1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:09,630 --> 00:00:11,607 - [Pipi] My mom always said, 4 00:00:11,607 --> 00:00:14,100 "Don't talk to strangers." 5 00:00:14,100 --> 00:00:16,290 And yet, in my very first flat, 6 00:00:16,290 --> 00:00:18,680 I didn't only talk to strangers, 7 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,960 I even let them sleep in my home. 8 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:21,980 - [Maya] Hey 9 00:00:21,980 --> 00:00:22,813 - Hey. 10 00:00:22,813 --> 00:00:25,990 - [Maya] We're starting our first day 11 00:00:25,990 --> 00:00:28,522 walking the towns of Vienna. 12 00:00:28,522 --> 00:00:31,437 (cheering) 13 00:00:31,437 --> 00:00:32,270 Woo-hoo! 14 00:00:33,140 --> 00:00:35,810 - [Pipi] This is Maya and Katie from the U.S. 15 00:00:35,810 --> 00:00:38,030 I met them through Couchsurfing, 16 00:00:38,030 --> 00:00:40,320 a website that connects travelers with locals 17 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,340 to provide them with a free place to stay the night. 18 00:00:43,340 --> 00:00:44,173 - Hello, 19 00:00:45,430 --> 00:00:47,083 daughter of Mozart here. 20 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:49,500 I take my hat off. 21 00:00:53,581 --> 00:00:56,664 (gentle piano music) 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:13,333 ♪ The hills are alive with the sound ♪ 23 00:01:13,333 --> 00:01:16,370 - [Pipi] These two girls are my first ever Couchsurfers 24 00:01:16,370 --> 00:01:18,100 and I have to admit, 25 00:01:18,100 --> 00:01:21,942 I am a little overwhelmed with their open nature. 26 00:01:21,942 --> 00:01:24,480 That nervousness is written all over my face. 27 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,446 Check it out now, Maya and Katie are in Vienna, 28 00:01:28,446 --> 00:01:29,690 and 29 00:01:29,690 --> 00:01:31,930 they makes me crazy. (laughs) 30 00:01:31,930 --> 00:01:32,763 Make me crazy. 31 00:01:32,763 --> 00:01:35,180 At least I get to work on my English skills, 32 00:01:35,180 --> 00:01:36,688 which is very necessary. 33 00:01:36,688 --> 00:01:37,521 - Hello. 34 00:01:39,660 --> 00:01:41,152 Ask me a question. 35 00:01:41,152 --> 00:01:41,985 - [Pipi] What? 36 00:01:41,985 --> 00:01:43,903 - You have to ask me a question. 37 00:01:43,903 --> 00:01:45,650 - [Pipi] How is your trip in Vienna? 38 00:01:45,650 --> 00:01:47,950 - Trip in Vienna is, 39 00:01:47,950 --> 00:01:50,220 it's been really spectacular. 40 00:01:50,220 --> 00:01:52,793 Pipi's been a really good tour guide. 41 00:01:56,940 --> 00:01:58,858 Howdy y'all. 42 00:01:58,858 --> 00:02:00,122 - It's really cold here. 43 00:02:00,122 --> 00:02:02,682 - It's really cold here at the lookout point. 44 00:02:02,682 --> 00:02:03,577 - We are now 45 00:02:03,577 --> 00:02:05,580 150 meters high. 46 00:02:05,580 --> 00:02:07,460 - Okay, the game is, you have to see how far 47 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:08,990 you can run while yelling, 48 00:02:08,990 --> 00:02:10,490 around the tower. 49 00:02:10,490 --> 00:02:12,188 Okay, one, two, three. 50 00:02:12,188 --> 00:02:14,355 (yelling) 51 00:02:19,653 --> 00:02:21,736 (laughs) 52 00:02:24,619 --> 00:02:25,840 - [Pipi] That was a bad run. 53 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,535 - This time I was really bad. 54 00:02:28,535 --> 00:02:31,175 (laughs) 55 00:02:31,175 --> 00:02:32,008 - Hey! 56 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:34,050 How ya doing? 57 00:02:34,050 --> 00:02:36,750 - You don't know we're doing this right now, do ya? 58 00:02:36,750 --> 00:02:38,258 - Big surprise. 59 00:02:38,258 --> 00:02:40,172 - A really big surprise! 60 00:02:40,172 --> 00:02:42,390 Why is the camera moving around like that? 61 00:02:42,390 --> 00:02:44,290 Anyways, we've had a great time with you, 62 00:02:44,290 --> 00:02:45,993 you're a great person. 63 00:02:47,210 --> 00:02:48,270 We've really enjoyed-- 64 00:02:48,270 --> 00:02:49,640 - Best tour guide ever. 65 00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:54,130 You're gonna be so good at your English and-- 66 00:02:54,130 --> 00:02:55,953 - Just best of luck with the filming-- 67 00:02:55,953 --> 00:02:56,930 - Knowledgeable in Vienna. 68 00:02:56,930 --> 00:02:57,767 - We love you. 69 00:03:04,470 --> 00:03:07,750 - [Pipi] Maya and Katie have woken a fire in me. 70 00:03:07,750 --> 00:03:10,090 A fire to travel myself. 71 00:03:10,090 --> 00:03:13,570 I want to see the world and leave everything behind. 72 00:03:13,570 --> 00:03:15,330 But to do so, 73 00:03:15,330 --> 00:03:17,070 I lack the courage. 74 00:03:17,070 --> 00:03:19,087 Seven years have passed since 75 00:03:19,087 --> 00:03:22,960 and I've been doing pretty well, I can't complain. 76 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,040 I completed my degree in film, 77 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,990 have my own place in Vienna, 78 00:03:26,990 --> 00:03:28,960 have friends that are up for fun, 79 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:30,283 and a job that I like. 80 00:03:31,140 --> 00:03:31,993 Could be worse. 81 00:03:32,895 --> 00:03:34,978 (laughs) 82 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,820 And yet, somehow I have this feeling of 83 00:03:39,820 --> 00:03:41,460 missing out. 84 00:03:41,460 --> 00:03:43,870 What keeps me from changing my life? 85 00:03:43,870 --> 00:03:45,260 The unknown? 86 00:03:45,260 --> 00:03:47,950 Not knowing what is going to happen tomorrow? 87 00:03:47,950 --> 00:03:51,030 Or am I afraid to leave my comfort zone? 88 00:03:51,030 --> 00:03:54,120 Of all places, the inspiration comes to me 89 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,710 at my grandma's toilet. 90 00:03:56,710 --> 00:03:58,507 An old man once said, 91 00:03:58,507 --> 00:04:00,400 "If I had to live again, 92 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:01,810 I would care less 93 00:04:01,810 --> 00:04:04,260 and live my life crazier." 94 00:04:04,260 --> 00:04:07,780 And I realize, I don't want to wake up one day, 95 00:04:07,780 --> 00:04:11,080 knowing it's too late for all the things I could have done. 96 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:12,600 So I make my decision. 97 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:13,670 Just do it. 98 00:04:13,670 --> 00:04:15,108 Don't give a shit. 99 00:04:15,108 --> 00:04:17,691 (upbeat music) 100 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:55,330 - First found out about 101 00:04:55,330 --> 00:04:57,460 exactly what was involved with Couchsurfing, 102 00:04:57,460 --> 00:04:58,940 it was terrifying to know 103 00:04:58,940 --> 00:05:00,950 your daughter's staying with strangers. 104 00:05:00,950 --> 00:05:02,500 - I've never tried it before, 105 00:05:02,500 --> 00:05:05,070 so I have a little bit of fear about that, 106 00:05:05,070 --> 00:05:07,130 because I don't know that person, 107 00:05:07,130 --> 00:05:09,680 so it can be an awkward situation. 108 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,940 - It's not really that I'm scared of people I don't know, 109 00:05:11,940 --> 00:05:16,940 but my space is something that I'm very careful with. 110 00:05:17,210 --> 00:05:18,730 - There are people who 111 00:05:18,730 --> 00:05:21,570 are trying to use it like Tinder. 112 00:05:21,570 --> 00:05:24,600 - I've had definitely requests that were like that. 113 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,560 My favorite one was, "Hey sexy, you look cute, 114 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,360 can I sleep in your bed?" 115 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,610 So, unfortunately I passed on that opportunity, 116 00:05:31,610 --> 00:05:34,660 and we'll never know how good in bed that guy was. 117 00:05:34,660 --> 00:05:37,210 - My craziest experience so far has been 118 00:05:37,210 --> 00:05:39,880 with one of my hosts in New Haven, United States, 119 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,060 where I did not know that he supported 120 00:05:42,060 --> 00:05:44,890 the nudist movement and I was forced 121 00:05:44,890 --> 00:05:46,383 to sleep naked with him. 122 00:05:47,242 --> 00:05:48,470 - I would trust a stranger in my house 123 00:05:48,470 --> 00:05:51,617 because I have two dogs and a pistol under my bed. 124 00:05:51,617 --> 00:05:52,450 (laughs) 125 00:05:52,450 --> 00:05:55,850 So I don't really worry about strangers! 126 00:05:55,850 --> 00:05:58,710 - [Pipi] Without guns and dogs in my bags, 127 00:05:58,710 --> 00:06:01,470 I begin my journey from couch to couch. 128 00:06:01,470 --> 00:06:04,450 This way of traveling does not suit everyone. 129 00:06:04,450 --> 00:06:05,890 That much I know. 130 00:06:05,890 --> 00:06:07,520 My adventure too, 131 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,410 starts with a step into the unknown. 132 00:06:10,410 --> 00:06:13,340 I don't know what I'm getting myself into. 133 00:06:13,340 --> 00:06:16,950 Kendall, from San Diego, doesn't either. 134 00:06:16,950 --> 00:06:19,140 I'm her first Couchsurfer. 135 00:06:19,140 --> 00:06:21,650 Because, in the student housing Kendall lives in, 136 00:06:21,650 --> 00:06:23,110 there are no guests allowed. 137 00:06:23,110 --> 00:06:26,140 Her breaking this rule is a first, 138 00:06:26,140 --> 00:06:27,710 and she's doing it for me. 139 00:06:27,710 --> 00:06:29,187 - Yeah, welcome to my dormitory. 140 00:06:29,187 --> 00:06:31,720 I've lived here about three years now. 141 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:36,250 And I just have one bedroom all to myself. 142 00:06:36,250 --> 00:06:39,600 Two beds, one for me and one slightly less 143 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,035 comfortable one for the Couchsurfers. 144 00:06:42,035 --> 00:06:43,510 - [Pipi] So I will sleep here? 145 00:06:43,510 --> 00:06:44,760 - [Kendall] Yeah, yeah. 146 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:46,599 - [Pipi] It's really close to the ceiling. 147 00:06:46,599 --> 00:06:47,470 (laughing) 148 00:06:47,470 --> 00:06:48,460 - I hope it's okay. 149 00:06:48,460 --> 00:06:50,250 - [Pipi] Yeah, I think if I put my head 150 00:06:50,250 --> 00:06:51,220 on the left side, 151 00:06:51,220 --> 00:06:52,980 I think it's better. (laughs) 152 00:06:52,980 --> 00:06:54,660 - Yeah, that'll work. 153 00:06:54,660 --> 00:06:56,670 But there are other ways you can be comfortable here. 154 00:06:56,670 --> 00:06:57,860 I have a kitchen 155 00:06:58,770 --> 00:07:00,040 to make tea, 156 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,130 fridge, freezer for your food, 157 00:07:02,130 --> 00:07:03,290 microwave. 158 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:04,823 - [Pipi] So cooking in the microwave? 159 00:07:04,823 --> 00:07:06,794 - It's the American way. 160 00:07:06,794 --> 00:07:07,627 (laughing) 161 00:07:07,627 --> 00:07:10,190 My first time Couchsurfing, honestly, 162 00:07:10,190 --> 00:07:13,760 the days leading up to it, I was super nervous. 163 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,760 And it's so weird, because I shouldn't be nervous, 164 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,750 I'm like, I'm the one who's opening up my home, like 165 00:07:18,750 --> 00:07:20,220 and being generous, but like, yeah, 166 00:07:20,220 --> 00:07:24,620 I was so anxious about what they would think of me, 167 00:07:24,620 --> 00:07:27,040 or what they would think of the place that I lived in, 168 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,810 or my house rules, would they be comfortable. 169 00:07:30,810 --> 00:07:32,790 And so I was really nervous 170 00:07:32,790 --> 00:07:34,720 and just meeting a stranger 171 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,230 for the first time and then like within a few hours, 172 00:07:37,230 --> 00:07:40,136 having them sleeping in the same room with you, 173 00:07:40,136 --> 00:07:42,010 it's a pretty weird experience. 174 00:07:42,010 --> 00:07:45,948 - First time in a dormitory on my trip. 175 00:07:45,948 --> 00:07:48,672 (chuckling) 176 00:07:48,672 --> 00:07:51,820 It reminds me of my childhood. 