Editing CS Newsletter for the Netherlands 2010.1 (section)

=Future meetings=

==Arnhem Calling==

When the preparations started after the ambassador meeting we were thrilled to take up such a challenge for our small city. 

Now, a few months later, the preparations are in full swing. Many people are working hard to create an event that is
different, yet also familiar. With plenty of socializing and couchsurfing going on it is going to be an event where you make new friends
but where you also have the chance to catch up with old ones.

What do we have in store for you????????

===City tour===
Be creative in the city tour: a tour where you will not just see the sights but also realize that Arnhem is a city full of culture, art, fashion, and fun.
The tour is led by a notorious guide who also did the Zutphen tour, which turned out to be a great success. You can expect some really cool things during this tour and it will most definitely be worth your time. You might see something like this love poem here :)........

Liefste rollator,

Je liep knarsend en piepend mijn licht in.
Ik straalde diep en wilde dat ik dichter bij de grond was,
verbonden met de aarde en met jou.
Heb je mijn opwinding opgemerkt
toen ik ineens blozend een beetje rood begon te schijnen?
Ik deed het voor jou maar
je was supersnel weer in de volgende schaduw verdwenen.
Nu hang ik hier het donker weg te jagen,
als een stel ganzen op zoek naar de zon,
wegdromend bij je knaloranje kleur.
Als je nog eens voorbij komt rollen,
mag ik me dan in je mandje laten vallen?
Dan kunnen we samen keet schoppen
en de wereld al rollend verlichten met ons kattenkwaad.
Voor eeuwig zal ik branden, tot je weer onder me door loopt.
Jij bent mijn knarsende, piepende, “alles-op-rolletjes”.


Je lantaarnpaallampje.

(Sorry for the Dutch: it's not really translatable.
The story is about a lamppost falling in love on another object.
They need love too right.)

===Loesje workshop(16pax)===

Loesje from Arnhem: you might know her or you might not, but she's famous !!!!!
All around the world she distributes funny texts that make you laugh or think.
And on the Arnhem calling meeting you get the chance to make your own Loesje text. 
In a 2 1/2 hour course you will learn all the ins and outs about Loesje and you will love her when you're done.

Some examples of Loesje texts:

The world is TOO ROUND to silently sit in the corner.

I woke up this morning and found the world on my doorstep.

One's plenty can be used to fill someone else's lack.

Is the earth still round if one side develops faster?

===The hunt===
Have you ever been afraid??
Ever been so scared you were ready to wet your pants?

Your old scares won't mean a thing anymore! Be ready to be truly afraid....

Be ready to be HUNTED!!!!! 

That is what you can expect in the hunt.

This nightly event will be held in Sonsbeek. 
And you can expect to be a scared at times.
But nothing life threatening: we promise :)




Of course there will be more activities at Arnhem Calling, like a cool jam session and a pub crawl.
Find out more about the program on http://www.couchsurfing.org/meetings.html?mid=49785.

==Small meeting==

In April 2010 there will be a SMALL CS meeting in and around 's-Hertogenbosch (also known as Den Bosch).

The meeting will have one main eventlocation somewhere in or near 's-Hertogenbosch and several sub-events.

You can join in on the following sub-events:

- A city walk around 's-Hertogenbosch. Since we all want to get a good view on all the nice details of the city and hear all the stories, the walk might take a bit longer and take up to 4 hours. 

- A canal boat tour takes us in the evening through the canal called 'de Binnendieze'.

- After all the fun things during the day we'll have a party to end the day perfectly!

- If the hang-over stays away we might have a walk into the nature the following day. 

Check [http://www.couchsurfing.org/meetings.html?mid=46053 the meetingpage] for more details and sign-up to the subevents that you like.

==CS Carnaval==

Couch Surfing Alaaf! The Netherlands Alaaf! Traveller
Alaaf!

CS Crazy Couch Surfing Carnaval in the Maastricht (NL)
/ Aachen (D) / Belgian village (B) Euregion.

We start on the 11th of February and go on until
Ashwednesday on the 17th of February. Note that te
official Carnaval days are 14, 15 and 16 February, be
sure to stay till Monday, Tuesday or (best!)
Ashwednesday! Besides sleeping, on Ashwednesday it’s
a custom to go for “haringbijten”, usually with
classical music!

All days there is the Carnaval Style Open CS House at
Marten’s place, close to the central station and the
center; for meeting, disguising and eating! During all
days there are Carnaval activities from the end of the
morning until deep in the night! Main organizers are
Frank ~ inofficial CS Carnaval Ambassador ~ who’s
guiding you through the traditions from the morning
till midnight, and Marten whom you can follow for
Carnaval “the nightlife edition”.

The organizers are giving each square cm, so just the
two of us can already host 33 people at the same time!

[http://www.couchsurfing.org/meetings.html?mid=33037 Sign up!]

==Midsummernight in the park 2010==

Still a long time to go, but you can already [http://www.couchsurfing.org/meetings.html?mid=57224 sign up] to celebrate midsummernight in Utrecht for the 3rd time!

To get an idea of what you can expect, take a look at the [http://www.couchsurfing.org/meetings.html?mid=23092 meeting] page of last year. 

==Regular CS meetings!==


Many cities throughout the whole country organize meetings. Some meetings might be a-once-in-a-lifetime event that you can attend, others are held on a more regular basis. 

Mostly, the meetings are held at a bar in the city center where you can have a drink, talk and laugh with other (local) CS members. You don't have to be an experienced CouchSurfer to attend a meeting, new or old members; you are more than welcome to come along! So if you would like to meet other CS members in your area: don't hesitate to attend one of those regular meetings! 

If you don't know whether your city/village/town organizes a regular meeting than take a look at this [http://couchwiki.org/en/Netherlands#Regular_meetings list]. Here you can find which city has a regular meeting and how often they organize it. For more accurate information like date and time go to the CS Eventpage. This page can easily be found by going to your CS front page. Click at Community > Search events and fill out the area you would like to attend a meeting at! In a moment of seconds all the meetings organized in your city pop up. Let the fun begin!