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I’m now hosting a Chinese university student who is traveling in Europe before heading to Massachusetts for his study. I could have hosted another Turkish student too but we ended up hanging out instead. It was fun and stamped out any doubt I have about meeting complete strangers. Next month, hopefully I will be a hostee myself and really look forward
for the experience. This is one of they best way to meet people while I’m not traveling as I can rehash their travel stories and get a tipsor two. Also I know how much accommodation cost can dent a frugal traveler’s budget. I didn’t choose to host at the moment since I have no free space in my flat other than the kitchen, the narrow hallway and the floor in my own room, but I accepted their requests anyway. Next year when I move out to a new flat, guests can stay more comfortably in the living room.

There is a thing called “chance” which I believe, and we meet a particular someone for a reason. To find a great example, I don’t have to look very far. Next week, the community where I work organizes a multiple-event competition; one of games is table tennis. Now, I don’t play ping pong no care so much about it. I didn’t even consider in this competition at all, let alone ping-pong. But out of a whimsical moment after learning that my team leader registered for this event, I thought to myself “Oh maybe I should do it too.” And so I did. After all, I do know how to hit the ball over the net and into the table…sometime. They keyword here is “sometime.” My euphoria lasted only momentarily because then I realized I will surely look like an idiot the ping-pong table; I played ping-pong only five times in my entire life. No, to be correct, I stood by the table and hit the ball back and forth five times in my life.

Then there comes the handy Chinese who knew and can teach a few tips or two about the games. And then the Turkish joined in and he also was good, beating the Chinese 2-1. Can I get better coaches than that? So for two hours, they taught me how to hold the racket, serve, backhand, forehand…Well, I still desperately hit balls after balls into the net and smash 9/10 outside the table. Yuck!!!! The only thing that can change my potential idiot status next week is other girls handling the balls just the same.

Free stay resource

• Globalfreeloaders (Chinese guy)
• Place2stay (Turkish guy)
• Couchsurfing (Me looking for hosts)
  

Hunting for more affordable flats than what shown on expats.cz? You might want to check out spolubydlici.cz.

This site is available in both Czech and English, however the cheaper prices seem to be only in Czech version where Czechs or Slovaks advertise their flats.

Get a friend who speak Czech and you are fine. Remember “společný pokoj” means shared room and “samostatný pokoj” single room.

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