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Hello fellow TLers.
For the last few weeks I have been toying with an idea, and I would finally like to discuss it here on TL to see if it is viable.
In my life I have only ever had 2 real passions. Traveling, And eSports (Specifically Starcraft for the last 2 years).
However my dream of becoming a professional gamer was quickly lost when I realized there was no way I would ever set foot on a plane. Ever since this realization, my only dream has been to backpack around Europe with nothing but a tent and a sense of adventure. Until now.
I have been planning this backpacking trip for quite some time now, and during my planning I discovered something called "Couch surfing". Which is basically a website where people will let you stay in their house or camp in their garden for a couple of days, and in return you tidy their house, cook their meals, or any other annoying tedious job they can find. And this sounded perfect to me. A great way to meet people, and to work for Accommodation while being able to travel freely.
Then not long ago I came up with an idea that sounded even better. Couch surfing, but with starcraft 2 players/enthusiasts. What do I mean by this? Well basically I would ask you fellow European TLers if any of you would be willing to let me camp in your garden for a couple of days. In return, I could do a number of things. The first that came to mind, and which would be amazing if possible, would be coaching starcraft 2. Thats right, I would be traveling Europe in a tent and every now and again camping in someones garden to coach starcraft 2. Although at the moment I am only a mid masters player, if this idea seems at all viable I would spend the next year training in both starcraft 2 and coaching starcraft 2 so I could give the best lessons possible. And ofcourse if they don't want SC2 lessons, I could simply do the usual, cleaning, cooking, pet care, any annoying job you can think of.
For me, this would be a dream come true. Not only would I be able to travel, but I would be able to stop and share my other passion with fellow SC2 enthusiasts. Not to mention I could stop of at every major European tournament and do a few Vlogs for the community.
However at the moment, all this post is is planning. To see if my dream is viable. This of course relies on there being enough people in Europe who would be interested in this for me to spend every spare hour until then training.
So if you live in Europe and think that having a fellow SC2 enthusiast sleep in your back garden for 2 or 3 days while offering to assist you in any way possible sounds like a bit of fun, let me know!
Thanks for reading guys.
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Loving the idea mate, i would love to do that, need a place on my own first tho. ^_^
Good luck and hf tho!
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this is a seriously awesome idea, good luck trying to make all this a reality. unfortunately i dont live in europe 
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On September 15 2011 23:48 Westy wrote:
So if you live in Europe and think that having a fellow SC2 enthusiast sleep in your back garden for 2 or 3 days while offering to assist you in any way possible sounds like a bit of fun, let me know!
Thanks for reading guys.
You can sleep in my garden and do the dishes/clean my house as long as you want! (If you feel like settling down after all that exhausting travelling around ofcourse)
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On September 15 2011 23:56 Basagu wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2011 23:48 Westy wrote:
So if you live in Europe and think that having a fellow SC2 enthusiast sleep in your back garden for 2 or 3 days while offering to assist you in any way possible sounds like a bit of fun, let me know!
Thanks for reading guys. You can sleep in my garden and do the dishes/clean my house as long as you want! (If you feel like settling down after all that exhausting travelling around ofcourse)
Fantastic third reply! If I get enough interest I will take you up on that offer!
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This thread is for the community subsection.
Cool idea though, i'd be much more inclined to trust a typical SC2 player than any other typical couch surfer.
When offended - the SC2 player makes a roommate blog on TL rather than confront the issue. 
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:| This would sound 1000x less creepy if you just asked to use some TL'ers guest rooms.
If I lived in EU, my garden would be yours.
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I live in Belgium, Antwerp.
You are always welcome to crash at my apartment if you want to visit the country/city.
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On September 16 2011 00:01 Thrill wrote:This thread is for the community subsection. Cool idea though, i'd be much more inclined to trust a typical SC2 player than any other typical couch surfer. When offended - the SC2 player makes a roommate blog on TL rather than confront the issue.
I did consider putting it in their, but a lot of this idea is starcraft 2 centered and I just figured it would be more appropriate for the SC2 Community instead of simply the TL community. If a mod disagree's I guess they will move it for me.
