Category Archives: Couch Surfing

Recipe for Uzbek Soup (Moshhorda)

Posted on February 17, 2015 by John Swinburn

Following is the recipe for the Uzbek soup our couchsurfer visitors prepared for us last night.  It was beyond wonderful.  Our visitors, biologists from the St. Louis area, were a delightful couple who have traveled extensively throughout Uzbekistan, Khazakstan, Russia, Mongolia, … Continue reading →

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Frozen to the Couch

Posted on February 17, 2015 by John Swinburn

Our couch-surfers had hoped to spend the day in Hot Springs yesterday, visiting Hot Springs National Park, indulging themselves in treatments at the bath houses, visiting the galleries, and otherwise behaving like interested tourists.  Instead, they spent the day at … Continue reading →

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Ice Surfers

Posted on February 16, 2015 by John Swinburn

Our couch surfer guests arrived last night just after 8:00 pm, having driven in from Little Rock through freezing rain. They escaped the worst of the storm, but after they had been here awhile, it followed them to our house. … Continue reading →

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Couchsurfers

Posted on February 10, 2015 by John Swinburn

We’ll be hosting a couch surfing couple next week, for two days, while they explore the biology of the surrounding environs.  A couple of early-career Ph.D. biologists with a particular interest in birds, these two folks seem (electronically, at least) to … Continue reading →

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The Road

Posted on October 12, 2013 by John Swinburn

I had a conversation yesterday with an acquaintance who rents out half of her 1940s duplex (a couple of blocks off Lower Greenville in the “M Streets” area of Dallas) to people who would rather not experience a locale by … Continue reading →

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Couchsurfing Guests

Posted on May 11, 2013 by John Swinburn

Our visitors, couchsurfers, from New Zealand arrived on Thursday afternoon, having traveled on a big BMW motorcycle from Odessa, Texas where they stayed the night before.  The guy, Neil, had bought the motorcycle online some time ago, in preparation for … Continue reading →

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Road Trip to Florida

Posted on February 26, 2013 by John Swinburn

We (my wife, Janine, and I) spent the last fourteen days, more or less, on the road.  The destination was Florida, where my wife’s high school friend now lives.  The first day on the road, a Sunday, we drove about … Continue reading →

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Couch Surfing, Mississippi Style

Posted on February 11, 2013 by John Swinburn

Last night, my wife and I had our first-ever experience as couch-surfers.  It was delightful. Our host, a guy in his mid-thirties, was truly an interesting character. He is acquisitions editor for a university press, a position he has held … Continue reading →

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Couch Surfing the Southern Route

Posted on February 8, 2013 by John Swinburn

As my wife and I began preparing for our trip to Florida, we discussed the possibility of finally doing some couch surfing.  While we’ve hosted other couch surfers, we have yet become guests of other hosts.  This morning, we decided … Continue reading →

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