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Name: cynthia City, Country: Denver, USA Sent: 1.06 AM - 8/6 2002 Hello Ramon, For those questions that are so repetitive...you may have some down-pat answers that you repeat over and over again. Not so unusual, shorten your answers to "I've been to Europe and Australia and South Africa." I'm twenty(something)years old." I remember following an author on his book tour and in articles and talk-shows, he had the same answers, said them the same way over and over and over again. And he made them sound like they were new answers each time...it was his job...I don't think the e-mail sending one day in advance is such a good idea as when I have Ramon over, I might have a friend or two over who haven't been following his travels and THEY will be the ones to ask those questions. Am I expected to brief them before Ramon's visit? (Please, don't ask Ramon obvious questions because he's tired of answering them) That's just not natural. Ramon, my advise, take some time for you (Ramon-time) and don't expect people to not ask the same questions, you have no control over this, grin and bear it and make your answers fresh like it's the first time you heard the question.....think of it as a performance, then as the time goes on, you can answer more thoughtful questions and get to know your hosts. But take time for yourself, no one is a performer 24/7. Your pal, Cynthia 
Name: Rod Nelson City, Country: Sheboygan, WI 53081 Sent: 12.57 AM - 8/6 2002 Do you need assistance in getting a Visa for USA, How can I help? I know a couple of congressmen, Petri and Sensenbrenner, Here in Sheboygan I wii feed you our world famous Johnsonville Bratwurst, and Sheboygan WI is the Cheese capitol of the World. Best, Rod
Message to Brian from South Africa!!! My family just spent three glorious weeks in your country, and yesterday I managed to put the photos in albums (all four of them!) Feeling a little homesick for those incredible mountains and people...can't wait to go back.
Name: Patty City, Country: Brisbane Sent: 12.38 AM - 8/6 2002 Ramon, you need a big hug and about one week of silence...no questions, no silly comments, just your own company and some rest and relaxation! {{{{{{{{{{{{{{Ramon}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Consider yourself hugged, and hope your back gets better soon.
Name: Rachael Cass City, Country: Sunshine Coast AU Sent: 12.19 AM - 8/6 2002 hi,
that and they run out of money but they are always welcome here free of charge to regroup and regather on there next plans....they love it here...i work in a cafe so i bring them home lunch and becasue i don't charge they are more than happy to babydit my wee one. the fact is id on't bombard them, you can't, they have seen so much and would love to tell you all about it, but need time and the stories come out on there own, but 24 hours is not enough, i don't knwo how you do it Ramon?, so many places for such little time, my BP's have stayed for up to 4 months, they see everything and have a well deserved holiday on their...well...holiday :) so if you are fortunate to have Ramon stay for a day...just be there for him, let him take in the area as he is on little time and know you have givin' him the bext experience he can get from your area, not chain him to the kitchen table and a good grilling, have fun, BP's are great and if treated with respect remain great friends. :)
Name:_Marie_City,_Country'>Name:_Wendy_City,_Country'>Name: Leon City, Country: Enschede, NL Sent: 12.23 PM - 8/5 2002 Plz keep the digicam from Micheal! That one makes way better pic's.... RAMON: Michael will be very honoured by these compliments. Unfortunately I still have my own cammie and he kept his one (way more expensive than mine either). His digi-photos were made with a bigger resolution than mine and resized to my regular web size. My own camera has a lower resolution and has the size ready for immediate upload to the web. That's the little difference.
Name:_MJ_City,_Country'>Name: Acadia City, Country: Maine, USA Sent: 12.11 PM - 8/5 2002 Michael Offe's picture looked great!