177 00:07:51,820 --> 00:07:54,550 I was always sleeping on the top bunk, 178 00:07:54,550 --> 00:07:56,590 so it's quite nice. 179 00:07:56,590 --> 00:07:59,100 - This past year has just been a lot 180 00:07:59,100 --> 00:08:00,540 of trying new experiences 181 00:08:01,476 --> 00:08:03,426 and discovering new things about myself 182 00:08:04,664 --> 00:08:05,640 and what I'm comfortable with, 183 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,140 what I'm not comfortable with. 184 00:08:08,550 --> 00:08:10,320 So, it's been a weird year, 185 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,080 but it's been really interesting. 186 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,060 Really, that's about it, it's pretty small, 187 00:08:14,060 --> 00:08:16,630 but it's clean and it's comfortable 188 00:08:16,630 --> 00:08:19,230 and it's safe, so, I like living here, 189 00:08:19,230 --> 00:08:20,960 and hopefully you will as well. 190 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,300 I think in the back of my mind, 191 00:08:22,300 --> 00:08:23,670 there's always the fear that someone 192 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:26,103 might steal something, or break something, 193 00:08:27,932 --> 00:08:31,220 or just do something that might get you in trouble. 194 00:08:34,350 --> 00:08:36,390 I don't really know what to expect since I'm, 195 00:08:36,390 --> 00:08:38,690 like, this was my first time so, 196 00:08:38,690 --> 00:08:40,840 maybe I'll have more fears as time goes on. 197 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:45,910 - [Pipi] Contrary to Kendall, 198 00:08:45,910 --> 00:08:48,570 my host Jessica in Montreal already knows 199 00:08:48,570 --> 00:08:51,200 the ins and outs of Couchsurfing. 200 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,510 Over 100 reviews on her profile, 201 00:08:54,510 --> 00:08:56,173 make her a super host. 202 00:08:58,630 --> 00:09:01,120 It is at her place that I meet Alberto. 203 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,910 He is just like me, one of the many people 204 00:09:03,910 --> 00:09:05,920 that Jessica lends her couch to. 205 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,040 - Usually, I only accept like one surfer at a time, 206 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:09,630 so that they have good conditions. 207 00:09:09,630 --> 00:09:12,490 But like, Christoph requested me-- 208 00:09:12,490 --> 00:09:14,180 - [Pipi] You can call me Pipi. 209 00:09:14,180 --> 00:09:15,640 - I can't, I'm sorry, 210 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,601 there's no way I can do that seriously. 211 00:09:17,601 --> 00:09:19,450 It means urine in French. 212 00:09:19,450 --> 00:09:21,060 - [Pipi] Yeah, but it is like that in every language, 213 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:21,893 so it's fine. 214 00:09:21,893 --> 00:09:23,260 - Yeah, I cannot do that, 215 00:09:23,260 --> 00:09:24,093 I'm sorry. 216 00:09:24,093 --> 00:09:26,880 The way the world is now, like, 217 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:27,860 especially now, 218 00:09:27,860 --> 00:09:30,323 like recently in the last maybe five years, 219 00:09:31,350 --> 00:09:34,687 I feel that we're going back to a lot of intolerance, 220 00:09:34,687 --> 00:09:38,256 and a lot of incomprehension of what's different. 221 00:09:38,256 --> 00:09:39,310 - That's your cat? 222 00:09:39,310 --> 00:09:40,143 - Yep. 223 00:09:40,143 --> 00:09:41,100 - Isn't it a cute cat? 224 00:09:41,100 --> 00:09:42,783 - [Jessica] I don't want to traumatize you, 225 00:09:42,783 --> 00:09:44,036 but that's how I got that scar. 226 00:09:44,036 --> 00:09:45,611 (laughing) 227 00:09:45,611 --> 00:09:47,040 - [Pipi] It might not seem like it, 228 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,860 judging from this, but I'm really not all 229 00:09:49,860 --> 00:09:51,520 that much into cats. 230 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,099 Especially when they keep me awake. 231 00:09:54,099 --> 00:09:55,667 All night long. 232 00:09:55,667 --> 00:09:58,580 But I realized quickly that I need to let go of my own 233 00:09:58,580 --> 00:10:02,260 standards and start to accept my host's rules. 234 00:10:02,260 --> 00:10:04,230 That isn't always so easy. 235 00:10:04,230 --> 00:10:08,460 - Basically, somebody welcomes you in their home for free. 236 00:10:08,460 --> 00:10:11,080 It's normal and decent to just, like, 237 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,680 to respect things, not break anything, 238 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:16,550 to clean after yourself, that kinda stuff. 239 00:10:16,550 --> 00:10:19,663 I expect to have human contact as well. 240 00:10:19,663 --> 00:10:22,520 Like I'm not, you know, if what you want is just a place 241 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,100 to sleep, well that's called an Airbnb. 242 00:10:25,100 --> 00:10:26,790 You can leave your bag here. 243 00:10:26,790 --> 00:10:29,060 Here you have everything you need for WiFi, 244 00:10:29,060 --> 00:10:31,200 connector and password. 245 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:32,750 You have the bathroom here. 246 00:10:32,750 --> 00:10:35,830 Nothing specific, like the shower's pretty normal whichever. 247 00:10:35,830 --> 00:10:37,490 Just like don't close that thing, 248 00:10:37,490 --> 00:10:39,610 'cause it's the switch for the hot water. 249 00:10:39,610 --> 00:10:40,960 If you want to wash dishes, 250 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:43,274 which would be appreciated if you use dishes, 251 00:10:43,274 --> 00:10:46,240 just make sure not to pile them up too high 252 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:47,600 in a dangerous way. 253 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:49,000 Do you have any questions? 254 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,440 - I think it's all good. 255 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,440 - And I also like people to go out. 256 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:55,570 Like I don't like when Couchsurfers 257 00:10:55,570 --> 00:10:57,400 are just using my WiFi all day, 258 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,700 then I feel like I'm being taken advantage 259 00:10:59,700 --> 00:11:00,533 of a little bit. 260 00:11:00,533 --> 00:11:03,573 Like, you're in a different city, go see something. 261 00:11:06,327 --> 00:11:08,744 (soft music) 262 00:11:20,340 --> 00:11:22,390 - [Pipi] How different the living conditions 263 00:11:22,390 --> 00:11:24,000 are all around the world. 264 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,373 I realized especially in Vietnam. 265 00:11:27,890 --> 00:11:31,440 To own a couch is considered a luxury, 266 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,660 possible only for a few. 267 00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:35,570 It is the public space that becomes 268 00:11:35,570 --> 00:11:37,593 the Vietnamese's second living room. 269 00:11:38,460 --> 00:11:41,790 Their houses are functional, not homey. 270 00:11:41,790 --> 00:11:44,503 Krong's place is no exception to this rule. 271 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:50,643 - So far in Vietnam how many days? 272 00:11:52,215 --> 00:11:53,289 (laughing) 273 00:11:53,289 --> 00:11:54,160 You're filming me? 274 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:54,993 - [Pipi] Yeah. 275 00:11:57,488 --> 00:12:00,810 - I'm already acting like an actress. 276 00:12:00,810 --> 00:12:03,133 - [Pipi] You don't have to act, just be you. 277 00:12:03,133 --> 00:12:05,060 - Because I see-- 278 00:12:05,060 --> 00:12:06,480 - [Pipi] Just be you, it's fine. 279 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,250 - I didn't have a lot of experience, not too much, 280 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,100 because to be honest, I don't have... 281 00:12:15,100 --> 00:12:17,180 I feel like I don't have... 282 00:12:17,180 --> 00:12:18,013 I can't satisfy 283 00:12:19,230 --> 00:12:22,420 the space for my friends 284 00:12:22,420 --> 00:12:24,780 and it's quite far from the center. 285 00:12:24,780 --> 00:12:25,970 So I feel that 286 00:12:26,860 --> 00:12:28,290 it's quite hard. 287 00:12:28,290 --> 00:12:30,283 That's why I haven't hosted 288 00:12:31,150 --> 00:12:34,570 anybody before, until you. 289 00:12:34,570 --> 00:12:35,933 - That's your home? 290 00:12:37,070 --> 00:12:38,900 - Yeah, I can say that. 291 00:12:38,900 --> 00:12:39,780 That's my home. 292 00:12:39,780 --> 00:12:42,220 - Is it a house or? (laughs) 293 00:12:42,220 --> 00:12:44,720 - Not really, it is a little room. 294 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,300 This is our little space, 295 00:12:47,300 --> 00:12:49,030 shared with my brother. 296 00:12:49,030 --> 00:12:50,100 Here's my brother. 297 00:12:50,100 --> 00:12:51,000 His name Chao. 298 00:12:52,072 --> 00:12:53,050 - What's your name? 299 00:12:53,050 --> 00:12:54,063 - My name's Chao. 300 00:12:54,063 --> 00:12:54,896 - Chao. 301 00:12:54,896 --> 00:12:57,530 - We've been living together for around 302 00:12:58,430 --> 00:13:00,260 maybe ten years. 303 00:13:00,260 --> 00:13:01,733 - [Chao] Nearly ten years. 304 00:13:01,733 --> 00:13:02,970 - 10 years, okay. 305 00:13:02,970 --> 00:13:05,286 Do you need more space? 306 00:13:05,286 --> 00:13:06,119 - Sometimes. 307 00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:06,952 - Sometimes? 308 00:13:06,952 --> 00:13:07,785 - Sometimes. 309 00:13:07,785 --> 00:13:08,618 - Like, privacy? 310 00:13:08,618 --> 00:13:11,718 - Yes, privacy place, because sometimes 311 00:13:11,718 --> 00:13:14,080 you got sick, and I bother him a lot. 312 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,683 When he sleeps, I cough a lot and I feel that I bother him. 313 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,070 Yes, with girl and boy, 314 00:13:21,070 --> 00:13:22,903 sometimes you have your problem, 315 00:13:22,903 --> 00:13:24,700 your troubles. - Yeah. 316 00:13:24,700 --> 00:13:26,578 - You need, I mean for example, 317 00:13:26,578 --> 00:13:28,787 like you need a corner to cry, 318 00:13:28,787 --> 00:13:30,790 like that and I can't cry in front 319 00:13:30,790 --> 00:13:33,770 of my brother's face, you see. 320 00:13:33,770 --> 00:13:36,830 Yeah, it's a very small space, just 24 meters. 321 00:13:36,830 --> 00:13:38,360 - Square meters? 322 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,000 - We have a private house in my hometown, 323 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:45,000 no not my private home, but my parent's house. 324 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,240 Big, many rooms, 325 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,913 but moving to a big city like Saigon, 326 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,880 you don't have any money to buy one flat 327 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:54,850 or one apartment. 328 00:13:54,850 --> 00:13:55,683 - A bigger one. 329 00:13:55,683 --> 00:14:00,260 - Yeah, you have to rent some room like this, yes. 330 00:14:00,260 --> 00:14:02,490 And you've got to share with the others. 331 00:14:02,490 --> 00:14:06,310 Sleep, cook, do everything together in a very small space. 332 00:14:06,310 --> 00:14:08,067 Very typical. 333 00:14:08,067 --> 00:14:10,193 - And that's our bed? 334 00:14:11,148 --> 00:14:14,080 - Sometimes it changes, every night, 335 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:15,303 I go to sleep here. 336 00:14:15,303 --> 00:14:17,610 If it's okay, I can sleep here, 337 00:14:17,610 --> 00:14:20,334 because he's gonna snore a lot. 338 00:14:20,334 --> 00:14:23,460 - And is it common to sleep on the floor in Vietnam? 339 00:14:23,460 --> 00:14:24,823 - I think so, I think so. 340 00:14:24,823 --> 00:14:29,490 - [Pipi] Krong's living space is bedroom, kitchen, 341 00:14:29,490 --> 00:14:32,950 garage, and workplace all in one. 342 00:14:32,950 --> 00:14:35,970 In spite of the lack of space, she's happy to share 343 00:14:35,970 --> 00:14:38,990 what she owns with strangers like me. 344 00:14:38,990 --> 00:14:40,698 - You like the fresh chili? 