{"id":2043,"date":"2010-09-06T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2024-06-19T07:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T11:39:48","slug":"meeting-people-on-lineand-then-in-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/meeting-people-on-lineand-then-in-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting People Online\u2026and Then in Person"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This post was originally published in 2010. It has since been updated for accuracy of links and content.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last few months, I\u2019ve had occasion to connect with a handful of people who I\u2019ve initially met on-line, developed relationships with over varying periods of time, and then met in person. I\u2019ve stayed with some of them, met others for coffee, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/the-creative-guide-to-free-or-cheap-accommodation\/\">house-and-dog-sat<\/a> for yet others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these experiences have been phenomenally good\u2026and yet they could have been equally bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meeting people on-line can be an interesting exercise. I mean, who are these people, really? It\u2019s easy to create an on-line persona that suits the \u201cSuperman\u201d or \u201cWonder Woman\u201d we are inside, but that disguises the starkly contrasting person we could be on the outside. And even more disturbing, is that some people might not have the best of intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what\u2019s a girl to do when traveling solo and counting on the hospitality of others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(In keeping with the super-hero theme), trust your \u201cSpidey Sense\u201d. <strong>One of the best lessons I\u2019ve learned about travel is that 99% of the people in this world are fundamentally good<\/strong>. Yes, there are bad people, and yes, you can have bad experiences. But more often than not, I\u2019m proud to report that what you see is what you get. If you have a bad feeling about something, listen to your gut. Otherwise, a good dose of faith in humanity combined with street sense can go a long way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I met the folks I was to house-sit for through <a rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/e7a4083qd-8a1oa6wi4cr8v370.hop.clickbank.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">HouseCarers<\/a>, a website dedicated to connecting house-sitters with houses in need of \u201csitting\u201d. I have a pretty extensive on-line life and persona, so it was easy enough for my hosts to get a sense of what I\u2019m all about, and they were pretty candid about their own situation and needs in our on-line dialogue. But we both had to bridge a gap of trust in order to make it happen. Heck \u2013 my hosts even gave me the keys to their house, car, and care of their dogs! Now that\u2019s trust! <em>(See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/travel-tips-resources\/get-free-accommodation-around-world\/\">Getting Free Accommodation With House-Sitting<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it all worked out just fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landing on the couches I landed on is another exercise in trust. Without having had a chance to meet my hosts in person and see the whites of their eyes, I didn\u2019t really know what would happen. I worried if we would have enough to talk about, wondered if there would be personality conflicts, and even questioned how we\u2019d recognize each other (since online profile pictures can be deceiving \u2013 mine included). But again, I wasn\u2019t disappointed. Instead, I enjoyed a cultural exchange (and in some cases a valuable exchange of professional ideas and concepts too), and had a chance to delve even deeper into and build upon a friendship that was sparked on-line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People regularly ask me to look them up when I\u2019m in their neck of the worldly woods, with an intention to have me over for dinner, or show me their home town, or have me as their house-guest. My immediate response is always \u201cbe careful what you offer\u2026.because I\u2019m the sort of person who will actually take you up on it\u201d! I rarely initially plan on staying for more then three nights, but I\u2019m often asked to stay longer. In the case of some friends in New Zealand, I ended up staying for weeks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I consider meeting some of these people to be among the best travel experiences I have had, and I look forward to meeting more of my on-line friends in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to my friends in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/chiang-mai-10-years-later-impossible-search\/\">Chiang Mai<\/a>, Cairns, Brisbane, Broken Hill, Lightning Ridge, Melbourne, Sydney, Rotorua, Auckland, Ulm, Paris, Sanary-Sur-Mer, London, Hampshire, York, Edinburgh, and Londonderry for opening up your homes and hearts to me. Without you, my travels just wouldn\u2019t be the same. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post was originally published in 2010. 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