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Heh, would love for you to come by! We have BIG garden and hell, even whole room to spare, so you'd not have to sleep in tent while staying with me :') As long as you don't ask me to cook for you 
So, if you'd want, just PM me, introduce yourself a bit, so I have an idea what kind of person you are, and I'd be more than happy to meet you. I do not have any SC2 enthusiasts nearby my area, so I do feel kinda lonely in that regard. :D
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Well, no garden, but I got an apartment to offer you, if you ever decide to come to Gothenburg, Sweden. Love the idea btw!
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Great idea dude, depending on when you leave (moving in 2 months so would have to be after that) then you are more than welcome to crash on my couch for a few days if your visiting Aalborg, Denmark
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Good luck with your travels! CouchSurfing is a fantastic website with a great community. I have surfed only a few times, but have hosted quite a few people. Everyone is really great and helpful, and it's a great way to get familiar with a new city. Great to see some support from the TL community.
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Just pm me and I'm sure we can work things out if you want to chill in the Netherlands 
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Ill tell you how to get onto a plane (note: I also fear flying)
Go into the duty free and purchase a bottle of spirits and a shot glass -> Sit in the terminal and down 10 shots in 10 minutes -> Realise that you no longer care about how scary airplanes are -> Get on the plane and enjoy the ride.
Awsome idea though, I hope that your find plently of people willing to let you sleep in their yard. Good Luck!!!
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I am already a couch hoster in couchsurfing.org, hosting in Paris. I hosted once a South Korean, Starcraft 1 Nerd, I showed him Starcraft 2, we had a great time.
If you are interested, PM me I will link you some intel regarding my place .
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if u (or sbody else) needs a stay in austria, feel free to contact me :D
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Loving the amount of responses already! If I could get anywhere up from 20 people interested I would be able to do this for a whole year!
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On September 16 2011 01:13 Westy wrote:
Loving the amount of responses already! If I could get anywhere up from 20 people interested I would be able to do this for a whole year!
Well, as far as I am concerned, if you are a nice, decent person, you can stay as long as you want, but that part about not asking me to cook for you stays
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On September 16 2011 01:14 BabyToss! wrote:Show nested quote +On September 16 2011 01:13 Westy wrote:
Loving the amount of responses already! If I could get anywhere up from 20 people interested I would be able to do this for a whole year! Well, as far as I am concerned, if you are a nice, decent person, you can stay as long as you want, but that part about not asking me to cook for you stays
Well one thing I plan to do before I go couch surfing is learn to cook really well. That way I can cook for you and everyone else!
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On September 16 2011 01:21 Westy wrote:Well one thing I plan to do before I go couch surfing is learn to cook really well. That way I can cook for you and everyone else!
Well, you don't have to cook for me... I'd rather spend that time talking SC2! We have some good utilities for cooking too, so it's really easy to prep any sort of food...
I think i'd have the most happy nerdy days if someone passionate about SC2 came and stopped by for week++
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Don't think I mentioned but I don't plan on doing this until next summer. I need to save to be able to pay for my food along the way, I need to spend time training so my coaching will be top notch. And it will just be a lot nicer to start the whole journey off in the summer.
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SC players are always welcome. If you like to have a place in Stuttgart germany for talking, playing and going out then PM me.
Ps: I will give you some BW lessions in return
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On September 16 2011 03:14 HTX wrote:SC players are always welcome. If you like to have a place in Stuttgart germany for talking, playing and going out then PM me. Ps: I will give you some BW lessions in return
Sounds sweet! So far I am up to 9 people interested. If I can get that number up to 20 I will definitely start planning to do this next summer.
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Great idea! Very interesting of you to come up with this. Good luck and have fun!
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My garden is not very big, but you could for sure put a tent there if you wanted to. Have a sparebed otherwise ^^, outside of Lund in the south of Sweden. Just pm me if this ever becomes reality.
I doubt I would need sc2coaching, but I´m sure we can find other ways for you to contribute .
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Can't think of a better way to backpack around Europe, good luck from a jealous American.
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pretty cool idea. good luck man
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Wow great idea! This could turn into a really interesting blog. I'll be looking out for updates and news.
I'd offer you a place to stay, but I live in England and I guess you've already got a place to stay there
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Well if you wanna come to South Africa you can sleep with me. I mean, in my house. Cool idea.