345 00:14:40,698 --> 00:14:42,281 I have fresh chili. 346 00:14:43,649 --> 00:14:46,232 (gentle music) 347 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,583 - [Pipi] In India, space is also limited. 348 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,983 Taking public transport is a torture. 349 00:15:02,940 --> 00:15:06,520 At least I've managed to find my own sleep compartment. 350 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,573 Still, I feel like I'm being drowned by all these people. 351 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,547 (siren blaring) 352 00:15:17,410 --> 00:15:19,330 All the more surprised I was 353 00:15:19,330 --> 00:15:21,710 to see my couch for the night, 354 00:15:21,710 --> 00:15:23,705 with host, Eksha. 355 00:15:23,705 --> 00:15:25,930 - [Eksha] This is going to be your room. 356 00:15:25,930 --> 00:15:28,400 So you have a bed, AC. 357 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:29,233 - [Pipi] AC? 358 00:15:29,233 --> 00:15:30,208 - Yes. 359 00:15:30,208 --> 00:15:31,041 (laughs) 360 00:15:31,041 --> 00:15:32,930 - [Pipi] Not even every hotel room has one! 361 00:15:32,930 --> 00:15:34,440 - This does have. 362 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,859 One TV, which doesn't work! 363 00:15:36,859 --> 00:15:38,301 (chuckling) 364 00:15:38,301 --> 00:15:39,410 And now that you're gonna stay here, 365 00:15:39,410 --> 00:15:41,260 I'm gonna stay with my parents. 366 00:15:41,260 --> 00:15:42,860 - [Pipi] So I have the room just for me? 367 00:15:42,860 --> 00:15:43,693 - Yes. 368 00:15:43,693 --> 00:15:44,823 - [Pipi] Oh my gosh. 369 00:15:44,823 --> 00:15:45,656 (laughing) 370 00:15:45,656 --> 00:15:46,489 - [Pipi] That's so friendly. 371 00:15:46,489 --> 00:15:48,430 So you share the same bed with your parents? 372 00:15:48,430 --> 00:15:49,853 - Yes. 373 00:15:49,853 --> 00:15:51,500 - [Pipi] For one month? 374 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:52,582 - No! 375 00:15:52,582 --> 00:15:53,910 (laughing) 376 00:15:53,910 --> 00:15:55,067 - [Pipi] I told you, I'll stay here for one month now. 377 00:15:57,293 --> 00:15:59,870 - First of all, I was skeptical about my parents, 378 00:15:59,870 --> 00:16:02,518 because I stay with my parents, 379 00:16:02,518 --> 00:16:05,740 and we have never done something like this before. 380 00:16:05,740 --> 00:16:07,003 Especially for free! 381 00:16:07,003 --> 00:16:09,253 (laughing) 382 00:16:11,950 --> 00:16:12,787 She is to shy. 383 00:16:15,814 --> 00:16:16,915 Say hi. 384 00:16:16,915 --> 00:16:18,179 - Hi! 385 00:16:18,179 --> 00:16:19,203 (laughing) 386 00:16:19,203 --> 00:16:22,413 - So we are a family of four, a small family. 387 00:16:22,413 --> 00:16:25,777 My mom, my dad, my small dog. 388 00:16:25,777 --> 00:16:27,510 - [Pipi] What's the name of the dog? 389 00:16:27,510 --> 00:16:28,343 - Money. 390 00:16:28,343 --> 00:16:29,350 - [Pipi] Like money? 391 00:16:29,350 --> 00:16:30,373 - Money, money. 392 00:16:30,373 --> 00:16:31,320 (laughing) 393 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:32,590 He's money for us. 394 00:16:32,590 --> 00:16:34,450 (laughing) 395 00:16:34,450 --> 00:16:36,307 - [Pipi] So it's like a family member. 396 00:16:36,307 --> 00:16:38,630 - Yes, we're four. 397 00:16:38,630 --> 00:16:39,580 - He's like a wolf! 398 00:16:40,653 --> 00:16:42,820 (howling) 399 00:16:51,190 --> 00:16:52,930 - [Eksha] My parents are really cool with it. 400 00:16:52,930 --> 00:16:54,810 It was unexpected for me, 401 00:16:54,810 --> 00:16:57,960 because I thought that they would not really like it 402 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,600 and it would disturb their personal space. 403 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,300 But I can see that my mom especially. 404 00:17:03,300 --> 00:17:04,535 She turned out... 405 00:17:04,535 --> 00:17:05,560 You're a better host than me. 406 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:09,290 She's very enthusiastic, especially while cooking, 407 00:17:09,290 --> 00:17:13,023 so everyone, all my references you can see will mention 408 00:17:13,023 --> 00:17:15,870 her like her mom is cooking, cooking, cooking 409 00:17:15,870 --> 00:17:17,120 and everything like that. 410 00:17:18,218 --> 00:17:20,885 (food sizzling) 411 00:17:28,629 --> 00:17:30,547 - I'm making Chapati. 412 00:17:30,547 --> 00:17:31,785 Chapati? 413 00:17:31,785 --> 00:17:34,873 - [Eksha] Yes, it's Chapati. - Yeah. 414 00:17:34,873 --> 00:17:36,003 It's my first time. 415 00:17:37,070 --> 00:17:37,903 - This here. 416 00:17:39,046 --> 00:17:40,379 Keep on turning. 417 00:17:47,823 --> 00:17:50,160 - [Eksha] Indians are very guest friendly 418 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,840 since thousands of years. 419 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,767 We have this phrase in our rule books 420 00:17:55,767 --> 00:17:57,917 that (speaks in foreign language) which means, 421 00:17:57,917 --> 00:17:59,970 "The guest is like our God." 422 00:17:59,970 --> 00:18:01,910 And that's how we treat them, 423 00:18:01,910 --> 00:18:03,910 with lots of love and respect. 424 00:18:03,910 --> 00:18:06,960 So wherever you go in India, you'll find the people 425 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,640 are very welcoming, especially to the guests 426 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:13,910 from other countries and they are very ready to help you, 427 00:18:13,910 --> 00:18:15,763 without expecting anything in return. 428 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,170 - [Pipi] I could feel the hospitality. 429 00:18:19,170 --> 00:18:22,840 Having my own room and getting three meals a day. 430 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,040 Not even a five star hotel could make me feel 431 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:26,573 as great as Eksha's family. 432 00:18:27,774 --> 00:18:30,357 (upbeat music) 433 00:18:32,052 --> 00:18:33,640 (cheering) 434 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:35,830 While Couchsurfing, I don't only get 435 00:18:35,830 --> 00:18:37,480 to know my host's home. 436 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,910 In Texas, I'm even invited to go on a trip. 437 00:18:40,910 --> 00:18:42,760 Are you looking forward to your race? 438 00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:44,740 - I'm ready to ride! 439 00:18:44,740 --> 00:18:45,573 - [Pipi] Yeah? 440 00:18:45,573 --> 00:18:47,130 - Yeah. 441 00:18:47,130 --> 00:18:49,713 (upbeat music) 442 00:18:51,290 --> 00:18:55,320 - [Pipi] My host Larry, takes part in a 24-hour bike race 443 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,183 and I get to be part of his team. 444 00:18:58,183 --> 00:18:59,906 Go Larry, go! 445 00:18:59,906 --> 00:19:01,887 Woo! (claps) 446 00:19:01,887 --> 00:19:05,710 For 300 miles, I ride alongside Larry 447 00:19:05,710 --> 00:19:07,660 through the Texan desert. 448 00:19:07,660 --> 00:19:09,450 - [Larry] All right, here is the most important 449 00:19:09,450 --> 00:19:10,962 crew member on the team. 450 00:19:10,962 --> 00:19:12,140 (laughing) 451 00:19:12,140 --> 00:19:13,300 The driver! 452 00:19:13,300 --> 00:19:17,060 We're going to the border check point in probably 453 00:19:17,060 --> 00:19:21,060 about 20 miles, so he's practicing his Texas accent, 454 00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:23,593 for when we get there, so say something to us. 455 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:25,273 - Howdy! 456 00:19:25,273 --> 00:19:26,797 Okie dokie! 457 00:19:26,797 --> 00:19:28,920 (laughing) 458 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,947 - [Larry] I think you'll pass for a Texan, don't you? 459 00:19:30,947 --> 00:19:32,014 - Yeah, you think? 460 00:19:32,014 --> 00:19:32,944 (laughing) 461 00:19:32,944 --> 00:19:34,469 They won't arrest me? 462 00:19:34,469 --> 00:19:36,239 (laughing) 463 00:19:36,239 --> 00:19:38,822 (upbeat music) 464 00:19:41,733 --> 00:19:42,816 - Okie dokie! 465 00:19:59,742 --> 00:20:01,783 - [Pipi] How is the motivation? 466 00:20:01,783 --> 00:20:02,616 - The what? 467 00:20:02,616 --> 00:20:03,702 - [Pipi] The motivation. 468 00:20:03,702 --> 00:20:04,553 - Motivation. 469 00:20:04,553 --> 00:20:06,909 Show us some motivation, Larry. 470 00:20:06,909 --> 00:20:08,060 - Motivation? 471 00:20:08,060 --> 00:20:09,160 - Yeah. 472 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:09,993 - Hoorah. 473 00:20:09,993 --> 00:20:11,025 - Cold beer. 474 00:20:11,025 --> 00:20:11,858 - Cold beer! 475 00:20:11,858 --> 00:20:13,583 (laughing) 476 00:20:13,583 --> 00:20:14,416 - Cold beer. 477 00:20:14,416 --> 00:20:16,883 - 43 miles to go before the cold beer starts. 478 00:20:18,500 --> 00:20:19,350 For breakfast. 479 00:20:19,350 --> 00:20:20,951 - [Lady] How many more miles-- 480 00:20:20,951 --> 00:20:22,663 - Don't put that in the movie. 481 00:20:22,663 --> 00:20:24,253 (laughing) 482 00:20:24,253 --> 00:20:27,290 (upbeat music) 483 00:20:27,290 --> 00:20:28,350 - [Pipi] Throughout my journey, 484 00:20:28,350 --> 00:20:31,950 I get to know new people and their faces on a daily basis. 485 00:20:31,950 --> 00:20:34,600 This way, I explore the U.S. American East Coast 486 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,180 together with Maxime. 487 00:20:36,180 --> 00:20:37,713 So we will drive together? 488 00:20:39,506 --> 00:20:41,291 - Yes, if you're not afraid. 489 00:20:41,291 --> 00:20:42,124 (laughing) 490 00:20:42,124 --> 00:20:42,957 - [Pipi] No. 491 00:20:42,957 --> 00:20:45,550 I mean, you have to tell me the story about the accident. 492 00:20:45,550 --> 00:20:46,770 - Which accident? 493 00:20:46,770 --> 00:20:48,470 (laughing) 494 00:20:48,470 --> 00:20:50,440 You can still drive it. 495 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,370 - How did it happen? 496 00:20:52,370 --> 00:20:54,640 - Well, the brakes were not very 497 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:55,950 strong enough 498 00:20:55,950 --> 00:20:59,560 and I was going downhill, turning right 499 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,387 at the last minute and so I hit another car. 500 00:21:03,272 --> 00:21:04,105 (laughing) 501 00:21:04,105 --> 00:21:06,880 - [Pipi] When I was a small boy, my mom always told me 502 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:08,764 not to get into a car with strangers. 503 00:21:08,764 --> 00:21:11,210 (engine starts) 504 00:21:11,210 --> 00:21:13,660 But if you want to live a little, 505 00:21:13,660 --> 00:21:16,663 you have to break one or two rules along the way. 506 00:21:19,190 --> 00:21:21,600 When you're spending a lot of time together, 507 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,350 you build trust more quickly than usual. 508 00:21:24,350 --> 00:21:27,140 Maxime is part of the LGBTQ community, 509 00:21:27,140 --> 00:21:29,680 and tells me about his personal experience 510 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:30,653 with Couchsurfing. 511 00:21:31,910 --> 00:21:33,890 - [Maxime] Regarding having sex with Couchsurfing, 512 00:21:33,890 --> 00:21:35,990 that's quite a common thing. 513 00:21:35,990 --> 00:21:40,187 As a joke, I mentioned, yeah, this website should be renamed 514 00:21:40,187 --> 00:21:42,855 "Sexsurfing" instead of "Couchsurfing". 515 00:21:42,855 --> 00:21:44,170 And someone answered me, 516 00:21:44,170 --> 00:21:47,207 it already exists, it's called "Cocksurfing". 517 00:21:49,090 --> 00:21:52,723 And so I checked the website, because I'm very curious, 518 00:21:53,930 --> 00:21:57,270 and it's very official and direct and straightforward, 519 00:21:57,270 --> 00:22:01,009 because it said like, well, that's a way to travel the world 520 00:22:01,009 --> 00:22:03,509 and to have sex with your hosts or your travelers. 521 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:07,153 Oh yeah. 522 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,241 (slurping) 523 00:22:14,241 --> 00:22:15,700 I mean, last time, I had someone 524 00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:17,780 who arrived at my home very late 525 00:22:18,970 --> 00:22:21,210 and he told me, "Oh, I'm exhausted, 526 00:22:21,210 --> 00:22:22,110 I need to take a shower." 527 00:22:22,110 --> 00:22:24,500 So I'm like, "Yeah, sure, the shower is this way." 528 00:22:24,500 --> 00:22:28,680 So literally five minutes after he entered my apartment, 529 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,290 he was already naked in the living room, 530 00:22:31,290 --> 00:22:34,910 walked to the bathroom, left the door open, 531 00:22:34,910 --> 00:22:36,180 took his shower. 532 00:22:36,180 --> 00:22:41,180 So I'm like, "Okay, that's weird, but okay he's very open." 533 00:22:43,370 --> 00:22:45,010 Then I told him, "Okay, so the extra 534 00:22:45,010 --> 00:22:46,350 mattress is in my room." 535 00:22:46,350 --> 00:22:49,960 So I enter my room, he was really exhausted. 536 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:54,600 And once in my room, he went in to my bed, 537 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,248 not on the extra mattress and he was still naked 538 00:22:57,248 --> 00:22:59,367 after his shower. 539 00:22:59,367 --> 00:23:01,287 And in that situation you're like, 540 00:23:01,287 --> 00:23:03,237 "Okay, I know what you're looking for." 541 00:23:04,712 --> 00:23:07,295 (upbeat music) 542 00:24:01,060 --> 00:24:03,660 - [Pipi] Partying is a must while traveling. 543 00:24:03,660 --> 00:24:06,060 Every year, the legendary full moon parties 544 00:24:06,060 --> 00:24:08,380 attract hundreds of thousands of young people 545 00:24:08,380 --> 00:24:10,160 to Thailand's beaches. 546 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,480 For me, this is the perfect opportunity 547 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,490 to party with people from all around the world. 548 00:24:15,490 --> 00:24:17,740 (cheering) 549 00:24:21,224 --> 00:24:23,724 (dance music) 550 00:24:24,896 --> 00:24:28,514 - Who is ready for the full moon party? 551 00:24:28,514 --> 00:24:30,764 (cheering) 552 00:25:09,110 --> 00:25:10,650 - [Pipi] The ones that can, 553 00:25:10,650 --> 00:25:12,840 party till the morning comes. 554 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,330 The ones that can't, have to search 555 00:25:15,330 --> 00:25:17,490 for the nearest place to take a nap. 556 00:25:17,490 --> 00:25:19,923 I'm fishing for my next place to stay as well. 557 00:25:20,910 --> 00:25:23,813 And I find it in the form of a couch in Bangkok. 558 00:25:25,610 --> 00:25:29,813 And once more, my host Fiona, broadens my horizon. 559 00:25:44,190 --> 00:25:46,230 - When I was young, I looked of course, 560 00:25:46,230 --> 00:25:48,400 I looked like a boy, but I act like a girl, 561 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,150 I walk like a girl, so that fits my shell, 562 00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:52,450 you know, my soul. 563 00:25:52,450 --> 00:25:53,283 So I need 564 00:25:54,410 --> 00:25:58,100 to fit because when you don't look like the same, 565 00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:00,870 those judgmental people, they bully you a lot. 566 00:26:00,870 --> 00:26:02,047 Like, "Why don't you just become a girl? 567 00:26:02,047 --> 00:26:04,910 Cause the way you talk, the way you act is like a girl." 568 00:26:04,910 --> 00:26:06,840 So I fit, 569 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,217 I have to fit 570 00:26:08,217 --> 00:26:10,949 the way I look to the way I act. 571 00:26:10,949 --> 00:26:13,050 And my mind and my heart is, 572 00:26:13,050 --> 00:26:16,380 I feel like a woman, think like a woman. 573 00:26:16,380 --> 00:26:18,320 - [Pipi] Fiona describes her appearance 574 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,030 with her Mother's figure 575 00:26:20,030 --> 00:26:21,573 and her Father's gift. 576 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,750 Her body is her temple. 577 00:26:24,750 --> 00:26:27,650 She earns her living with it as a model. 578 00:26:27,650 --> 00:26:30,973 - It's beautiful, it's actually a nude art photo. 579 00:26:32,050 --> 00:26:35,493 And it's like something that's showcasing 580 00:26:35,493 --> 00:26:39,570 the realness and beauty of transgender people. 581 00:26:39,570 --> 00:26:40,753 And this is me. 582 00:26:44,433 --> 00:26:46,766 (chuckling) 583 00:26:48,420 --> 00:26:51,080 This is Goofy, female clothes. 584 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:52,200 Tom and Jerry. 585 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,584 I like it. 586 00:26:53,584 --> 00:26:55,603 They're beautiful, they're trans now. 587 00:26:56,610 --> 00:26:57,553 Disney characters. 588 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,790 This is my art, if I'm stressed, I draw. 589 00:27:05,500 --> 00:27:07,840 The lifestyle of a transgender Asian is like, 590 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,843 it's normal, it's the same lifestyle. 591 00:27:10,710 --> 00:27:13,660 It's just we can anomalies to people, 592 00:27:13,660 --> 00:27:16,160 especially tourists, because you can see everywhere 593 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:20,550 in the TV, how people think, that we are just a freak show. 594 00:27:20,550 --> 00:27:22,500 We are just this, but they don't know like, 595 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:25,423 that we have feelings, we have a heart, we can feel pain. 596 00:27:26,380 --> 00:27:29,690 Living here, the reason why we have so many transgender 597 00:27:29,690 --> 00:27:32,470 people here is because, in the pharmacy I can just, 598 00:27:32,470 --> 00:27:33,868 I can just go to the pharmacy 599 00:27:33,868 --> 00:27:35,950 and buy my hormones to become a woman. 600 00:27:35,950 --> 00:27:38,339 The three things that we have that you don't have, 601 00:27:38,339 --> 00:27:42,120 like Western people, you're hairy, you're tall, 602 00:27:42,120 --> 00:27:45,500 and you are you know, like your bone structure is big. 603 00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:48,210 Even you can see that an Asian boy, straight boy, 604 00:27:48,210 --> 00:27:49,043 straight man, 605 00:27:50,018 --> 00:27:51,650 it's the opposite from what you have. 606 00:27:51,650 --> 00:27:53,170 So that's the reason why it's very easy 607 00:27:53,170 --> 00:27:54,783 for us to be feminine. 608 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:05,945 Let's go shopping! 609 00:28:05,945 --> 00:28:09,583 Because shopping can release stress and tension. 610 00:28:19,037 --> 00:28:21,260 - Now I am looking like you Fiona, 611 00:28:21,260 --> 00:28:23,315 but I am missing your boobs. 612 00:28:23,315 --> 00:28:24,148 (laughing) 613 00:28:24,148 --> 00:28:25,020 - [Fiona] Like, you look good in that. 614 00:28:25,020 --> 00:28:27,270 You should try that! 615 00:28:27,270 --> 00:28:28,553 - Yeah, why not? 616 00:28:40,490 --> 00:28:41,640 - Every girl's dream 617 00:28:42,513 --> 00:28:44,080 is 618 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:45,350 to wear 619 00:28:45,350 --> 00:28:48,260 a white dress and a white veil. 620 00:28:48,260 --> 00:28:49,993 Even if she was born a boy. 621 00:28:52,630 --> 00:28:54,360 When people look at me, I don't really care, 622 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,010 and I don't really mind. 623 00:28:56,010 --> 00:28:59,318 Everyone looks, everybody looks. 624 00:28:59,318 --> 00:29:01,690 We look for the things that just are beauty, 625 00:29:01,690 --> 00:29:04,650 weird things or everything unusual to us. 626 00:29:04,650 --> 00:29:06,720 So for me, when they look at me, 627 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:07,620 I don't really care so much, 628 00:29:07,620 --> 00:29:09,600 they are not aggressive, they don't touch me, 629 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,770 they don't hurt me, so I think, 630 00:29:11,770 --> 00:29:13,090 for me they appreciate my beauty. 631 00:29:13,090 --> 00:29:14,320 Maybe they think that I'm a trans, 632 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:15,610 or maybe, "Is she a woman?" 633 00:29:15,610 --> 00:29:17,890 So they have doubt, you know, they're doubtful. 634 00:29:17,890 --> 00:29:19,248 So they will look. 635 00:29:19,248 --> 00:29:21,266 They're free to look. 636 00:29:21,266 --> 00:29:22,516 That is normal. 637 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:26,990 Everything is beauty 638 00:29:26,990 --> 00:29:28,683 in the eyes of the beholder. 639 00:29:31,870 --> 00:29:33,490 - [Pipi] Fiona is living her life 640 00:29:33,490 --> 00:29:35,790 exactly the way she wants to. 641 00:29:35,790 --> 00:29:37,880 What others think of her isn't really 642 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:39,680 all that important to her. 643 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:41,980 Thanks to her, I have learned not to judge 644 00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:43,740 people too quickly. 645 00:29:43,740 --> 00:29:47,230 I try, now more than ever, to go through this world 646 00:29:47,230 --> 00:29:48,760 with my eyes wide open. 647 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,580 To get to know people better, 648 00:29:50,580 --> 00:29:52,403 before I make up my mind about them. 649 00:29:53,860 --> 00:29:58,551 Our world is just too colorful to put it into boxes. 650 00:29:58,551 --> 00:30:01,718 (bright upbeat music) 651 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,900 Traveling can't be taken for granted. 652 00:30:16,900 --> 00:30:19,180 I only realized this along my way. 653 00:30:19,180 --> 00:30:22,120 Sadly, traveling is impossible for many people 654 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,610 all around the globe. 655 00:30:23,610 --> 00:30:26,840 For a lot of people, to host travelers is the only way 656 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:29,560 to get to know other cultures first hand. 657 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,550 - I had a really interesting guy here from South Africa. 658 00:30:31,550 --> 00:30:33,940 It's one of my favorite stories. 659 00:30:33,940 --> 00:30:36,710 This was going to be his first experience Couchsurfing. 660 00:30:36,710 --> 00:30:40,750 His first experience actually coming out of Africa. 661 00:30:40,750 --> 00:30:43,380 He had never traveled before outside of South Africa. 662 00:30:43,380 --> 00:30:45,840 And about three weeks before he came here, 663 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:47,477 he sent me a message saying, 664 00:30:47,477 --> 00:30:49,490 "Alan, would you do me a favor?" 665 00:30:49,490 --> 00:30:50,687 I said, "Sure," and he said, 666 00:30:50,687 --> 00:30:51,890 "Would you talk to my mom?" 667 00:30:51,890 --> 00:30:53,740 I thought, "Huh?" 668 00:30:53,740 --> 00:30:55,790 He wanted me to Skype with his mother, 669 00:30:55,790 --> 00:30:57,570 because she was a little afraid of where her little 670 00:30:57,570 --> 00:30:58,960 boy was gonna be staying. 671 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:02,110 So I spent 20 minutes talking to his mom on Skype, 672 00:31:02,110 --> 00:31:04,067 and about halfway through, she turned to him and said, 673 00:31:04,067 --> 00:31:05,950 "I think you'll be okay." 674 00:31:05,950 --> 00:31:08,620 So I got the mom's seal of approval. 675 00:31:08,620 --> 00:31:10,169 I thought that was really good. 676 00:31:10,169 --> 00:31:12,836 - I want to practice my English, 677 00:31:13,750 --> 00:31:17,210 I want to have many people, want to have many friends 678 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:20,070 from many countries. 679 00:31:20,070 --> 00:31:23,710 - If you speak English well, you have a lot of opportunities 680 00:31:23,710 --> 00:31:25,671 to interact with a lot of people, 681 00:31:25,671 --> 00:31:26,880 know more about the world 682 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,240 and even you can read books, you can watch movies 683 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:32,690 without subtitles. 684 00:31:32,690 --> 00:31:36,640 - I never go abroad, so I want to see a lot of people 685 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,490 from all around the world and learn about their cultures. 686 00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:43,960 - [Pipi] But to do so, you need a common language. 687 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:46,970 Almost everywhere, you can communicate in English. 688 00:31:46,970 --> 00:31:48,680 But to be quite honest with you, 689 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:52,060 when I started this journey, my English was quite terrible. 690 00:31:52,060 --> 00:31:53,480 It doesn't really matter how well 691 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:55,420 you are versed in a language though. 692 00:31:55,420 --> 00:31:57,120 You just need to keep trying 693 00:31:57,120 --> 00:31:59,263 without taking yourself too seriously. 694 00:32:00,370 --> 00:32:03,050 Giang lives in Hanoi, and volunteers to teach 695 00:32:03,050 --> 00:32:05,030 his neighbor's kids English. 696 00:32:05,030 --> 00:32:06,680 And he does this in his own home. 697 00:32:10,730 --> 00:32:13,190 - I just give them some kind of basic lesson, 698 00:32:13,190 --> 00:32:15,620 how they can speak English. 699 00:32:15,620 --> 00:32:16,960 Like, 700 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:18,970 not so fully, but they can 701 00:32:19,910 --> 00:32:21,140 communicate with 702 00:32:22,940 --> 00:32:23,923 foreigners, 703 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:26,510 with some kind of 704 00:32:28,270 --> 00:32:29,803 basic sentences. 705 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:31,833 - My name is Chami. 706 00:32:34,380 --> 00:32:35,677 I'm nine years old. 707 00:32:41,108 --> 00:32:42,585 - [Giang] Where are you from? 708 00:32:42,585 --> 00:32:44,168 - I'm from Vietnam. 709 00:32:45,183 --> 00:32:46,970 - [Giang] That's good! 710 00:32:46,970 --> 00:32:49,113 How many people are in your family? 711 00:32:50,180 --> 00:32:51,013 Family. 712 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:54,024 - My Mother, 713 00:32:54,024 --> 00:32:54,857 my Father, 714 00:32:54,857 --> 00:32:55,880 my sister, 715 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,337 my brother and me. 716 00:32:58,337 --> 00:32:59,640 - [Giang] Wow. 717 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:04,350 I think the kids are gonna have a better future 718 00:33:04,350 --> 00:33:07,580 when they study English, because there're a lot 719 00:33:07,580 --> 00:33:09,863 of Westerners coming to Vietnam. 720 00:33:12,219 --> 00:33:15,590 And of course they will find a job with them, 721 00:33:15,590 --> 00:33:17,140 because they can speak English. 722 00:33:18,213 --> 00:33:20,022 And the second reason 723 00:33:20,022 --> 00:33:22,807 the kids need to study English is 724 00:33:23,990 --> 00:33:28,123 they can go abroad and see the world with English. 725 00:33:29,199 --> 00:33:31,154 (speaking in foreign language) 726 00:33:31,154 --> 00:33:32,785 - Six. 727 00:33:32,785 --> 00:33:35,035 (cheering) 728 00:33:37,740 --> 00:33:40,070 - [Pipi] The kids are off the hook for today, 729 00:33:40,070 --> 00:33:42,300 and now it's my turn. 730 00:33:42,300 --> 00:33:44,093 Vietnamese for beginners. 731 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:47,914 - [Giang] The first one is hello. 732 00:33:47,914 --> 00:33:50,230 (speaking in foreign language) 733 00:33:50,230 --> 00:33:51,490 - Yeah. 734 00:33:51,490 --> 00:33:54,243 And the second word, thank you. 735 00:33:58,633 --> 00:34:02,550 (speaking in foreign language) 736 00:34:12,058 --> 00:34:13,475 Look at my mouth. 737 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,040 - [Pipi] What did I get myself into? 738 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:21,970 Vietnamese is definitely not one of the easier languages. 739 00:34:21,970 --> 00:34:24,950 It's a tonal language, which means in this case, 740 00:34:24,950 --> 00:34:28,310 that for each syllable, there are six different sounds, 741 00:34:28,310 --> 00:34:31,544 and those can change the meaning of a word completely. 742 00:34:31,544 --> 00:34:33,480 (laughing) 743 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:34,603 Thank you so much. 744 00:34:35,850 --> 00:34:37,440 - You're welcome. 745 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,627 In Vietnamese is (speaking in foreign language). 746 00:34:41,030 --> 00:34:42,846 - Okay, it's time to go. 747 00:34:42,846 --> 00:34:44,842 (laughing) 748 00:34:44,842 --> 00:34:47,450 (upbeat music) 749 00:34:47,450 --> 00:34:50,570 So I'll never be a genius when it comes to languages. 750 00:34:50,570 --> 00:34:52,200 This much I know. 751 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:55,200 Korean isn't an easy language either. 752 00:34:55,200 --> 00:35:00,072 At least I can say hello, thank you and cheers. 753 00:35:00,072 --> 00:35:03,989 (speaking in foreign language) 754 00:35:08,775 --> 00:35:11,358 (bell tolling) 755 00:35:12,433 --> 00:35:15,766 (train tracks rumbling) 756 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:21,390 Aside from the language, I had another problem 757 00:35:21,390 --> 00:35:23,430 in South Korea in particular. 758 00:35:23,430 --> 00:35:27,540 Piercing cold temperatures of -15 degrees Celsius. 759 00:35:27,540 --> 00:35:30,040 I was not at all prepared for. 760 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:33,150 Being from Austria, with the Alps on our doorstep, 761 00:35:33,150 --> 00:35:35,020 I was naive enough to believe 762 00:35:35,020 --> 00:35:37,173 that other places weren't as cold. 763 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:41,510 Luckily, my host family prepared 764 00:35:41,510 --> 00:35:43,560 an even warmer welcome for me, 765 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:47,010 and the way to a person's heart, as we all know too well, 766 00:35:47,010 --> 00:35:48,563 is through their stomach. 767 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:57,057 First time making gimbap. 768 00:35:57,057 --> 00:35:59,307 (chuckles) 769 00:36:04,226 --> 00:36:05,059 And now? 770 00:36:05,059 --> 00:36:08,820 (speaking foreign language) 771 00:36:08,820 --> 00:36:09,987 - And carrots? 772 00:36:13,168 --> 00:36:15,719 How often do you do gimbap? 773 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,939 (speaking foreign language) 774 00:36:18,939 --> 00:36:22,606 (speaking foreign language) 775 00:36:25,740 --> 00:36:27,340 - [Sanghak] She doesn't make it often, 776 00:36:27,340 --> 00:36:32,011 because it's really hard to organize those ingredients. 777 00:36:32,011 --> 00:36:32,844 - Okay. 778 00:36:32,844 --> 00:36:33,677 (chuckling) 779 00:36:33,677 --> 00:36:35,471 - Thank you that I can do that. 780 00:36:35,471 --> 00:36:39,650 (speaking foreign language) 781 00:36:39,650 --> 00:36:41,310 - I will stay in Korea 782 00:36:41,310 --> 00:36:43,677 and I will do gimbap every day. 783 00:36:44,650 --> 00:36:45,503 My whole life. 784 00:36:46,409 --> 00:36:50,076 (speaking foreign language) 785 00:36:53,130 --> 00:36:55,380 (laughing) 786 00:36:57,399 --> 00:37:00,574 (speaking foreign language) 787 00:37:00,574 --> 00:37:02,710 - [Sanghak] She said, "You go to Austria and sell gimbap." 788 00:37:02,710 --> 00:37:03,880 - Oh yeah! 789 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:05,397 (laughing) 790 00:37:05,397 --> 00:37:06,912 I can do that. 791 00:37:06,912 --> 00:37:07,841 I think I will, 792 00:37:07,841 --> 00:37:08,674 it's just... 793 00:37:08,674 --> 00:37:11,160 I haven't seen it in Austria, gimbap. 794 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:14,210 (speaking foreign language) 795 00:37:14,210 --> 00:37:17,424 - [Sanghak] So today you get to carry maybe, three rolls. 796 00:37:17,424 --> 00:37:18,257 - Really? - [Sanghak] Yeah. 797 00:37:18,257 --> 00:37:20,381 - Really, oh my-- - [Sanghak] Yeah. 798 00:37:20,381 --> 00:37:21,214 - Perfect? 799 00:37:21,214 --> 00:37:22,047 - [Sanghak] Perfect! 800 00:37:22,047 --> 00:37:22,880 - Perfect! 801 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,206 (laughing) 802 00:37:25,206 --> 00:37:26,766 - Oh. 803 00:37:26,766 --> 00:37:28,626 (speaking foreign language) 804 00:37:28,626 --> 00:37:30,539 - Am I gimbap master? 805 00:37:30,539 --> 00:37:31,394 - Gimbap master! 806 00:37:31,394 --> 00:37:33,644 (laughing) 807 00:37:42,474 --> 00:37:46,141 (speaking foreign language) 808 00:38:26,759 --> 00:38:29,009 (laughing) 809 00:38:30,327 --> 00:38:33,183 (car engine roaring) 810 00:38:33,183 --> 00:38:37,530 - I've never seen my mom smiling that happy. 811 00:38:37,530 --> 00:38:40,810 Like, it was a really innocent and pure smile. 812 00:38:40,810 --> 00:38:42,520 My brother as well. 813 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:46,703 So, I guess it has open up a whole new world for her. 814 00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:48,913 This Couchsurfing is like, 815 00:38:51,180 --> 00:38:54,387 it feels like you are part of that travel, you know? 816 00:38:54,387 --> 00:38:56,510 You are part of that traveler. 817 00:38:56,510 --> 00:38:58,013 So you like, you contribute. 818 00:38:59,391 --> 00:39:01,623 I guess Couchsurfing is the way that, 819 00:39:02,830 --> 00:39:06,120 like the exciting feeling, 820 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:08,610 bringing the exciting feeling to the normal life 821 00:39:10,141 --> 00:39:13,707 and it feels like you wanna do the travel again, you know? 822 00:39:16,233 --> 00:39:18,816 (gentle music) 823 00:39:45,534 --> 00:39:48,364 (bells ringing) 824 00:39:48,364 --> 00:39:51,031 (horns beeping) 825 00:40:08,695 --> 00:40:10,810 - [Pipi] Anjum, lives in Udaipur, 826 00:40:10,810 --> 00:40:13,690 together with her parents and her siblings. 827 00:40:13,690 --> 00:40:15,310 In the meantime, she has convinced 828 00:40:15,310 --> 00:40:17,423 the entire family of Couchsurfing. 829 00:40:18,604 --> 00:40:22,521 (speaking in foreign language) 830 00:40:51,590 --> 00:40:53,710 However, I can only stay for tea, 831 00:40:53,710 --> 00:40:55,750 because Anjum is only allowed to host 832 00:40:55,750 --> 00:40:57,783 female Couchsurfers overnight. 833 00:40:58,699 --> 00:40:59,613 (speaking foreign language) 834 00:40:59,613 --> 00:41:01,920 (laughing) 835 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:02,821 I like it! 836 00:41:02,821 --> 00:41:03,933 - Thank you! 837 00:41:03,933 --> 00:41:04,863 - I like it. 838 00:41:04,863 --> 00:41:08,530 (speaking foreign language) 839 00:41:15,550 --> 00:41:17,470 - [Pipi] The bags under the little one's eyes 840 00:41:17,470 --> 00:41:21,384 are by the way, not due to a crazy night out. 841 00:41:21,384 --> 00:41:23,467 - Charcoal in their eyes, 842 00:41:25,158 --> 00:41:26,325 like this one, 843 00:41:27,348 --> 00:41:30,973 actually it's very ancient, it's like, 844 00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:37,520 it will save the kid or a person from the evil's eyes. 845 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:38,393 So that 846 00:41:40,540 --> 00:41:41,690 the main cause is that. 847 00:41:42,881 --> 00:41:45,510 And girls are doing it to look good 848 00:41:45,510 --> 00:41:46,533 to have big eyes. 849 00:41:47,858 --> 00:41:50,940 But I don't like to put (speaking in foreign language) 850 00:41:50,940 --> 00:41:52,862 because my eyes are already big. 851 00:41:52,862 --> 00:41:55,112 (laughing) 852 00:41:58,361 --> 00:42:02,028 (speaking foreign language) 853 00:42:03,240 --> 00:42:05,620 I don't have that privilege to explore 854 00:42:05,620 --> 00:42:08,580 every city of the world, but I can meet people 855 00:42:08,580 --> 00:42:11,320 from anywhere, so that interests me 856 00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:15,922 and it's amazing for me to be with the other people. 857 00:42:15,922 --> 00:42:19,060 That's why I'm on Couchsurfing. 858 00:42:19,060 --> 00:42:21,190 - [Pipi] Through Couchsurfing, you can find more 859 00:42:21,190 --> 00:42:23,120 than a couch for the night. 860 00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:25,840 In California, I even met my next travel companion 861 00:42:25,840 --> 00:42:27,323 on the Couchsurfing platform. 862 00:42:28,750 --> 00:42:30,850 Kathi is from Germany. 863 00:42:30,850 --> 00:42:32,670 Together, we paint the towns along 864 00:42:32,670 --> 00:42:34,673 the U.S. American West Coast red. 865 00:42:35,593 --> 00:42:39,510 (speaking in foreign language) 866 00:42:46,470 --> 00:42:48,510 - [Pipi] Couchsurfing is of course also linked 867 00:42:48,510 --> 00:42:50,080 to a certain risk. 868 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:53,319 Often, things turn out not quite as planned. 869 00:42:53,319 --> 00:42:57,236 (speaking in foreign language) 870 00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:36,033 - Sorry. 871 00:43:39,244 --> 00:43:43,161 (speaking in foreign language) 872 00:44:05,750 --> 00:44:08,670 - [Pipi] One night spent in the car is the proof. 873 00:44:08,670 --> 00:44:11,200 Searching for hosts is often hard. 874 00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:13,810 More than once, we end up sitting on the side of the road 875 00:44:13,810 --> 00:44:16,820 at night, not knowing where we will spend it. 876 00:44:16,820 --> 00:44:21,130 But it is exactly this thrill that makes it so fun. 877 00:44:21,130 --> 00:44:22,773 Why not go one step further? 878 00:44:23,720 --> 00:44:24,593 Hitchhiking. 879 00:44:25,540 --> 00:44:26,790 Always smiling. 880 00:44:32,750 --> 00:44:35,630 Admittedly, I thought it would be easier. 881 00:44:35,630 --> 00:44:38,533 Hitchhiking comes with a lot of waiting around. 882 00:44:40,290 --> 00:44:41,913 But the waiting pays off. 883 00:44:42,760 --> 00:44:45,260 - Just because someone's hitchhiking doesn't mean like, 884 00:44:45,260 --> 00:44:46,930 they're a horrible person. 885 00:44:46,930 --> 00:44:49,370 But a lot of the times, they're just down on their luck, 886 00:44:49,370 --> 00:44:50,680 trying to get somewhere else, 887 00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:53,243 trying to travel, see different things. 888 00:44:53,243 --> 00:44:54,580 And whenever I saw you guys, I was like, 889 00:44:54,580 --> 00:44:57,050 well, maybe it's the same situation. 890 00:44:57,050 --> 00:44:58,820 I was like, well her hair is done, 891 00:44:58,820 --> 00:45:01,590 she doesn't look like she's been living in an alley 892 00:45:01,590 --> 00:45:03,850 or something, they're trying to go to LA. 893 00:45:03,850 --> 00:45:06,941 They've got to be tourists, just trying to get on their way. 894 00:45:06,941 --> 00:45:08,571 - [Pipi] Good work, Kathi. 895 00:45:08,571 --> 00:45:09,404 - [Kathi] Yay! 896 00:45:09,404 --> 00:45:11,877 - [Pipi] That you look so great and beautiful. 897 00:45:11,877 --> 00:45:12,710 (laughing) 898 00:45:12,710 --> 00:45:14,282 - [Kathi] That's the way I woke up this morning. 899 00:45:14,282 --> 00:45:15,277 (laughing) 900 00:45:15,277 --> 00:45:17,080 - [Pipi] What good is our beauty, 901 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:18,793 if you can't see us at night? 902 00:45:19,852 --> 00:45:23,769 (speaking in foreign language) 903 00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:39,390 - [Kathi] Yay! 904 00:45:39,390 --> 00:45:41,452 - Story of my life. 905 00:45:41,452 --> 00:45:45,369 (speaking in foreign language) 906 00:45:49,648 --> 00:45:51,890 And now we are going back to San Diego. 907 00:45:51,890 --> 00:45:54,060 - One way or another, you'll get there eventually. 908 00:45:54,060 --> 00:45:55,190 (laughing) 909 00:45:55,190 --> 00:45:56,975 - Sorry. - No problem man. 910 00:45:56,975 --> 00:45:57,808 - Thanks. 911 00:45:57,808 --> 00:45:59,212 - Heading back down that way anyway, 912 00:45:59,212 --> 00:46:00,629 so it worked out. 913 00:46:03,233 --> 00:46:07,150 (speaking in foreign language) 914 00:46:28,050 --> 00:46:30,530 - [Pipi] It is time to part ways. 915 00:46:30,530 --> 00:46:34,160 Now, I'm all by myself again, searching for new hosts. 916 00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:36,290 It doesn't make life easier. 917 00:46:36,290 --> 00:46:40,470 Often, I sit around for hours at a time, messaging people. 918 00:46:40,470 --> 00:46:42,650 Long hours waiting and one rejection 919 00:46:42,650 --> 00:46:45,160 after another, are wearisome. 920 00:46:45,160 --> 00:46:48,790 But who seeks, finds a host even in the most 921 00:46:48,790 --> 00:46:50,213 out of the way places. 922 00:46:51,487 --> 00:46:54,070 (gentle music) 923 00:46:58,390 --> 00:47:00,283 - Welcome to my cabin in Yosemite, 924 00:47:00,283 --> 00:47:02,510 this is called a wob, 925 00:47:02,510 --> 00:47:04,000 W-o-b. 926 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:06,320 Which means, "Without bathrooms." 927 00:47:06,320 --> 00:47:08,870 So, that's what this is, it's basically a living space, 928 00:47:08,870 --> 00:47:10,250 without a bathroom. 929 00:47:10,250 --> 00:47:13,300 But two people live here, it's just me and my roommate. 930 00:47:13,300 --> 00:47:16,140 I just moved in like three days ago. 931 00:47:16,140 --> 00:47:18,220 So that's why everything's still kind of a mess, 932 00:47:18,220 --> 00:47:19,400 but, 933 00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:21,700 this is where I live. 934 00:47:21,700 --> 00:47:23,890 - [Pipi] So how much do you pay for it? 935 00:47:23,890 --> 00:47:24,723 - How much do I pay? 936 00:47:24,723 --> 00:47:26,340 Well, that's kind of a good question. 937 00:47:26,340 --> 00:47:30,133 It's only 21 dollars a week. 938 00:47:30,133 --> 00:47:30,966 (chuckles) 939 00:47:30,966 --> 00:47:32,240 - [Pipi] So it's the same like, 940 00:47:32,240 --> 00:47:33,900 we paid for the beer yesterday? 941 00:47:33,900 --> 00:47:36,390 - Yeah, actually I paid more for the beers yesterday, 942 00:47:36,390 --> 00:47:38,700 including the tip, so yeah, 21 dollars a week 943 00:47:38,700 --> 00:47:40,650 is not bad for a place like this, you know? 944 00:47:40,650 --> 00:47:41,983 - [Pipi] Yeah, that's great. 945 00:47:53,451 --> 00:47:56,118 (water gushing) 946 00:47:57,154 --> 00:47:59,737 (gentle music) 947 00:48:01,110 --> 00:48:03,283 Yeah, woo-hoo, I made it! 948 00:48:07,158 --> 00:48:09,741 (bright music) 949 00:48:16,750 --> 00:48:20,667 (speaking in foreign language) 950 00:48:31,593 --> 00:48:34,926 (ocean waves whooshing) 951 00:48:46,370 --> 00:48:48,970 The U.S. has much to offer. 952 00:48:48,970 --> 00:48:50,970 Next to breathtaking nature, 953 00:48:50,970 --> 00:48:54,730 sadly also one or two bad experiences. 954 00:48:54,730 --> 00:48:57,070 At the Couchsurfing meet-up in Atlanta, 955 00:48:57,070 --> 00:48:59,780 other travelers tell me about their journeys. 956 00:48:59,780 --> 00:49:03,550 Apparently, there are a lot of nudists on Couchsurfing. 957 00:49:03,550 --> 00:49:06,070 Mudassar tells me the naked truth. 958 00:49:06,070 --> 00:49:08,730 - Oh Yeah, he was nude, when he opened the door. 959 00:49:08,730 --> 00:49:12,210 Like, if anyone could have walked across in his corridor, 960 00:49:12,210 --> 00:49:15,308 they would have seen his thing. 961 00:49:15,308 --> 00:49:17,508 When I entered, I was about to hug this guy. 962 00:49:19,441 --> 00:49:20,660 Suddenly, whoa! 963 00:49:20,660 --> 00:49:22,698 No, no, no, no! 964 00:49:22,698 --> 00:49:24,402 And the guy's like, I'm turning this way 965 00:49:24,402 --> 00:49:26,320 and he's turning, "Okay, come on Mudassar!" 966 00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:28,180 - So you didn't hug him? 967 00:49:28,180 --> 00:49:30,680 - Of course not, fuck, no! 968 00:49:30,680 --> 00:49:31,680 And I'll tell you one more thing, 969 00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:34,026 that guy did not mention anywhere on his profile 970 00:49:34,026 --> 00:49:36,767 that he wants everyone in his house to be nude. 971 00:49:36,767 --> 00:49:38,510 He should have mentioned something like that. 972 00:49:38,510 --> 00:49:39,343 Then I would not have gone there. 973 00:49:39,343 --> 00:49:40,810 - [Pipi] But then nobody's gonna stay! 974 00:49:40,810 --> 00:49:42,526 - No, but there are people who like it. 975 00:49:42,526 --> 00:49:43,488 Because after that, 976 00:49:43,488 --> 00:49:45,720 I went to many guys' profiles, 977 00:49:45,720 --> 00:49:47,074 and I saw there were nudists 978 00:49:47,074 --> 00:49:47,960 and they were very clear about it. 979 00:49:47,960 --> 00:49:50,010 They were like, "Okay, I'm a nudist 980 00:49:50,010 --> 00:49:52,347 and you have to be nude in my house." 981 00:49:54,050 --> 00:49:55,460 - [Pipi] Stories like that make me 982 00:49:55,460 --> 00:49:57,420 think twice about my journey. 983 00:49:57,420 --> 00:50:00,920 How would I react if I was in a situation like that? 984 00:50:00,920 --> 00:50:04,140 Soon, I get an answer to my question. 985 00:50:04,140 --> 00:50:08,390 In New York City, I sent out 50 requests on Couchsurfing. 986 00:50:08,390 --> 00:50:12,470 However, only one host accepts my request, 987 00:50:12,470 --> 00:50:14,240 under one condition. 988 00:50:14,240 --> 00:50:17,290 I have to share the bed with him. 989 00:50:17,290 --> 00:50:19,720 Well, what choice do I have? 990 00:50:19,720 --> 00:50:23,343 May I introduce, this is Bob. 991 00:50:23,343 --> 00:50:24,400 Hello. 992 00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:25,233 - Hi! 993 00:50:25,233 --> 00:50:27,255 Welcome to New York City, how are you today? 994 00:50:27,255 --> 00:50:28,250 - [Pipi] Hey! 995 00:50:28,250 --> 00:50:29,330 I'm fine and you? 996 00:50:29,330 --> 00:50:30,163 - Pretty good. 997 00:50:30,163 --> 00:50:31,140 Why don't you bring your bag in here 998 00:50:31,140 --> 00:50:32,810 and let me show you where you can sleep. 999 00:50:32,810 --> 00:50:33,643 - [Pipi] Yeah. 1000 00:50:33,643 --> 00:50:35,080 - You can put your bag up here 1001 00:50:35,080 --> 00:50:37,417 and you're gonna sleep in here. 1002 00:50:37,417 --> 00:50:39,590 - [Pipi] So I have to share the bed with you? 1003 00:50:39,590 --> 00:50:40,740 - Yeah, I hope that's okay, 1004 00:50:40,740 --> 00:50:43,600 I have roommates and I have another Couchsurfer, so 1005 00:50:45,065 --> 00:50:46,580 it's a little bit tight. 1006 00:50:46,580 --> 00:50:48,087 So you're the lucky one. 1007 00:50:48,087 --> 00:50:50,400 (laughing) 1008 00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:52,280 I've hosted about 200 people, 1009 00:50:52,280 --> 00:50:54,530 and it's in my profile that I'm a nudist, 1010 00:50:54,530 --> 00:50:56,950 so I assumed they've read it and it's okay with them. 1011 00:50:56,950 --> 00:51:00,480 Some of the people that I host are also nudists. 1012 00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:01,700 Most of them are not. 1013 00:51:01,700 --> 00:51:03,530 And then some of them become nudist. 1014 00:51:03,530 --> 00:51:06,060 So, I think they're okay with it. 1015 00:51:06,060 --> 00:51:07,030 The living room 1016 00:51:07,030 --> 00:51:09,270 and make yourself at home. 1017 00:51:09,270 --> 00:51:11,303 Eat, drink anything you want. 1018 00:51:11,303 --> 00:51:12,670 I'll give you a set of keys, 1019 00:51:12,670 --> 00:51:15,120 so you can come and go whenever you feel like it. 1020 00:51:16,220 --> 00:51:17,320 - [Pipi] Aren't you afraid 1021 00:51:17,320 --> 00:51:19,469 that your neighbors see you naked? 1022 00:51:19,469 --> 00:51:22,290 - Well, actually no, because it's hard to see inside 1023 00:51:22,290 --> 00:51:23,590 in the daytime and at night 1024 00:51:23,590 --> 00:51:25,610 I have some curtains in the bedroom. 1025 00:51:25,610 --> 00:51:27,420 I did have one funny story though. 1026 00:51:27,420 --> 00:51:30,470 The super has a friend that lives in a building nearby, 1027 00:51:30,470 --> 00:51:32,427 and the guy said, he could see me naked, 1028 00:51:32,427 --> 00:51:36,400 and I said, "Eugene, I would be so happy if somebody 1029 00:51:36,400 --> 00:51:38,870 could see my penis from half a block away, 1030 00:51:38,870 --> 00:51:41,027 I'd be the proudest man in the building." 1031 00:51:41,027 --> 00:51:43,277 (laughing) 1032 00:51:44,820 --> 00:51:46,730 There's a famous naked man. 1033 00:51:46,730 --> 00:51:48,718 Now, I wish I looked like that. 1034 00:51:48,718 --> 00:51:51,220 (laughing) 1035 00:51:51,220 --> 00:51:55,205 And this is my former roommate Arthur, a self portrait. 1036 00:51:55,205 --> 00:51:57,860 (chuckling) 1037 00:51:57,860 --> 00:51:59,980 I'm a nudist, because I don't like to wear clothes. 