It’s hard to know about the “hole-in-the-wall” bars or the “best meal in town” when you are traveling. Sometimes you yearn to stay anywhere but a stale hotel, speak the language a little and get a home-cooked meal. Or perhaps you love entertaining out of town guests and talk late into the evening about global politics? Couchsurfing.org is the place for you!
A friend of mine was telling me about this site and it looks like you can become a member and be part of a huge network of international folks who want to share experiences and/or their spare bed with other world strangers. The concept fascinates me so I’ll be signing up soon and checking out how I can host future guests or perhaps give peeps a tour of Puddletown. Stay tuned for an update!
The crafty website, Super Naturale, has an annual scarf and hat drive and donates them to an organization who helps abused women and their children. You can knit or crochet a scarf too, just send it in by Dec. 10th! Click here to learn more.
Ever wonder how some items can be so cheap like radios and other household appliances? Where do all the resources come from to build cheap stuff? Can we break a cycle of consuming junk? Check out this video The Story of Stuff and you’ll be entertained and informed about what happens to our “stuff” and we can reduce it.
I just heard from a friend about the Google Project 10 to the 100. Basically, it’s a contest to submit an idea to help as many people as possible. There are different categories such as Community (building and connecting) or Shelter (places people can live). This is pretty awesome so get your thinking caps on, deadline is Oct 20th!