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I would offer my place to any SC2 person (or non sc2person as I am a member, albeit not that active, of couchsurfing) but alas I do not have my own place at the moment so oh well.
((just as a sidenote, Couchsurfing is not about exchanging sleeping at their place for manual labor, the room from couchsurfing is 100% free of charge. Obviously whenever one stays there you don't just slouch about and let them make you food\do the dishes\etc, trying to be a good guest is always nice. It is also pretty common to bring some small gift from your home country or whatever, but it is in no way expected, nor is doing housework =p))
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Why won't you step on a plane?
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I'm sure the people here wouldn't mind you cleaning and crashing on our floor for a couple days; England, sort of near Manchester.
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On September 16 2011 06:24 tomatriedes wrote:
Why won't you step on a plane?
Not enough minerals
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Oh man this idea is amazing, wish I came up with this before whole work my ass of thing
Good luck and have fun, Seems a lot of good replies already. Wish I had a couch to offer.
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12 people interested so far. If we can push that number up by another 8 then I can start putting this whole thing in motion!
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live in zurich and totally down bro. send me a pm if you want details
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Looks like a really good idea good luck, im sure every party involved in this will be satisfied - provided you're not some kind of rapist or something =D
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On September 16 2011 21:28 GoonFFS wrote:Looks like a really good idea good luck, im sure every party involved in this will be satisfied - provided you're not some kind of rapist or something =D
Which might in turn satisfy some other people..
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great idea, I'll ask my gf, if she's okay with another SCII-Fan in our apartment.
If so, I'll reply here and you can stay for a cpl of days in the beautiful city of Düsseldorf, germany, which is known as one of the best places to be, quote: "The Mercer's 2009 Quality of Living survey of cities with the highest quality of life ranked Düsseldorf sixth worldwide and first in Germany." -- wikipedia
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Come crash in Denmark @ Odense. I got a spare couch (actually two) and I don't mind visitors.
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Loving the amount of responses already, looks like this will be happening next summer!
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Hey awesome idea mate! did couch surfing myself and its an awesome way to meet people and see the country ! I could offer a garden in Leicester or Germany, depending on term times just give me a shout.
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Tirgu Mures, Romania. Middle of Transylvania. You are always welcome here !
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Already had 2 TLers stay at mine! Swedish guy and a Mexican Mexican is still here!
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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I was planning to couchsurf this upcoming summer! Found myself some nice adresses ^^ thx guys!
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On September 17 2011 03:52 NorthernIrelandGlob wrote:Already had 2 TLers stay at mine! Swedish guy and a Mexican Mexican is still here! Belfast, Northern Ireland
Awesome to see TL'ers already doing this!
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Would just like to bump this up to see if I can get any more people interested before I start making plans.
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Westy I wish I had the balls to do something like this, my life lacks something like this
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On September 19 2011 01:58 KryptoStorm wrote:Westy I wish I had the balls to do something like this, my life lacks something like this
That's exactly how I used to feel, that's when I decided I wasn't going to just wish I could do it, I would just actually do it!
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I am looking for couch surfing in Lyon @ France for tomorrow and tuesday =)
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If you stop by in Germany you can have my guest room. I'm living near Cologne. Cheers.
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Well, it's not exactly Europe, but if you make it all the way to Israel I can offer my spare room/bed...
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On September 19 2011 05:02 kirika80 wrote:
Well, it's not exactly Europe, but if you make it all the way to Israel I can offer my spare room/bed...
Well if I end up in Israel ill give you a call!
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im too nerd and anti-social to have people crashing at my place... :D
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Fireblast! is from the UK and sleeping on my couch right now lol. Cool guy
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On September 22 2011 00:04 Chill wrote:Fireblast! is from the UK and sleeping on my couch right now lol. Cool guy
Love the fact some people are already doing this!
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If anyone's going to Oppdal or Trondheim in Norway, they can probably surf my couch!
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Southeast Germany, big garden on offer, or a couch or hammock.
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On September 26 2011 04:19 Rimstalker wrote:
Southeast Germany, big garden on offer, or a couch or hammock.
Never slept in a hammock before!
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