Editing Hospex Rurales en Español (section)

== Cual es la diferencia entre una experiencia de couchsurfing en un área rural y urbana? ==


'''la diferencia principal es su localización.''' 

Pero hay otras diferencias:

* Ausencia o dificultad de acceso a internet

* Dificultades en llegar al lugar (desplazamiento)

* Diferencias en los tipos de actividades posibles

* Diferencias en las formas de vida de los hospedadores

* En algunos casos, ayuda con tareas comunes es esperada o asumida (1)

(1)In conventional couchsurfing (urban), the guest is not necessarily expected to do any work. There may or may not be a provision of cooking a meal, helping with chores or bringing a present etc. But with rural couchsurfing it MIGHT be expected (mostly in farms or alternative communities) that guests do contribute to the either the hosts activities (farming) or help around on the property (odds and ends, weeding, gardening etc) due to the fact that the rural experience will come a bed and food provided simply because the properties are well removed the local towns (and hence grocery stores) and the host might give you a ride to bring you there and back. 

This may be outside the set guidelines of CS missions and values point 3: “We have made a commitment that CouchSurfing will always be free to join and free to use.” It is our interpretation of this statement that giving your time to your host in exchange for room and board does not violate this because there is no exchange of money. The most important exchange would be the human and cultural, rather than the material exchange of food for time.
 
In any case, the host has to explain CLEARLY what will be expected from the guest and what will be given in order to avoid any bad surprise and frustration.