Someone is taking us in!!

So Jillian and I are leaving for our Norwegian adventure on Friday!!! All but one of the nights that we are there we have accommodations taken care of for us because we are part of an adventure group. (http://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/europe/nor.html#sec4)


Anyways, our last night there we didn’t have anywhere to go, and we didn’t want to just waste the time away in a hotel somewhere. When we travel, we prefer to get to know local culture rather than stay in the Hilton. What better way to do it than to stay with local people? So we decided to become part of the couch surfing network to see if we could find a free place to stay (www.couchsurfing.org). Since we are both new members (never hosted, never surfed), it was becoming very difficult for us to find anyone that would take us in. For a long time it wasn’t looking promising, and we were investigating hostels to stay in our final night, but a few days ago I received an email from Jillian that this family would love to host us! They have an extra bedroom above the attic, and well.. we’re going to give couchsurfing our first try!