safe to assume that the world is shrinking in most ways. It's easier to contact far off lands instantly with phones and email. But the great thing is that a lot of that mystery is still there. The wonder of a foreign land is still very alive.
Hopefully, I'll be tapping into that wonder very soon. I've gotten involved with a program called CouchSurfing which is exactly what it sounds like. You put up a profile and either request to crash on peoples' couches or make one available for others. I think the idea is really ingenious. And the spirit of it is really benign.
A friend of mine was concerned that I'd be robbed or beaten to death, and of course that's a possibility. But for the most part, you can tell by people's demeanor, their profiles and their references that they are decent. Just interested in seeing the world or the country and not paying too much money for it.
It makes me really want to quit my job and couch surf my way through Europe and the Middle East. I want to seek adventure and not pay for it. We should all be world travelers since we're all world citizens.
Anyone care to join me?
