Couch Surfing

A friend just told me about couchsurfing.com and I'm thrilled! Basically it's a site to connect travellers with people who are willing to host travellers in their homes. I've put up a profile and have started looking for possible host homes for the few days we plan on being in London, UK. I've already had one request from a young Chinese woman living in Finland who will be visiting here in July. So, maybe I'll be able to play host before I leave. It's initiatives like this that make me hopeful about people!