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Independent Women

The Independent Women Group was first created to gather women that travel alone to share ideas and tips. Over time it has developed into a massive movement of women that discuss both serious and trivial things that touch the lives of women around the globe.

One of the special things about the group is the strong feeling of respect and integrity amongst the members. All issues are discussed with an attitude of openness and politeness that creates a great environment to develop good ideas. Every opinion matters and is treated with respect. All topics are discussed in a civilised manner, whether the members agree, disagree, or agree to disagree.

Codes and Guidelines Around the World

What to Expect

"Since this lovely group has representatives from so many different cultures and nations, it would be great if, as women from those places, we can tell our friends here exactly what its like to be a woman where you come from." Sheila

Independent Women Meeting - March 2008

The group is getting started on organizing the first International Independent Women Meeting!

Independent Women Group - Past Threads

With this wonderful group growing bigger and stronger day by day, so do the discussions. Coloured with multicultural backgrounds, and enriched with valuable information as well as advice it would be a shame to see all the past discussions disappear into the infinity of the web, hidden somewhere and not accessible to those of us who are not as technically minded as others. For this, there will be a link to a past threads/discussions pasted in this part of the page, so that we can always access all the information we have already discussed, even if the threads no longer appear at the very top of the thread list.


General Advice

Packing Light

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=553797

Budget Issues/ Money Issues

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=374435

Useful Gifts to Bring Hosts

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=258437

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=429&post=380488

Cell Phones

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=1162578


Places

Solo travel in Nepal & India

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=733528

Traveling in the Middle East

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=69542

Israel

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=849640

Honduras

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=736969

Spiritual Journey

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=713544

Your Dream

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=958688


Situations

Help a Novice - Solo Traveling Practicalities

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=145885#gpid145885

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=691729

Building a Career

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=945983

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=1208366

Women Camping Alone

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=762&post=302891

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=762462

Hitch-Hiking Alone as a Woman

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=364514

Arriving Late

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=1028987

Mixed Dorms

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=386868#gpid386868

Dining Alone

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=940555


References

Opinions on References

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=479903#gpid479903

Writing a (Negative) Reference

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=369556

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=449236

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=519699

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=556116

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=480591

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=952414

Friendship on CS

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=221196#gpid221196

How to Leave a Reference on a Hidden Profile

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=851525


Food

What's the cheapest meal in your town?

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=702984

Food Sensitivities & Taboos

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=365036

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=470643

We Are What We Eat?/ Weight

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=470643

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=458161


Hosting

Questions & Advice About Beginning to Host

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=426262

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=402373

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=469665

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=809931

Reasons to not Host

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=134078#gpid134078


Cultural

Pre-trip Cultural Tips

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=920187

V-Day

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=717365

Peer pressure to get married

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=735314

Weddings: traditions, presents, customs

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=1045033

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=910981

Legal Age

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=853987

Powerful women - fiction and non-fiction

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=536497#gpid536497

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=567181#gpid567181

Male Characters

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=583023

Belonging

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=191955#gpid191955

What does it mean to be independent?

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=270518

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=1529948


Holidays

Halloween

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=401748#gpid401748


Health

Tips & Advice for Traveling with Asthma

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=438049


Beauty

Hair Issues

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=576938

Appearance

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=177677#gpid177677

Dove Ads/Commercialism

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=567629#gpid567629


Emotions

While traveling

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=457777#gpid457777

Dealing with loneliness

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=624933#gpid624933

Post-trip Blues: before & after

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=491286

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=565896


Women's Issues and Dilemas

Domestic Violence

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=397095

When to Get Involved

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=376948

Female Ambassadors

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=308139

Handling Negative experiences when not present to the events

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=499096

Sexual Harassment

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=505898

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=1043956

Women-Only: buses, schools, etc

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=692558

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=770613

Discussion of Female Circumcision

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=255781#gpid255781

Teaching Boys and Girls Separately

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=770613


Communication

Addressing in Threads

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=741383

The Other Side

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=386868#gpid386868

Assertiveness

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=413305

Swearing, Gender & Culture

http://64.22.118.170/group_read.html?gid=892&post=750202

Non Native English Speakers

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=924278

Dealing with Unwanted Messages (SPAM)

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=246411#gpid246411

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=877389

The Image We Present...

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=901953

Flirting

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=970283


Humor and Entertainment

I Can't Stand...

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=215509#gpid215509

Marriage Demand

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=254849#gpid254849

Wind

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=1064085

Movie Heroines

http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=892&post=1283529

Proposal from Independent Women

With the recent issues on safety, security, there have been some wonderful suggestions and ideas flowing from the IW group. This proposal is an opportunity for us to constructively submit our recommendations to the leadership team. Lets get started.

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