Name: Brian City, Country: Durban, South Africa Sent: 6.31 AM - 8/5 2002 Hi Ramon
You are quite right, answering inane questions is frustrating, and shows a lack of genuine interest on the part of the host. These are the folk who want their mugshot on the net, and are using your site as the means of achieving this. But Ramon, don't worry too much. When you came here, I was filled with questions too. Many of them never got out, unfortunately. None of the were "obvious", as I look at your site at about four times a week. You are doing extremely well, and in only four weeks you will have a break for as long as you want. So far, you have displayed the sort of tolerance that is synonymous with the Dutch, this under a hectic timetable and a lot of stress. Well done. Perhaps a few days relaxing in a cabin or a tent would be a good idea, doing nothing other than sleeping, walking, and possibly catching up on reports. But keeping away from inquisitive people. Whatever you decide, and can get sponsorship for, we will be right behind you, supporting you all the way. Sala kahle, Ramon Brian
Hi Ramon, I saw on your message board that you needed a couple of articles translated so here's the Italian one for you (found on www.mediamente.rai.it/quotidiano/news/formazione.asp) I trust you're enjoying yourself in Littlehampton... Hope you got enough sleep the other night after Kangaroo Island. The offer's still on to take you ice-skating at Mt Thebarton if you're in Adelaide and have a few hours free. A presto, Phoebe Let me stay for a day Ramon, a 25 year old Dutch student and aspiring journalist, has a great passion - to travel. But like many people his age he has little money in his pocket. So, how does he go about it? By creating an Internet site to ask for hospitality. Thus let-me-stay-for-a-day.com was born. Through his website Ramon collects hospitality offers and organises his trip - strictly hitchhiking!! This is how he got to his 36th day of travel. Present stop: England. If you want his next stop to be your place, you only have to log on to the website and fill in the card that you find there. In exchange, Ramon will recount the details of his stay, up-dating his site between one stop and the next. An idea that perhaps other students with a limited budget can adopt, now that summer holidays are in sight, and thus start a new e-business. For the moment you only gain a place to sleep, but then who knows!
Name: Wendy City, Country: Adelaide South Australia Sent: 3.56 AM - 8/5 2002 Ramon, I do understand and I am sorry if my comments were a bit harsh. I too enjoyed having you stay with us and being a part of your travel adventure. I guess it was a shock to hear your comments, but I should not have taken them so personally. I can understand your frustration and hope you manage to overcome the problem. As it is, I am glad you shared some stories with us. Troy now has great plans I feel he may not have considered possible before he heard what you were doing. Keep your chin up and remember you stars!!! (Which this week said "More talk on travel!")
Name:_Max_City,_Country'>Name: Marie City, Country: Springton, South Australia Sent: 2.16 AM - 8/5 2002 Hey Ramon, just heard you on PowerFM this morning. Love your website! Finally something interesting on the web, you got me hooked now. I heard you are fully booked already, otherwise I'd invite you to stay at my place in Springton. Have fun on the Wayward bus to Melbourne!
Name: Menno City, Country: Leiden, Netherlands Sent: 1.54 AM - 8/5 2002 Donatella, wanna help us with some translations? http://www.pulsorock.com/foro/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25469 http://www.mediamente.rai.it/quotidiano/news/formazione.asp
Name: MJ City, Country: Denver, CO United States Sent: 6.58 AM - 8/4 2002 Well, here is my 2 cents. Basically, Ramon has a job that he does every single day. It's a little bit different than what we all have, but still a job. It can get tedious. Everyone wants to change certain aspects of what they do for a living. Let him express his opinions, let him say what he needs to say, for we all know this helps you continue. If you didn't have co-workers to gossip with, would you be able to keep sane sometimes? It just so happens that the people that visit this website are the co-workers and the managers. If they hadn't read Ramon's reports of his visit, they would have never have known how he felt. Maybe this is the time when he needs to vent to his "co-workers" to be mentally and physically ABLE to travel to the next place. I would tell Ramon, "tell us what you want to say and don't worry" and to the people he stays with, "don't take it personally". Life is too short to worry about what someone else thinks of you. Rest my Beloved mother 7/3/02. Just some thoughts, MJ
