ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 7月1日 07時00分

Photo by @gabrielegalimbertiphoto / COUCHSURFING - Dharmesh, 18 - Mumbai, India - Couchsurfers come in infinite varieties. There are those with enormous houses and tons of space to share, where every guest is welcome to stay for weeks on end. There are those with tiny apartments, where guests sleep on likewise tiny mattresses or even share beds with their hosts. Then there are couchsurfers like Dharmesh, who live in houses so small, and sometimes so crowded, that they don't have room for anyone but, despite this, want very badly to spend time with people from far off places. So, instead of a couch, they offer their time. Dharmesh, for instance, invites couchsurfers to join his cricket team, which plays every afternoon. All I had to do when I arrived in Mumbai was respond to the ad that Dharmesh had placed on the couchsurfing site inviting travelers to sign up for a day on the cricket ground with him and his friends and join in the match.It was plain to all present that it was the first time I'd ever played. I was a complete disaster – not to mention the fact that, between the heat and the humidity, I had zero energy to spare. It didn't matter. My couchsurfer and his friends pretended not to notice my weaknesses, lack of skill or – it goes without saying – total ignorance of the rules of the sport.Dharmesh made a valiant effort to help me understand the game and feel like part of the team. He tried to explain how to grip the bat and which were the best positions, taught me tricks to help hit the ball right and then run. The truth? I still don't really understand how the game works. Maybe it was the heat or simply that I was out of shape, but for every ten minutes of play I had to take a half hour to rest. Dharmesh and his friends, on the other hand, went on for three hours straight without ever taking a break. The time spent with them was one of the most authentic experiences I had in India. I learned a lot from it – starting with the fact that I should exercise more often than I do. / Follow my @gabrielegalimbertiphoto for more stories about @couchsurfing #india #mumbai #cricket #couchsurfing #share #sharing

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