Couchsurfing in the US

I had my first couchsurfing experience in the US which was such a joy. My friends, Rachael, Corey and I decided it would be great if we said goodbye to the summer with a little trip to the roller coaster capital of the world. That's right, Cedar Point. It was a splendid trip especially considering how flaky we are at following through with activities. The plan was, I had to meet them in Joliet because Chicago was out of the way and Joliet is where 55 meets 80 and they were coming from 55. Makes sense, well I missed my first train by only 2mins. but I think it was a pleasant surprise because getting the later train just gave me about 30mins. of down time in Joliet. That was plenty of time because I ended up strolling the main street for a bit but simply got bored and annoyed with carrying my bag after a short while. I just found my way to the Public Library and read some photo and poetry magazines. I was soon met by the gang of two and we were on our way!
The open road was nothing different then the drives usually taken to get to and from school, with flat lands, crops and the occasional truck stop. As Rachael and I caught up on life, Corey sat comfortably in the back until...... We hit Michigan. Might I add, Michigan was not on the way, we had taken a wrong turn and had gone outta the way for just under 30 mins. No big deal, Rachael got the finally make it Michigan and we were back on the right track in no time.
The plan was to drive up to Ohio and stay for the night with a couchsurfing friend and then in the morning we would try to get up early for the roller coasters. Rachael had look into a few people for hosts and after several yes's, we had weeded out the others and chose Chris. His home was located in Sandusky and since Cedar Point is just outside of the town, it was one of the main deciding factors for our stay. He and Rachael had exchanged phone numbers and so we were able to give him updates on our progress to his welcoming home. Some updates included how we ended up in Michigan and our apology for arriving so late. All were greeted with wonderful words of humor and wittiness. He even Wikipedia-d some information on Ohio, and we of course had to return the favor and ask him to look up our own wikipedia jems. something to do with the state bird. Well it was such a treat when we finally met him in person and were introduced to his kitchy loft-like apt. Sadly the place was scheduled to become abandoned just 3 weeks after our stay and so we gave it a great farewell voyage. Chris was up on his Mod theme and had very hip lamps, couches and decorations. We all enjoyed the balcony the most and spent a few hours chilling and exchanging tales. It was so comfortable to be on a balcony and learning of the strange nightlife within Sandusky. He gave us many a tips of how to rig the parking at Cedar Point and it worked like a charm. He was very insightful and it was easy to see that we all got a long smoothly. After realizing that our clocks were all an hour delayed, we knew it was time for bed. As he slept, we found it best to make our own slumber party by laying all the couch cushions next to each other on the floor.
In the morning we all worked on a wonderful meal of Scrambled eggs, tortillas, and Cinnamon rolls. It did the trick and even more so when we found ourselves trying desperately not to be subjected to pay the god-awful amounts for crummy food within the park. Corey was on a mission to make it early in an effort to catch the good rides before the lines got too bad. Our goodbyes were bitter-sweet mostly because we were not guaranteed another meeting with Chris. Our time was precious and we were very thankful to have been blessed with such genuine hospitality. But the roller coasters were anticipating our arrival and we were not about the let them down.
Yeah it was another successful example of how Couchsurfing is quietly changing the world; One couch at a time!