Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
So many great traveling stories begin with phrases like, “There was this friendly British girl staying at our hostel and she told us to check out this amazing attraction that tourists don’t normally see…” or, “These Chilean guys from our hostel offered to have a couple of beers with us and next thing you know, we were on a boat in the middle of the Black Sea!”
A big part of adventure of traveling is the other travelers you meet. And when you’re young and don’t have a lot of money to spend, staying in a hostel can be a great way to save and meet exciting people.
Hostels rent travelers beds in big rooms full of other travelers. Some hostels also have single rooms to rent out, but all the guests eat together. Of course, since there are so many people around, not all hostel stories are good and people can be annoying or things can get stolen. Listen to Marni and Mason talk about what they like and don’t like about hostels.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Marni: So I just got back from a trip to New York and did a little bit of couch surfing when I was there, stayed with friends.
Mason: Really? Well, I mean, I guess that’s cool when that’s an option, but, uh…
Marni: But…So my other option, I lucked out at the last minute, my friends were there, but I was thinking about staying in a hostel because there’s actually a few in New York.
Mason: A New York hostel might kind of sketch me out. But, you know, I’ve done it a lot and it’s pretty awesome. When you’ve got to mind your budget, it’s a good way to go.
Marni: It’s definitely got this sort of backpacker thing going on.
Mason: It takes you back to your youth with the bunk beds.
Marni: Well, the bunk beds and just. But I try to…I’m kind of big into personal space, so I always try to get my own room.
Mason: Actually, that’s my favorite time to do it. You get two or three friends and if you can book ahead and get a private room it costs you each like 20 bucks a night, maybe.
Marni: Yeah.
Mason: It’s awesome. And you meet cool people there, right?
Marni: It’s true. And it’s good for that whole communal aspect of traveling, wanting to get information and just swapping stories. And there is something to that, but I don’t know, I like my privacy and I’m not really into the whole communal sleeping arrangement.
Mason: I’d totally do it. I probably going for New Year’s up to BC, gonna hook up the hostel.
Marni: Well, it definitely is the…If you’re frugal, it’s the economical way to travel.
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Discussion
On a recent trip to New York, Marni arranged last-minute to stay with some friends. But she almost stayed at a hostel.
Mason isn’t sure if he’d be comfortable in a hostel in New York, although he does like hostels in general because he likes meeting people there. He also says the bunk beds remind him of being a kid.
Marni always tries to get her own room at hostels because she doesn’t like sleeping with strangers in the room. Mason and his friends will sometimes occupy a three- or four-person room together. He plans to stay in a hostel on an upcoming trip to British Columbia, Canada.
Have you ever stayed in a hostel? Did you meet interesting people there?
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