I had a great time with all of my hosts, whether I had met them previously, or through Couchsurfing. I highly recommend this social network. Before my trip, I hosted two people and wrote a 3-part piece about the experience. It has remained one of the most popular articles on the blog the whole time!
I would like to recognize the following hosts for being so generous with their time, and often money:
Sam - Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Beni - Brisbane, Australia
Michael and Anne - Trinity Beach, Australia (the uncle of my friend Michele)
Bonnie - Syndey, Australia
Ian - Singapore
Charlie - Chengdu, China (friend from home, and longest couchsurf at 2 weeks)
Hannes - Cape Town, South Africa
Cristal - Cape Town, South Africa (met on the plane from Doha, and she invited me to stay with her)
Megan - Cairo, Egypt
Geraldine - Brussels, Belgium
Laura - Paris, France
Stefan - Bern, Switzerland
Calen - Geneva, Switzerland
Magali and Sebastien - Biganos, France
Yair - Madrid, Spain
Laura - Bogota, Colombia