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296-297/ Tom & Craig

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THIS IS TOM & CRAIG

Tom & Craig are our #296 and #297 podestrians. Pod 2 and 8, from the UK

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Instant friends. During their stay, we had Lily (#304), Whiz & Aneka (#299/300) who formed the Pod Crew. Joni, our new social chair, took the crew to eat, drink, and drink some more. We had smore movie nights and post happy hour (food) ice cream. On July 4 we drove to a house party at our friends and at the most amazing food, followed by fireworks on the rooftop with Teresa...

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THIS IS JUDE & LIAM

Jude & Liam are our #293 and #294 podestrians. Pod 6 and 7, from the UK

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Jude is a legit artist! She draws by hand and Wacom tablet to create these intricacies. She asked if we wanted art for PodShare because our walls are white. Before allowing her to continue, I explained that the walls are white on purpose. It's like allowing one person to write their name on a wall, soon it turns into a doodle mess. Or if 1 photo is on a wall,...

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THIS IS DANIELA & JANA

Dany & Jana are our #284 podestrians. Pod 4, from Italy and Czech Republic

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Dany & Jana pulled up in a car to unload their bags. They just arrived from Las Vegas. He is a romantic, she a slavic sweetheart, so Jana waits on the couch while Dany parks the car. Throughout the trip, they walked to the Hollywood sign, got sunburns at the beach, hit the tail end of our party and BOTH did their first keg stands. He supposedly spends more time in front of a mirror than she does,...

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THIS IS INBAL

Inbal is our #290 podestrian. Pod 7

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Pretty ging with a huge smile, into production, befriended Dauren (#291) on her last day and they went out together for a day trip. Inbal watched Cirque Du Soleil's Iris and really enjoyed it. Since that is my favorite Cirque show, I get that she obviously gets "it."

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THIS IS CHLOE & JOSH

Chloe & Josh are our #283 podestrians. Queen Pod 3, from Australia

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Hipster Aussies, fashioned as if coming to or from the beach - Josh purchased his FIRST baseball cap right here in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Chloe enjoyed cereal with fresh strawberries with me in the morning. The two tucked up away in their top pod where they well knew the "no podsex" rule. During the yacht party, they chilled and surfed the web from pod 3 while excited frat boys played flip cup below.

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THIS IS PAULA

Paula is our #277 podestrian. Pod 9, from Australia

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I learned what a Nu Era cap looks like thanks to Pauala's style. She was in town for vacation before continuing on to Mexico. During her stay she went to X-games because the clothing company that she works for has sponsored some athletes. She does marketing.

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THIS IS BRONWYN

Bronwyn is our #275 podestrian. Pod 7, from New Zealand

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This was a hard name for me to pronounce for some reason...me...the one with the hard name. Anyway, Bronwyn came with a tall backpacker's bag. She was sweet!

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THIS IS CLAIRE

Claire is our #271 podestrian. Pod 10 , from Victoria, Australia

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Claire is a really sweet girl and got along great with everyone. She was so shy though, that I could not get a photo of her! She has been studying in NYC for 6 months, and stayed at PodShare before returning back to Australia.

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THIS IS CHAD

Chad is our #227 podestrian. Pod 2

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Gokham and Turgut were really kind Turkish boys. When they smiled, their light colored eyes sparkled. When there is a language barrier, often times we communicate with our eyes. The guys are into photography and drooled over my 5d camera & lenses. They purchased a 60d camera retail and then I told them about Craigslist where they could have saved a little. Their flight was the next morning so it was too late to switch. When I think of Mediterranean countries I...

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THE BOOMBACHS & Nu Era

The BoomBachs are our #249-257 podestrians from Texas. Nu Era are our 258-262 podestrians from Washington.

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PodShare donated beds to 33 college students from across the country for College Battle of the Bands. These guys and 2 girls stayed in pods, airbeds and loft beds for 5 nights at no cost to them. PodShare believes in supporting the music...

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THIS IS GIBSON

Gibson is our #244 podestrian. Pod 6, from Australia

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Gibson spent a week in LA with his girlfriend and then when she left the city, he checked into PodShare. Aussie accent, hipster cap & Tee - Gibson enjoyed playing the guitar/piano and having conversations with Sarah (#231) at the party we threw

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THIS IS SARAH

Sarah is our #231 podestrian. Pod 9

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Sarah looks like a goodie-goodie researcher but behind the glasses and curly hair is an international woman of mystery! Attractive young guys flock to her and I can't tell if it's the size of her brain or smile. Either way, we loved her shy personality and wish to see her in a pod again soon.

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THIS IS LEAH & RAHUL

Leah & Rahul are our #229 and #230 podestrians. Pod 4, From Australia

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Leah & Rahul are an aussie couple with thick accents and an appreciation for Podshare parties! They brought the traditional backpackers backpack and left us an Aussie coin and spoon with peanut butter in their pod (tsk tsk) haha. They were easy going and cool

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Posted by podshare on Jun 14, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS CHAD

Chad is our #227 podestrian. Pod 2

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Same day booking but we had been communicating on Twitter a week or two earlier. Chad is on a mission to find himself and I think he may find a piece of himself at PodShare. Chad is super social network savvy and says we should start using Instagram. He invited a good group of boys to our party and his brother said he's help with SEO/FB Likes so that'd be cool. On the first night, him me and Marcus sat out on the front steps and talked....