Name:_Dave_City,_Country'>Name: Joan City, Country: USA Sent: 7.31 PM - 8/3 2002 Hi Ramon, Thanks for the response, that makes perfect sense. I can understand your frustration with the small and obvious questions. That would certainly become tedious. And as you say, people who invite you, or journalists seeking an interview, would surely already know the basics about your travels, name :-), etc. Heck, I even sought to hear your voice by listening to the interview recordings here at your site. ;-) I hope you are feeling much better. Be well, stay safe, happy trails to you. Hugs [] [] [] Joan
Name: Wendy City, Country: Adelaide, South Australia Sent: 7.38 AM - 8/3 2002 I must say we felt a little hurt that our interest in your travels was not so welcome! We thought we had offered you rest from a busy schedule, providing a place to catch up on some rest and rehab. With all the TV exposure, radio interviews and news paper stories many of your hosts would be excited to have someone staying with them who did have some kind of 'celebrity status' (understandable), but others were offering it in the true spirit of your adventure. We wanted nothing more than to get to know you a little, offering the hand of friendship. I hope that is what you felt, as we never set out to be an annoyance! We wish you luck in your continuing journey and hope your back is soon strong enough to carry you further. PS: Hope you enjoyed K.I. RAMON: Sorry Wendy for making you feel that I meant it personally to you, but I felt rather welcome at your place, just like I reported about it. My remarks about my health and certain disencouragements a guest where more of a global view.
Name: Joan City, Country: USA Sent: 2.50 AM - 8/3 2002 Well, I have been following Ramon from Day 1, and should he arrive at my home, I would still have tons of questions I think. So I am not sure what else one would expect. ?? One welcomes a world "internet traveler" in to their home, and just says "Hi, how are ya? Here's your room and bed, let me know when you leave!" ? I think the inquires and inquisitiveness comes with the "job". It is only "natural" that each host would be full of questions I would think. That being said Ramon, I can certainly understand your weiriness and impatience at times with the same old bloody questions over and over again. "Understand" in the sense I have not been in the situation, I can only "guess" your feelings. But I think you need to think of yourself as a corporate executive who meets with clients one on one when given the opportunity. The corporate/company message is clear in emails and out on the web site, but when one on one, it's a whole different perspective. "Clients" (hosts) will ask about the vision, where we have been, where we are going. It's the one on one, personal contact, personal conversation that is important. Not what they have read. I don't think you will be able to get away from that Ramon. You are a "foreign" guest, invited via the internet, and your hosts are only going to natually want to engage in what seems to you as repetitive conversation. To you, it is the same old record. To them, it is a brand new day/evening of having Ramon in their home. Cheers,
I rather have questions that are related with my travels as an overview, like how I experienced South Africa as a country, in stead of questions of 'so, where have you all been' or 'have you been to the US yet?'. I hope you understand this view.
Hi Ramon! Just take some time for yourself, think about waht your idea was meant to be and what it is right now and if this is still your dream. Think of what you can do that your situation becomes your dream. I´m sure you´re going to make your way!!!
Name: Cynthia City, Country: Denver, USA Sent: 4.49 PM - 8/2 2002 Ditto, you need time to reflect, get some Ramon-time in.
Name: Marc City, Country: Dresden, Germany Sent: 4.48 PM - 8/2 2002 What is people are to lazy to read that email that arrives just a few days before Ramon actually is standing on their door step? How long would the document be? And isn't all the information already available on this website? The front page answers mosts questions and the Frequently Asked Questions top it all up. Any better ideas for Ramon?
Name: Jennifer City, Country: Portland, USA Sent: 4.39 PM - 8/2 2002 Hi Ramon, I think that you ought to draft an email with a short history of your travels and your basic information, age etc.. You could send the same email to each host before arriving. In this email you could also list the reasons you are travelling and the point of the website. Maybe this way you could skip explaining these things each time.