1038 00:51:59,980 --> 00:52:01,670 I like the freedom of it. 1039 00:52:01,670 --> 00:52:05,030 And I started when I was about 23, I lived in Chicago 1040 00:52:05,030 --> 00:52:07,690 and I would go swimming in Lake Michigan nude, 1041 00:52:07,690 --> 00:52:09,080 and sunbathe nude. 1042 00:52:09,080 --> 00:52:10,693 And it's just more comfortable. 1043 00:52:18,950 --> 00:52:20,070 It goes like that. 1044 00:52:21,160 --> 00:52:23,662 And then you can adjust it the way you want it. 1045 00:52:23,662 --> 00:52:24,495 - Thank you! 1046 00:52:24,495 --> 00:52:25,330 - [Roommate] Be careful, you can burn here, right. 1047 00:52:25,330 --> 00:52:27,416 You might have no hair anymore! 1048 00:52:27,416 --> 00:52:30,490 (laughing) 1049 00:52:30,490 --> 00:52:32,020 - [Bob] He is smoothie like that. 1050 00:52:32,020 --> 00:52:32,853 - Yeah! 1051 00:52:32,853 --> 00:52:34,093 I should shave it. 1052 00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:35,920 - [Roommate] You don't need to shave it. 1053 00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:37,365 - That's very sexy. 1054 00:52:37,365 --> 00:52:38,198 (laughing) 1055 00:52:38,198 --> 00:52:39,370 Did I tell you this story already? 1056 00:52:39,370 --> 00:52:42,400 I had these three different people come here 1057 00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:43,984 and hadn't read my profile. 1058 00:52:43,984 --> 00:52:45,464 - No they hadn't? 1059 00:52:45,464 --> 00:52:46,533 So they didn't know what they will expect. 1060 00:52:48,334 --> 00:52:49,651 - Well, I opened the door, 1061 00:52:49,651 --> 00:52:52,820 and he goes, "Oh no, some people!" 1062 00:52:52,820 --> 00:52:54,567 And I said, "Did you read my--" 1063 00:52:54,567 --> 00:52:56,480 I said, "Come, come in here," cause you know, 1064 00:52:56,480 --> 00:52:59,749 I don't want that the neighbors see me in the hallway. 1065 00:52:59,749 --> 00:53:00,582 So I said, "Come in." 1066 00:53:00,582 --> 00:53:02,480 I said, "Did you read my profile?" 1067 00:53:02,480 --> 00:53:03,470 He said, "No." 1068 00:53:03,470 --> 00:53:06,930 And I said, "Well, I'm a nudist, if I'm making you 1069 00:53:06,930 --> 00:53:08,710 uncomfortable I'll put some pants on." 1070 00:53:08,710 --> 00:53:10,260 He said, "No, no, it's your apartment." 1071 00:53:10,260 --> 00:53:12,540 If somebody felt uncomfortable and they didn't know it 1072 00:53:12,540 --> 00:53:15,130 and like I have some textile friends, 1073 00:53:15,130 --> 00:53:17,860 so when they come to dinner, I always have my clothes on. 1074 00:53:17,860 --> 00:53:18,693 (laughing) 1075 00:53:18,693 --> 00:53:20,380 Then I have some friends who don't care 1076 00:53:20,380 --> 00:53:21,690 and then I have some nudist friends. 1077 00:53:21,690 --> 00:53:23,967 - I heard from some guys,say "Oh, I'm straight," 1078 00:53:23,967 --> 00:53:25,830 "I'm straight, I'm straight." 1079 00:53:25,830 --> 00:53:28,780 At the end of the day, at the end of the night, 1080 00:53:28,780 --> 00:53:30,937 I spent the night with him on my bed. 1081 00:53:30,937 --> 00:53:31,770 - Really? 1082 00:53:31,770 --> 00:53:32,603 - Yeah! 1083 00:53:32,603 --> 00:53:34,030 (laughing) 1084 00:53:34,030 --> 00:53:35,950 - Well, you know what the difference is between 1085 00:53:35,950 --> 00:53:39,100 a gay guy and a straight guy on a Saturday night? 1086 00:53:39,100 --> 00:53:39,933 - What's that? 1087 00:53:39,933 --> 00:53:42,144 - A six pack of beer. 1088 00:53:42,144 --> 00:53:43,187 - Only a six pack? 1089 00:53:43,187 --> 00:53:46,233 I think like six double whiskies on the rocks! 1090 00:53:47,714 --> 00:53:49,652 - Yeah, maybe I need a beer now. 1091 00:53:49,652 --> 00:53:51,902 (laughing) 1092 00:53:53,580 --> 00:53:55,400 - How many did you have? 1093 00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:57,033 - This is my first one. 1094 00:53:57,033 --> 00:53:58,212 - Your first one? 1095 00:53:58,212 --> 00:53:59,268 - Yeah! 1096 00:53:59,268 --> 00:54:00,409 - You need to drink more. 1097 00:54:00,409 --> 00:54:02,700 (laughing) 1098 00:54:02,700 --> 00:54:03,840 Five more! 1099 00:54:03,840 --> 00:54:04,890 (laughing) 1100 00:54:04,890 --> 00:54:07,081 Which bed will you be in tonight? 1101 00:54:07,081 --> 00:54:08,820 (laughing) 1102 00:54:08,820 --> 00:54:09,653 Which one? 1103 00:54:10,518 --> 00:54:11,601 - No, no, no. 1104 00:54:12,436 --> 00:54:14,780 Can you turn around this way please? 1105 00:54:14,780 --> 00:54:16,086 Oh yes! 1106 00:54:16,086 --> 00:54:18,336 (laughing) 1107 00:54:20,810 --> 00:54:23,473 - So, now, schnitzel time! 1108 00:54:27,310 --> 00:54:28,143 Sorry! 1109 00:54:31,300 --> 00:54:33,620 I'm really afraid of the oil. 1110 00:54:33,620 --> 00:54:34,590 - [Roommate] Be careful! 1111 00:54:34,590 --> 00:54:37,120 Otherwise, your hair is just gone. 1112 00:54:37,120 --> 00:54:38,333 - And now, who is the next one? 1113 00:54:38,333 --> 00:54:39,453 - Here we go. 1114 00:54:44,515 --> 00:54:46,848 (chuckling) 1115 00:54:47,947 --> 00:54:50,197 (sizzling) 1116 00:54:56,026 --> 00:54:58,276 (laughing) 1117 00:55:00,540 --> 00:55:01,623 - Schnitzel is ready. 1118 00:55:02,842 --> 00:55:04,783 - [Roommate] Yummy yummy! 1119 00:55:05,652 --> 00:55:07,079 I'm not talking about the food. 1120 00:55:07,079 --> 00:55:08,060 - Oh my God! 1121 00:55:08,060 --> 00:55:11,230 - Yes, this is, let me tell you, 1122 00:55:11,230 --> 00:55:13,410 this is the hint for a straight man. 1123 00:55:13,410 --> 00:55:15,510 If you want to impress your girlfriend, 1124 00:55:15,510 --> 00:55:17,850 learn how to make a nice dinner, 1125 00:55:17,850 --> 00:55:21,030 and then use candles and use cloth napkins, 1126 00:55:21,030 --> 00:55:23,010 and she will either love you 1127 00:55:23,010 --> 00:55:24,538 or she'll think you're gay. 1128 00:55:24,538 --> 00:55:26,600 (laughing) 1129 00:55:26,600 --> 00:55:30,470 - I think now it's time to put my shorts on. 1130 00:55:30,470 --> 00:55:31,303 - [Roommate] Really? 1131 00:55:31,303 --> 00:55:32,943 You don't need to. 1132 00:55:32,943 --> 00:55:35,526 (bright music) 1133 00:55:37,200 --> 00:55:39,890 - [Pipi] One night in a nudist's home! 1134 00:55:39,890 --> 00:55:41,360 At the beginning of my journey, 1135 00:55:41,360 --> 00:55:44,060 I would have laughed if you had told me that. 1136 00:55:44,060 --> 00:55:45,780 But Bob proved me wrong. 1137 00:55:45,780 --> 00:55:49,910 With his fun and charming nature, I was a fan in no time. 1138 00:55:49,910 --> 00:55:54,480 In the end, I stay at his home in New York for eight days. 1139 00:55:54,480 --> 00:55:56,963 That is longer than with most of my other hosts. 1140 00:55:58,875 --> 00:56:02,042 (bright upbeat music) 1141 00:56:10,170 --> 00:56:13,840 Suddenly, Bob is no longer a naked stranger to me, 1142 00:56:13,840 --> 00:56:16,683 but a fast friend, with a crazy little hobby. 1143 00:56:17,530 --> 00:56:20,260 Bob made me drop my prejudices 1144 00:56:20,260 --> 00:56:21,473 and my pants. 1145 00:56:34,759 --> 00:56:38,009 (drumming and singing) 1146 00:57:23,829 --> 00:57:26,079 (cheering) 1147 00:57:35,790 --> 00:57:38,990 My big dream of my own movie. 1148 00:57:38,990 --> 00:57:41,540 I've never come this close before. 1149 00:57:41,540 --> 00:57:43,503 Couch Connections goes Hollywood. 1150 00:57:44,410 --> 00:57:45,920 And in the supporting roles, 1151 00:57:45,920 --> 00:57:47,900 Jair and Fernanda. 1152 00:57:47,900 --> 00:57:49,357 The helicopter's coming now. 1153 00:57:51,037 --> 00:57:53,736 And the aliens (mimics explosion). 1154 00:57:53,736 --> 00:57:55,015 Action! 1155 00:57:55,015 --> 00:57:56,559 - [Jair] I was already recording. 1156 00:57:56,559 --> 00:57:57,392 - Yeah? 1157 00:57:57,392 --> 00:57:58,225 Did you record it? 1158 00:57:58,225 --> 00:57:59,058 - [Jair] Yeah! (laughing) 1159 00:57:59,058 --> 00:58:02,499 Ten, nine, eight, seven-- 1160 00:58:02,499 --> 00:58:03,384 What's this? 1161 00:58:03,384 --> 00:58:04,295 Oh my God! 1162 00:58:04,295 --> 00:58:05,275 (screaming) 1163 00:58:05,275 --> 00:58:06,108 (helicopter engine roaring) 1164 00:58:06,108 --> 00:58:08,441 (exploding) 1165 00:58:09,345 --> 00:58:11,120 (whirring) 1166 00:58:11,120 --> 00:58:13,370 (laughing) 1167 00:58:26,300 --> 00:58:28,810 - [Pipi] I have to admit, I could get used 1168 00:58:28,810 --> 00:58:30,920 to the life of a film star. 1169 00:58:30,920 --> 00:58:33,260 Or at least to my own Jacuzzi. 1170 00:58:33,260 --> 00:58:36,910 You can find those at every corner in Santa Barbara. 1171 00:58:36,910 --> 00:58:40,783 In Vienna, Jair and Fernanda were convinced of other things. 1172 00:58:42,022 --> 00:58:45,370 - It was a great experience and I think we loved 1173 00:58:46,330 --> 00:58:48,043 Vienna more, because of it. 1174 00:58:49,170 --> 00:58:50,140 - Because of Couchsurfing? 1175 00:58:50,140 --> 00:58:51,530 - Yeah, because-- 1176 00:58:51,530 --> 00:58:54,010 - Because we had a local showing us around 1177 00:58:54,010 --> 00:58:56,450 and telling us what to do and you know. 1178 00:58:56,450 --> 00:58:58,953 - And where to go and where they go to like, 1179 00:58:58,953 --> 00:59:01,570 meet up with friends and like bars 1180 00:59:01,570 --> 00:59:03,030 that you wouldn't find otherwise. 1181 00:59:03,030 --> 00:59:05,237 - I mean, the opera thing we wouldn't have known. 1182 00:59:05,237 --> 00:59:07,640 - And you knew so much about Vienna. 1183 00:59:07,640 --> 00:59:10,656 Like when everything was constructed in what year. 1184 00:59:10,656 --> 00:59:12,390 (laughing) 1185 00:59:12,390 --> 00:59:14,202 - No, not really, but thank you. 1186 00:59:14,202 --> 00:59:15,420 (laughing) 1187 00:59:15,420 --> 00:59:16,600 - I made it up very well. 1188 00:59:16,600 --> 00:59:18,863 - And you stayed two nights longer than-- 1189 00:59:18,863 --> 00:59:19,900 - Than we were supposed to. 1190 00:59:19,900 --> 00:59:22,670 - Yeah, well that's how much we liked it. 1191 00:59:22,670 --> 00:59:24,070 - [Pipi] Thanks to Couchsurfing, 1192 00:59:24,070 --> 00:59:26,630 I have found friends all around the world. 1193 00:59:26,630 --> 00:59:29,113 That is the biggest gift my journey could offer. 1194 00:59:30,660 --> 00:59:33,250 By the way, it is not a coincidence that I am visiting 1195 00:59:33,250 --> 00:59:34,840 them on this very day. 1196 00:59:34,840 --> 00:59:37,470 Because today is a very special day for Jair. 1197 00:59:39,014 --> 00:59:42,847 (singing in foreign language) 1198 00:59:59,794 --> 01:00:01,517 (clapping) 1199 01:00:01,517 --> 01:00:03,490 Thank you, thank you! 1200 01:00:03,490 --> 01:00:04,638 Gracias! 1201 01:00:04,638 --> 01:00:07,221 (upbeat music) 1202 01:00:12,833 --> 01:00:14,390 - It's my birthday! 1203 01:00:14,390 --> 01:00:18,600 So, I get to tell one person to do 1204 01:00:18,600 --> 01:00:19,900 any drinking game with me. 1205 01:00:19,900 --> 01:00:22,253 Christoph, you're gonna shotgun this beer. 1206 01:00:24,318 --> 01:00:27,495 (dance music) 1207 01:00:27,495 --> 01:00:28,328 Woo! 1208 01:00:31,698 --> 01:00:33,948 (cheering) 1209 01:00:36,829 --> 01:00:37,662 Woo! 1210 01:00:45,615 --> 01:00:48,532 (snaring of drums) 1211 01:00:52,330 --> 01:00:54,523 - [Pipi] From Hollywood to Bollywood. 1212 01:00:55,380 --> 01:00:58,270 In India, my host Rishav, takes me to his parents' 1213 01:00:58,270 --> 01:01:00,113 25th wedding anniversary. 1214 01:01:01,030 --> 01:01:05,087 It is an honor to be invited to family events like this. 1215 01:01:05,087 --> 01:01:07,486 (cheering) 1216 01:01:07,486 --> 01:01:10,236 (drumming music) 1217 01:01:29,380 --> 01:01:31,963 (upbeat music) 1218 01:01:51,264 --> 01:01:53,847 (upbeat music) 1219 01:01:57,510 --> 01:02:00,510 The party went on for hours and hours, 1220 01:02:00,510 --> 01:02:03,070 at a speed that would have made the most 1221 01:02:03,070 --> 01:02:05,070 extravagant European wedding look like 1222 01:02:05,070 --> 01:02:07,614 a children's birthday party. 1223 01:02:07,614 --> 01:02:11,350 And the weirdest part, all of this without even 1224 01:02:11,350 --> 01:02:13,377 a drop of alcohol. 1225 01:02:13,377 --> 01:02:15,627 (cheering) 1226 01:02:16,790 --> 01:02:20,360 Throughout my journey, I listened to many stories. 1227 01:02:20,360 --> 01:02:22,160 The most beautiful one was told to me 1228 01:02:22,160 --> 01:02:24,530 by Kristen and Sam from the U.S. 1229 01:02:24,530 --> 01:02:27,230 Their story began on Couchsurfing. 