There is a relatively new traveling phenomenon, forwarded by websites such as CouchSurfing.com and HospitalityClub.org, that opens new avenues for meeting people and experiencing a country.  The way it works is this: you have a free spot where someone could pass the night, (eg: a room, a couch, the floor) you list it online along with some personal information, and those passing through your neighborhood might send you a message to take you up on the offer.  Even those who don’t have place to offer can still sign up to grab coffee of a drink with people passing by.  The “CouchSurfing” community was growing large in Atlanta when I left, and this seems to be the year that it is spreading around the world.  It was in this way that I spent my first night in Sri Lanka.

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Categories: CouchSurfing, Sri Lanka, Travel
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