Name: Andrea City, Country: Milano - Italy Sent: 4.28 PM - 8/2 2002 hi Ramon i read your message on 2 august i would likle to tell you that i subscribed for let you stay to me not for have my photo on your site but because i like your idea and then i am used to let stay friends at my home. So please don't be paranoic: you travel too much !!! :-)) Andrea
Name: Max City, Country: Leucadia, California Sent: 4.25 PM - 8/2 2002 Hi Ramon, Maybe this is just the price of successfully traveling for free?? :) But I think John (below) had a great suggestion: email your hosts a little bio, link to your website, background info, pics, etc. (like you no doubt do for your radio / TV hosts). If that's not convenient, maybe a little photo album / scrap book (with captions?) that maybe your support team could put together for you? And I think John's idea about setting people's expectations about your need for time to do you reports etc. is also a good one. After all, you *are* working (for that newspaper back home), not just wandering! Lastly, Evie's right on too: get some time for yourself -- even if it's just a day or two. I can't imagine being "on stage" 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week like you've been doing without going completely bonkers. Time for a well-deserved rest. And yes, I'm a little selfish in saying all this because I really enjoy reading your reports and seeing your photos. It's my daily early morning vicarious mini-vacation :) Best regards, - Max
Name: John City, Country: Portland, USA Sent: 3.07 PM - 8/2 2002 Ramon,
Best wishes and good travels,
Ramon, hoi alweer, hi again. All I can say is that if I were you, I would by now absolutely NEED some time totally alone, just to recapture _me_ in all of this. I know you're a very outgoing person who loves people very much, but still. Consider finding somebody to sponsor a week for you to be alone in a tent or something. Or (I'm serious) find a monestary and take a silent retreat for a weekend or even a week. Your feelings are all normal! You just need to touch base with your inner self for awhile, and you will be fine. Evie, wishing you well
Hi Ramon! I suppose I'll put my hand up as one of those hosts who hadn't read all you reports as closely as she should have! I have although this week gone back and read most of the reports for the last 6 weeks or so! (The computer pools have been quiet at uni so I have been able to do some secret browsing!) Your reports are just wonderful! I love the way you describe the people you meet and the places you have been. You are very witty and I love the humour! I will miss the detail you give them as you 'slacken them off', but I do understand! I hope your back is better soon! take care, Fiona
Ramon... I know your back pain and I hope you are feeling better soon. Enjoy Australia, it is a wonderful place!
Name: joan City, Country: ipswich england Sent: 11.09 AM - 8/1 2002 Hi Ramon I am one of those little old people (70 yrs), who you mention occasionally. Although I have a few aches and pains and my memory is far from what it was,my mind still feels the same as anyone half that age. Im only teasing you Ramon. I came across your site, on the internet somewhere, a couple of months after you started and was very interested, thought it was a wonderful idea. I read those then my computer gave up. I was without it a long time. It was May this year before I got back to you and I have had all these months to catch up on your travels. I have read every line since then and am right up to date. I still have to go back to look through all those photos though. I thoroughly enjoy reading all your stories. It is good to have something on the net to get really interested in. I also enjoy reading all those messages on the message boards. Thank you Ramone and everyone else Good Luck Joan
Name: Hardik Patel City, Country: Chennai (aka Madras) India Sent: 1.08 PM - 7/31 2002 Hey Ramon, its great to see what you are doing right now. You act as an inspiration to people like me to do something in life which is exciting. Way to go Ramon. By the way, can you lemme know as to when you are gonna come to India. While you are in India, please feel free to accept my invitation which I sent you a couple of months back. Hope you have a splendid journey ahead of you. Looking forward to meeting you. Regards,
Hi Ramon
Well done on chirping in the comedy show. No matter what the comedians say, they love a mild heckler. It gives them material. And you, being a visitor, were the ideal material for a good comedian. I do the same thing here, coz I'm originally from Cape Town. South Africans not from Cape Town are jealous of the place, so they poke fun at us. When a comedian askes if there is anyone from out of town, I tell them, and they raise the roof. So well done, you did well. Happy trails, and it seems you might get a bit of time to go to Taz after all. Hope you do. Hamba kahle Brian
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