1230 01:02:27,230 --> 01:02:30,463 And by now, they share much more than just their couch. 1231 01:02:32,140 --> 01:02:34,327 - We're sitting on my couch and everything's cool, 1232 01:02:34,327 --> 01:02:36,647 and I think, "This guy's so nice, I like him." 1233 01:02:36,647 --> 01:02:40,940 And then we're on our computers exchanging music, 1234 01:02:40,940 --> 01:02:42,397 playing music for each other, "Have you heard this," 1235 01:02:42,397 --> 01:02:43,500 "have you heard this?" 1236 01:02:43,500 --> 01:02:45,240 And then he goes, "Just a minute." 1237 01:02:45,240 --> 01:02:48,080 And he stands up and he unzips his pants, 1238 01:02:48,080 --> 01:02:50,620 and I was going, "He's crazy!" 1239 01:02:50,620 --> 01:02:52,720 And then he pulled them off and he had another pair 1240 01:02:52,720 --> 01:02:53,620 of pants underneath. 1241 01:02:53,620 --> 01:02:55,040 But I got really scared for a minute. 1242 01:02:55,040 --> 01:02:56,848 I thought, "Oh, my mom was right." 1243 01:02:56,848 --> 01:02:59,098 (laughing) 1244 01:03:00,140 --> 01:03:01,825 It was fine, he wasn't crazy. 1245 01:03:01,825 --> 01:03:03,840 - Well, I just decided last minute, you had that look 1246 01:03:03,840 --> 01:03:07,069 on your face, that I would just not pull all my pants down. 1247 01:03:07,069 --> 01:03:09,319 (laughing) 1248 01:03:10,650 --> 01:03:14,350 - [Pipi] Two strangers ended up being more than friends. 1249 01:03:14,350 --> 01:03:16,670 And now, their whole family is part 1250 01:03:16,670 --> 01:03:19,020 of the Couchsurfing community. 1251 01:03:19,020 --> 01:03:20,920 Do you like Couchsurfing? 1252 01:03:20,920 --> 01:03:21,753 - No! 1253 01:03:21,753 --> 01:03:22,586 - [Kristen] Why? 1254 01:03:22,586 --> 01:03:24,010 - [Pipi] Why not? 1255 01:03:24,010 --> 01:03:26,868 - I don't know what you're talking about, so I said no. 1256 01:03:26,868 --> 01:03:27,860 (laughing) 1257 01:03:27,860 --> 01:03:29,490 - The family got bigger and bigger. 1258 01:03:29,490 --> 01:03:30,340 - Yeah. 1259 01:03:30,340 --> 01:03:31,240 - Triple the size. 1260 01:03:32,530 --> 01:03:33,470 - Thanks to Sam. 1261 01:03:33,470 --> 01:03:35,360 - He moved out here and 1262 01:03:35,360 --> 01:03:37,480 a little after that we got married 1263 01:03:37,480 --> 01:03:40,080 the next year and now it's been nine years 1264 01:03:40,080 --> 01:03:43,500 since we met, seven years since we got married. 1265 01:03:43,500 --> 01:03:46,080 And we have two Couchsurfing kids, 1266 01:03:46,080 --> 01:03:48,810 a four year old and a 14 month old. 1267 01:03:48,810 --> 01:03:50,070 - 15 month old. 1268 01:03:50,070 --> 01:03:51,720 - Yeah, almost 15 months. 1269 01:03:51,720 --> 01:03:53,350 Not quite. 1270 01:03:53,350 --> 01:03:55,524 - That's the Couchsurfing family. 1271 01:03:55,524 --> 01:03:56,560 (laughing) 1272 01:03:56,560 --> 01:03:58,125 - Yay! 1273 01:03:58,125 --> 01:04:00,731 - [Pipi] Do you think I'm a stranger? 1274 01:04:00,731 --> 01:04:01,814 - Yes. 1275 01:04:01,814 --> 01:04:03,397 You are a stranger. 1276 01:04:04,237 --> 01:04:07,098 - But is he a stranger now or is he a friend? 1277 01:04:07,098 --> 01:04:08,189 - He's a friend. 1278 01:04:08,189 --> 01:04:09,022 - Yeah. 1279 01:04:09,022 --> 01:04:10,420 - I have this idea that maybe one day, 1280 01:04:10,420 --> 01:04:12,440 I'm gonna be able to do a tour around the world 1281 01:04:12,440 --> 01:04:15,010 only visiting people, I know already. 1282 01:04:15,010 --> 01:04:17,140 - And when you actually have a chance to meet people, 1283 01:04:17,140 --> 01:04:19,710 and talk to them and understand who they are 1284 01:04:19,710 --> 01:04:21,130 and hear their story, 1285 01:04:21,130 --> 01:04:23,720 it erases so many of those differences. 1286 01:04:23,720 --> 01:04:26,530 - People who use Couchsurfing have the same mentality 1287 01:04:26,530 --> 01:04:28,480 and it's a culture, it's a community, 1288 01:04:28,480 --> 01:04:31,170 so you can meet anyone in the world, 1289 01:04:31,170 --> 01:04:33,150 and you will not feel like a stranger. 1290 01:04:33,150 --> 01:04:35,350 - It's a really cool way to just realize that the world 1291 01:04:35,350 --> 01:04:36,850 actually isn't this big bad place, 1292 01:04:36,850 --> 01:04:38,720 there's really wonderful people out there. 1293 01:04:38,720 --> 01:04:40,980 - It makes this large world, smaller. 1294 01:04:40,980 --> 01:04:44,875 - Every friend that I have now was once a stranger to me. 1295 01:04:44,875 --> 01:04:47,708 (uplifting music) 1296 01:05:02,400 --> 01:05:04,440 - [Pipi] My journey helped me to see the world 1297 01:05:04,440 --> 01:05:07,530 more with the eyes of a child again. 1298 01:05:07,530 --> 01:05:09,980 My trust in humanity grew 1299 01:05:09,980 --> 01:05:11,413 and so did my hair. 1300 01:05:16,630 --> 01:05:20,420 My last host, Rashmi, took the opportunity by the horns. 1301 01:05:20,420 --> 01:05:22,740 Or should I say, hair. 1302 01:05:22,740 --> 01:05:26,450 She makes me a presentable human being again. 1303 01:05:26,450 --> 01:05:28,490 How do you feel about it? 1304 01:05:28,490 --> 01:05:30,316 - So, I feel really nervous. 1305 01:05:30,316 --> 01:05:33,430 But like I said, it's at your own risk. 1306 01:05:33,430 --> 01:05:36,542 - It's okay, I trust you, I believe in you. 1307 01:05:36,542 --> 01:05:38,787 - Cool, so, look what I have for you. 1308 01:05:39,710 --> 01:05:40,969 Ooh! 1309 01:05:40,969 --> 01:05:43,719 It's like a professional barber shop. 1310 01:05:43,719 --> 01:05:46,300 (laughing) 1311 01:05:46,300 --> 01:05:47,640 So like this? 1312 01:05:47,640 --> 01:05:48,862 - Yes. 1313 01:05:48,862 --> 01:05:49,773 - Ready? 1314 01:05:50,901 --> 01:05:52,211 - I think, yeah. 1315 01:05:52,211 --> 01:05:53,270 - Okay! 1316 01:05:53,270 --> 01:05:55,020 There goes the first. 1317 01:05:57,051 --> 01:05:59,456 (laughing) 1318 01:05:59,456 --> 01:06:01,275 This is exciting! 1319 01:06:01,275 --> 01:06:03,887 - I really trust your cutting. 1320 01:06:03,887 --> 01:06:06,071 I think you can do it perfectly. 1321 01:06:06,071 --> 01:06:07,411 - Yeah. 1322 01:06:07,411 --> 01:06:09,445 Can you see in the mirror how it looks? 1323 01:06:09,445 --> 01:06:11,736 - It's perfect in the mirror! 1324 01:06:11,736 --> 01:06:13,986 (laughing) 1325 01:06:15,214 --> 01:06:18,637 (razor buzzing) 1326 01:06:18,637 --> 01:06:21,740 (gentle music) 1327 01:06:21,740 --> 01:06:22,573 (laughing) 1328 01:06:22,573 --> 01:06:27,573 ♪ I'm becoming a new me ♪ 1329 01:06:29,338 --> 01:06:30,171 ♪ In every place I go ♪ 1330 01:06:30,171 --> 01:06:31,004 Oh my God. 1331 01:06:32,104 --> 01:06:33,021 It's weird! 1332 01:06:34,838 --> 01:06:36,629 All the hair is gone! 1333 01:06:36,629 --> 01:06:38,612 ♪ And if all I'll one day be ♪ 1334 01:06:38,612 --> 01:06:39,652 Bye! 1335 01:06:39,652 --> 01:06:43,002 ♪ Is a sum of memories ♪ 1336 01:06:43,002 --> 01:06:46,807 ♪ I'll leave one in every land ♪ 1337 01:06:46,807 --> 01:06:49,355 ♪ From here on 'till my end ♪ 1338 01:06:49,355 --> 01:06:50,431 Oh yeah, the camera! 1339 01:06:50,431 --> 01:06:51,698 (laughing) 1340 01:06:51,698 --> 01:06:53,414 - Take that. 1341 01:06:53,414 --> 01:06:56,773 (upbeat music) 1342 01:06:56,773 --> 01:06:59,410 - [Pipi] I never really liked kitsch and big words, 1343 01:06:59,410 --> 01:07:02,380 but in the end, I can't help it, because it's true. 1344 01:07:02,380 --> 01:07:05,670 In life, it doesn't matter how big your house is. 1345 01:07:05,670 --> 01:07:08,660 All that matters is the size of your heart, 1346 01:07:08,660 --> 01:07:12,410 and a big heart was shared by all of my hosts. 1347 01:07:12,410 --> 01:07:15,450 My initial fright of the unknown was without reason. 1348 01:07:15,450 --> 01:07:17,820 From Canada to India. 1349 01:07:17,820 --> 01:07:20,523 Everywhere, I was treated like family. 1350 01:07:21,504 --> 01:07:24,602 ♪ Whoever you will meet ♪ 1351 01:07:24,602 --> 01:07:28,152 ♪ Carries a part of the world with them ♪ 1352 01:07:28,152 --> 01:07:31,492 ♪ Every little thing we share ♪ 1353 01:07:31,492 --> 01:07:34,825 ♪ Is a border overcome ♪ 1354 01:07:49,910 --> 01:07:53,080 My mom said, "Don't talk to strangers." 1355 01:07:53,080 --> 01:07:54,733 But I stick to a different truth. 1356 01:07:55,640 --> 01:07:58,210 It is openness that gives you the key 1357 01:07:58,210 --> 01:08:00,733 to open doors around the world. 1358 01:08:09,600 --> 01:08:11,363 Mom, I'm coming home! 1359 01:08:21,657 --> 01:08:24,240 (gentle music) 1360 01:08:38,162 --> 01:08:39,869 ♪ It's written in the stars ♪ 1361 01:08:39,869 --> 01:08:41,675 ♪ At least that's what they say ♪ 1362 01:08:41,675 --> 01:08:43,754 ♪ But how do we know where we're goin' ♪ 1363 01:08:43,754 --> 01:08:45,755 ♪ If we don't know our ways ♪ 1364 01:08:45,755 --> 01:08:48,253 ♪ I don't know, ♪ 1365 01:08:48,253 --> 01:08:53,253 ♪ If we've been fooled ♪ 1366 01:08:53,882 --> 01:08:55,834 ♪ What sticks to all these roads ♪ 1367 01:08:55,834 --> 01:08:57,774 ♪ It's the effort that it takes ♪ 1368 01:08:57,774 --> 01:08:59,855 ♪ I used to go back and forth ♪ 1369 01:08:59,855 --> 01:09:01,810 ♪ Now I'm way ahead ♪ 1370 01:09:01,810 --> 01:09:03,767 ♪ I gave all ♪ 1371 01:09:03,767 --> 01:09:05,485 ♪ I gave it all ♪ 1372 01:09:05,485 --> 01:09:08,812 ♪ I would give some more ♪ 1373 01:09:08,812 --> 01:09:11,234 ♪ I'd dig a hole in the woods ♪ 1374 01:09:11,234 --> 01:09:13,520 ♪ And I grow with the roots and I ♪ 1375 01:09:13,520 --> 01:09:17,228 ♪ Go with the flood as life tells me so ♪ 1376 01:09:17,228 --> 01:09:21,335 ♪ I let go of the mess created in my head because ♪ 1377 01:09:21,335 --> 01:09:25,728 ♪ Home is where the heart is ♪ 1378 01:09:25,728 --> 01:09:30,728 ♪ And that's wherever I go ♪ 1379 01:09:33,914 --> 01:09:38,914 ♪ And that's wherever I go ♪ 1380 01:09:43,351 --> 01:09:45,828 ♪ I leave an early shaved again ♪ 1381 01:09:45,828 --> 01:09:47,539 ♪ Not where rock bottom is ♪ 1382 01:09:47,539 --> 01:09:51,526 ♪ My biggest adventures: sugar and milk ♪ 1383 01:09:51,526 --> 01:09:54,210 ♪ And I know there's so much more ♪ 1384 01:09:54,210 --> 01:09:59,210 ♪ I just haven't tried it yet ♪ 1385 01:09:59,234 --> 01:10:01,722 ♪ So come on take me by the hand ♪ 1386 01:10:01,722 --> 01:10:03,270 ♪ And we'll go crazy ♪ 1387 01:10:03,270 --> 01:10:05,674 ♪ Exhausted to the bitter end ♪ 1388 01:10:05,674 --> 01:10:08,282 ♪ But still so amazing ♪ 1389 01:10:08,282 --> 01:10:10,318 ♪ With my house door open ♪ 1390 01:10:10,318 --> 01:10:15,080 ♪ And my note on the fridge ♪ 1391 01:10:15,080 --> 01:10:16,940 ♪ I dig a hole in the woods ♪ 1392 01:10:16,940 --> 01:10:19,159 ♪ And I grow with the roots ♪ 1393 01:10:19,159 --> 01:10:23,327 ♪ And I go with the flood as life tells me so ♪ 1394 01:10:23,327 --> 01:10:25,091 ♪ And I let go of the mess ♪ 1395 01:10:25,091 --> 01:10:27,308 ♪ That I created in my head because ♪ 1396 01:10:27,308 --> 01:10:31,597 ♪ Home is where the heart is ♪ 1397 01:10:31,597 --> 01:10:36,597 ♪ And that's wherever I go ♪ 1398 01:10:39,886 --> 01:10:43,553 ♪ And that's wherever I go ♪ 1399 01:10:50,310 --> 01:10:54,291 ♪ I close my eyes to feel the moment ♪ 1400 01:10:54,291 --> 01:10:58,429 ♪ I walk this path made out of cobble stone ♪ 1401 01:10:58,429 --> 01:11:03,429 ♪ I take a breath before I let it go ♪ 1402 01:11:06,045 --> 01:11:10,411 ♪ When stars collide, they fall apart ♪ 1403 01:11:10,411 --> 01:11:14,273 ♪ But in the end there'll always be a start ♪ 1404 01:11:14,273 --> 01:11:16,344 ♪ Til then I dance ♪ 1405 01:11:16,344 --> 01:11:21,262 ♪ Beneath the waterfall ♪ 1406 01:11:21,262 --> 01:11:22,926 ♪ I dig a hole in the woods ♪ 1407 01:11:22,926 --> 01:11:25,373 ♪ And I grow with the roots and I ♪ 1408 01:11:25,373 --> 01:11:29,270 ♪ Go with the flood as life tells me so ♪ 1409 01:11:29,270 --> 01:11:33,488 ♪ And I let go of the mess created in my head because ♪ 1410 01:11:33,488 --> 01:11:37,768 ♪ Home is where the heart is ♪ 1411 01:11:37,768 --> 01:11:42,768 ♪ And that's wherever I go ♪ 1412 01:11:43,777 --> 01:11:45,833 ♪ Is where the heart is ♪ 1413 01:11:45,833 --> 01:11:50,833 ♪ Is where the heart is ♪ 1414 01:11:51,757 --> 01:11:53,488 ♪ Is where the heart is ♪ 1415 01:11:53,488 --> 01:11:56,821 ♪ Is where the heart is ♪