Potentially looking for couches in the Northern US (around New York, Chicago, Fargo)

[Cognacad]

Hello everyone,

I know this is a bit of an odd request, but it is worth a shot.

I am doing an internship in northern Saskatchewan (Canada). I need a car. My mother will give me her car. She lives in New Brunswick (Canada). That is about a 2500 mile drive from NB to Sask. I am looking to do it through the northern US to see some sights and save on gas. I have never been to any of the places I named, and would be great to see them.

This story is far more complicated than I am outlining here because I must defend my thesis this summer and things are slow right now while people are reviewing and I have free time, so I wish to go soon.

I am thinking of driving through those places from the 14-19ish. I am going to check out a website dedicated to couchsurfing, but I thought I would ask here since I know people here are very kind and are often willing to meet new people!

I am willing to answer any questions of course!

Mike

(Needless to say I mean couches to sleep on and not to buy? Haha!)

 

[Dakota rube]

Are you able to provide references?

 

[Cognacad]

Thanks for the reply!

I could easily provide many friends who would vouch for me. I could also call any interested hosts without any problem and if they are on facebook they could add me to learn more about me.

I am a young and friendly Canadian graduate student in clinical psychology.

 

[gdl203]

Will you grow a beard?

 

[Cognacad]

No, since the road trip is quite short. If someone wants to put me up, and their requirement is that I have at least a small beard, I will start growing now. If you wish to compare before making your decision:

 

[Teacher]

"Couch to sleep on" isn't some sort of internet gay lingo, is it?

 

[Cognacad]

God help me if it is.

 

[spertia]

I thought that this thread was going to be about a cross-country furniture-buying trip.

 

[Usul]

A few years ago I stopped at a rest stop in the very late evening and was solicited by a trucker for anonymous "hanging out". This sounds like it might be what you are looking for.

 

[romafan]

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* sorry, i vowed 'no more' after stalker accusation, but i think this is fairly benign...

 

[gdl203]

^^ where's the wii fit ? :roma:

 

[Jekyll]

You can't stay at my house, but it's not uncommon to find old couches sitting out by the road in front of people's houses in the Midwest. Just a thought.

 

[romafan]

Originally Posted by gdl203

^^ where's the wii fit ? :roma:

i now know what a wii/oui/we is, but at the time i could've sworn it was a pizza box...

 

[romafan]

Originally Posted by Jekyll

You can't stay at my house, but it's not uncommon to find old couches sitting out by the road in front of people's houses in the Midwest. Just a thought.

swing a little further south and these will be up on folks' porches, providing a modicum of shelter if it rains....

 

[Cognacad]

Originally Posted by romafan

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NYC possibility

* sorry, i vowed 'no more' after stalker accusation, but i think this is fairly benign...

Ohh thats a shame. So if I'm reading correctly that is a no. Completely fine of course, just making sure I am understanding correctly!