After my first experience of CouchSurfing went really well back at the beginning of December I was only too happy to welcome a couple of Germans who wanted to stay whilst visiting Birmingham this weekend...
...So after a few drinks with friends from Uni, I went to meet Melanie and her friend Martin down at The Wellington where joined by another CouchSurfing host from Birmingham, Melanie and Martin were enjoying the real ale that this pub is particularly well known for.
If I can have these such great experiences without actually having to leave Birmingham, it makes me really very excited when thinking about what may lay ahead in the months and years aheadWe hit it off instantly - despite only having received a few emails from Melanie in the run up to us meeting, I sat down at the table feeling like I was with old friends and don't think I have ever before felt so immediately at ease in other peoples' company.
They found more out about my flatmate in 20 minutes than I have since he moved in over a year ago... though I think this says more about me than it does themIt must be said though that Martin had a very dry and at times, wicked sense of humour - I found him to be very funny.
You know all of this just leaves me thinking... If I can have such great experiences like I have done with the both the Austrians and the Germans without actually having to leave home, it makes me very excited to think about what lies ahead when I do finally hit the road!
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |