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National Travel Event: Meet, Plan, Go!

National Travel Event: Meet, Plan, Go!
I recently received a request from a very interesting woman (aka couchsurfer) who is hosting a travel event on October 18th and she wanted me to help spread the word.  It’s an event definitely right up my alley, because it involves traveling! Lisa Lubin, a three-time Emmy-award-winning television writer/producer/editor/video consultant, is the host of this... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
October 3, 2011 at 6:43 am
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Sweet Sonja from Hoesbach

I have taken a little break from couchsurfing; however, I had a surfer this past week and she was well worth the wait. The lovely Sonja is one of the most pleasant young women I have met and hosted.  She hails from Hoesbach, Germany and majors in Computer Science.  Sonja will be spending a semester... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
August 30, 2011 at 12:24 pm
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The controversial Marilyn

I have to comment on the new Forever Marilyn statue in front of the 401 N. Michigan Ave. building, because, I work there and it’s causing quite a ruckus.  I find the statue stunning and it’s about time there is something aesthetically pleasing to look at within the vast area of boring concrete. I also... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
July 19, 2011 at 7:04 am
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Marisol at The Artistic Home

I love to support the arts and I have a friend/co-worker (that would be Andrew Marikis), who is starring in a theater production called Marisol.  It’s showing at The Artistic Home on Clark Street until July 31st.  I saw it Sunday evening and it’s fantastic!  The Artistic Home is a great venue, because it’s a... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
July 11, 2011 at 12:14 pm
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Canadian holiday invasion

Canadian holiday invasion
I had a very interesting woman from Vancouver surf with me over the holiday weekend.  Nicole is a rigging grip with the film/TV industry in Vancouver.  She had a horrific accident in the fall of 2010 while working on the movie “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” falling 35 feet and shattering many bones... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
July 8, 2011 at 6:57 am
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It's all about Cricket

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It’s been almost two years since I met a lovely girl named Cricket (aka Maria Cristina), who answered a message I posted on the Chicago couchsurfing board about a girls night out. She had joined couchsurfing a couple of months prior to that, but had not yet participated. She came out, we got along swimmingly, and became... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
July 6, 2011 at 7:07 am
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Help the victims of the Capitol Hill fire

It’s with a heavy heart that I write this post.  I’m from the Madison, WI area, and I heard about the terrible fire at Capitol Hill today.  Not only are the tenants displaced and their belongings destroyed, but Muse Independent Styling and the Underground Kitchen restaurants sustained enough damage to close. Clicking on the title... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
June 30, 2011 at 8:32 pm
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Pride Parade 2011

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One of my favorite annual events, the Pride Parade, has come and gone.  To me, it’s like Christmas.  There is so much preparation and anticipation before the big event, and then it’s over, just like that.  I spent many hours looking for a new wig, trying to piece together the right outfit, and looking for... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
June 27, 2011 at 9:09 pm
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My first Floridian

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I didn’t know what to expect when I accepted a request from a woman whose profile photo is an actual weiner dog inside of a hotdog bun, and who said they were going to have a wang dang doodle.  What I got was the privilege of meeting a really cool, witty and thoroughly enjoyable person!  Cathi hails... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
June 17, 2011 at 12:00 am
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L.A. photographer surfs my couch

I had the pleasure of hosting yet another talented artist, this one being a digital fine arts photographer.  DAK’s (short for David A. Knudsen) trip to Chicago was part business and part pleasure. He has been to our fine city before, because architecture is his passion, and lord knows Chicago has some astounding buildings to... Read more »
By Sherry BonDurant,
June 15, 2011 at 10:32 pm
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