New members with no prior references may find it hard to get a couchsurfing host immediately, especially on short notice. Simply becoming a member of the site

New members with no prior references may find it hard to get a couchsurfing host immediately, especially on short notice. Simply becoming a member of the site doesn't guarantee a place to stay...so here are some helpful guides to get started in the CS community and culture. http://www.couchsurfing.com/mission.html http://www.couchsurfing.com/mission.html http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/Searching_and_requesting_a_couch http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/Searching_and_requesting_a_c... http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/How_to_write_a_CouchRequest http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/How_to_write_a_CouchRequest http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/Cheat_Sheet http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/Cheat_Sheet (I'm heavily involved on CS)