CS newsletter for the Netherlands

Old newsletters:

CS Newsletter for the Netherlands 2010.1

Draft 2nd newsletter

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Een welkom en een vraag die linkt naar een threat in de NL group (wanneer is iemand voor jou een vouch waard?)

Couchsurfers meeting up (rechterbalk)

Queensday

Wie schrijft er een korte introductie over alle activiteiten?

Visit the Deltaworks!

The Dutch know how to manage the water, it's been a constant struggle in the past centuries with the lowpoint being a major flood in 1953 with thousands drowning. Nowadays big dikes keeps the water out succesfully. One of the major accomplishments in the fight against the water is the 'Deltaworks' in Zeeland, in the southwest corner of the Netherlands, with the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier being the masterpiece. The first part of the Deltaworks was built about 50 years ago, and the Eastern Dam was finished in 1986. Check for more information: http://www.deltawerken.com/23

I think both Dutch and foreigners would love to see the Delta works by themselves. For me it's been a while as well, so that's why I'm setting up a meeting event for June 5th. The enthusiasm was overwhelming in the first few days with over 20 people signing up. We are working hard on the program now, but it will include a museumvisit and the visit of the outside structures. It could be a whole weekend event for those who want, with camping, or we could have a night program in a city afterwards. It depends on you as well. Ideas and suggestions are very welcome. So please sign up, and let's make it a fun event! We'll keep you updated then.

Meetinglink: http://www.couchsurfing.org/meetings.html?mid=64443

MCME

organisator Victor schrijft een stukje

Arnhem Calling?

Sytse gaat op zoek naar iemand die een verhaal wil schrijven

Bowling meetings

Jasper heeft Astrid gevraagd een stukje te schrijven

Midsummeraftercamp?

wordt dit weer georganiseerd dit jaar?

Maastricht summer meeting?

wordt dit weer georganiseerd dit jaar?

Midsummernight in the park

Wil er iemand iets leuks over schrijven?

Small meeting?

Wil er iemand iets leuks over schrijven?

Carnaval?

Wil er iemand iets leuks over schrijven?

Meeting in Zwolle?

Vind enkele dagen voor de deadline plaats, is het nog mogelijk er iets over te schrijven?

News from Cs Netherlands (rechterbalk)

CS Eindhoven in Elsevier

More and more media are noticing Couchsurfing, after 3opreis, Arnon Grunberg in NRC and many more also Elsevier found our about couchsurfing. Read here a article about a CS event in Eindhoven

Nomadic adventures (linkerbalk)

stories from Dutch travellers?

Jasper heeft Tommy en Marc gevraagd

guests in NL?

Sytse heeft contact gezocht met een interessante surfer Jasper gaat nog contact zoeken Zie voorstel vragen in de newsletter werkgroep

Standaardvragen

1. How did you find out about Couchsurfing?

2. How do you combine travelling with your professional life?

3. What is the most special experience you ever had through couchsurfing?

4. What is the most special place you ever visited?

5. What is your favourite means of travel?

6. What should every traveller bring in his/her suitcase?

7. Which traveller should we interview in the next newsletter?

Exotic couches (linkerbalk)

Interview with a 'exotic host'?

Jasper heeft een mail gestuurd naar een potentiele host Wie heeft er zin in een tweede host te interviewen? Zie voorstel vragen in de newsletter werkgroep

Standaardvragen

1 How did you find out about Couchsurfing?

2 What makes your couch special?

3 Tell about a special person you hosted?

4 What place near your couch would you recommend everybody to visit?

5 What do you like to see in a good couchsurf request?

6 Which sort of guests do you prefer?

7 Which host should we interview in the next newsletter?

Couchpicture

Who can beat 8 people?

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Casa Merode, a CS house in Tilburg. It's a house with 5 students who are all active on CS. There's a Wiki-page about it and it's got its own group on CS.

http://wiki.couchsurfing.org/en/Casa_Merode http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=22894&showpage=1

traveltip (linkerbalk)

Get a phone without SIM-lock and get a new SIM-card whenever you enter a country in which you plan to stay for over 5 days. It saves you (and your CS-hosts) loads of money.