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couch surfing

Mar 27, 2024

hi. the past quarter has been chaotic; we had been house hunting for 4 months to no avail, partly bcs we were going through a company shut-down - confusion - trying 4 things - new company begins & although revenue started on day 1, we couldn't access monies till day. also, we were caught in this trap of finding the 'ticks all items' house. a small revelation has been that almost nothing ever ticks all items.

you do the best you can with what you have.

i've surfed couches every now & then, but never for like 4 months straight; this time i went from being an amateur to a full-fledged professional. i occupied 8 unique beds (for a week min) in 5 diff. houses across 2 cities.

i've either forgotten, or purposely left something in each of these houses for one reason or the other –. i've ordered a shower gel 6 times in 4 months & a towel thrice. i've likely had 3 swiggy/instamart orders a day on average; made peace w/ living out of a suitcase

you will have no personal space.
your clothes will be mostly dirty/crumpled.
you'll be wondering where some of your things are.
you will get hit by your friends' elbow while you're 😴💤😴.
your 'food choices' will go for a toss.
you will have to express gratitude, irrespective of how you must feel.
your select few possessions will either rot in a storage room somewhere, or will have to fit in that 26x18 suitcase of yours.
you will feel you don't belong anywhere.
you will need to put up w/ a smile anyway.

if push comes to shove & you find yourself in the same spot as yours truly, here's..how you could be a better couch surfer

there's a thrill to doing all this – but wouldn't be possible w/o my friends who put up w/ me all through. ya'll know who you are - i'm incredibly grateful.