I’m headed to South Carolina next week for a photography workshop given by Shane Snider. Shane is well known in the wedding photography industry and I’m really looking forward to learning from him (check out his work, you won’t be disappointed). It’s going to be an intense 3 days, but this is an amazing opportunity to learn from one of the best.
Anyways, I’ll be in South Carolina without the family for 4 nights and the thought of staying at a hotel just didn’t sound like fun. A few weeks back I had read an article in the local newspaper about couch surfing. As I was debating on where to stay during my trip I thought about the couch surfing article. For those of you who don’t know couch surfing is basically staying with someone that you don’t know and sleeping on their couch. You find couch surfing availability through the website and email the individual and ask if you can stay. The cool thing about couch surfing is that you get an inside look at the area you are visiting, plus you get to meet some really cool people. You don’t just see the place as a tourist, but as a local. I went ahead and emailed about 10 Charleston people and heard back from 3 that were available to host (a 4th politely declined because they were going to be out of town). I made arrangements with the first two that replied and will be spending a couple nights on strangers couches. I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve spoken to both of my hosts (Jessica and Lindsay) and they sound like a lot of fun, plus they have both traveled extensively and I’m really looking forward to hearing their travel stories. I’ll be posting an update to this experience when I return. Make sure you check back to read about my real life couch surfing experience.