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THIS IS JANINE

Janine is our #224 podestrian. Pod 9, from Australia

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Janine is a manager in an Australian hostel so it was interesting to hear her opinion on our little establishment. The place she works at is huge and she shared good stories about evicting a bag lady after she made everyone uncomfortable and how we weed out the crazies (you can see it in the eyes). Other than this chat, we only saw Janine getting dolled up to go out! She really made the most of her stay by kicking it with her local buddy....

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THIS IS ALETHA

Aletha is our #222 podestrian. Pod 8

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Aletha has an interesting story: she is a model from the UK who is also quite entrepreneurial (she owns a modeling agency in London). During her first week in LA, she stayed at the Mondrion Hotel with a friend - rooms there are upwards of $300 per night. Upon realizing that she is short on cash, she dials PodShare and checks in same day with designer bags and suitcases. Beautiful clear skin, white teeth and thick hair, the podshare corridor was now her runway. She would go...

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THIS IS JOSE

Jose is our #221 podestrian. Pod 10, from Columbia

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Jose was SO friendly and nice. He spent a lot of time on his pod doing computer work, slash house searching. He originally walked in to a party we were hosting at PodShare but that didn't phase him - he grabbed a drink and joined in! I wish I could have helped him find a longer term solution because he would make a great roommate. During his stay we actually had TWO parties and to the second one he brought a pair of hipster friends...

Posted by podshare on Jun 14, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS MARCUS

Marcus is our #220 podestrian. Pod 9

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Marcus came in with a body bag and left with a body. Just kidding.

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THIS IS EMIL & RASMUS

Emil & Rasmus are our #217 and #218 podestrians. From Sweden

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Emil & Rasmus are in town for a yoga convention. They have a calm respectful manner to them. Emil takes his shoes off. They are very polite and quiet.

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THIS IS NAOMI

Naomi is our #216 podestrian. Pod 7

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Naomi doesn't like photos so this one was hard to steal. She smiles a lot and is a simple comedy lover who kept missing our PodShare parties.

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THIS IS SANGWOO

Sangwoo is our #213 podestrian. Pod 2, From South Korea originally but living in Vancouver Canada

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Sangwoo made quick friends with Linda (#214) and Delroy (#209) on his second night. We threw a "pody" with a hundred people on his last night and Sangwoo was cool/social.

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Posted by podshare on Jun 8, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS VERONICA

Veronica is our #212 podestrian. Pod 9, From Brazil

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I told the 9 boys at PodShare that we are hosting a Brazilian girl and they all got excited for some estrogen. Veronica walks in, a beautiful asian girl. I said are you Veronica? She said yes. I said you are from Brazil? annoyed, she said yes. I looked at her for a second too long. She said I know I don't look like I am but I am, I speak portuguese and my family is there. Poor girl must get it all the time! I introduced her to the...

Posted by podshare on Jun 8, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS JOEL

Joel is our #211 podestrian. Pod 8, From the bay area

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Joel is a merry guy in town for Weho Pride, but now has PodShare pride :) He got along great with the other podestrians, telling stories, eating borsch and hanging out with local boys.

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Posted by podshare on Jun 8, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS GLYN

Glyn is our #208 podestrian. Pod 10, From New Zealand

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Glyn spent 6 hours in Los Angeles. SIX! He came in, showered, slept, turned into a human again, socialized with David (#204), ate a falafel on his way to get Sushi, and went off to New Zealand. He is on a 60 hour flight plan back home and going through LA was cheapest. A political science major who studies in Colubmia, Glyn seems like a really cool guy and we don't appreciate him leaving so...

Posted by podshare on Jun 8, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS WADE & PHIL

Wade & Phil are our #205 and #206 podestrians. From Australia

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Wade & Phil came to LA to train for Jitsu with their blue/white robes and all. The boys would take their car rental to Bev Hills during the days and spend all other time at the pods doing laundry, drinking coffee or health drinks & resting. One evening they went with my 212 loft rental guests to Venice Beach. Phil booked a bed at USA Hostels but I had an opening so he moved over here with Wade. They were great...

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THIS IS DAVID

David is our #204 podestrian. Pod 3, From Australia

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David is a friend of our favorite Melissa (#130) so naturally he got hooked up with Penthouse Pod and star treatment. We discovered the connection on Melissa's last night out to Sushi when a David Swan from Australia booked and she was like I KNOW HIM! What are the chances? Well considering 80% of podestrians are Ozzies - the chances are high. Anyway, David would get star treatment on his own accord, he is a very nice guy and so excited about everything - the pods,...

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THIS IS DANIEL

Daniel is our #203 podestrian. Pod 4, From Australia

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Actor, gentleman, snowtown serial killer - Daniel is a gem. My favorite memories are of him smiling on his way in/out and the walks to/from the restroom in his boy shorts. He has an older sister and a conservative religious brother. His mother taught him right because he's the type of guy that you can sit in a room with in your undies and not feel like he's going to touch you. He's not gay, he's just respectful. Does that make sense? Listen up boys....

Posted by podshare on Jun 8, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS LITTLE ITALY

Stefano, Lorenzo, Alberto, Filippo are our #197-201 podestrians. From Roma, Venezia, Firenze & Milano Italy

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The reservation was booked by Luca, for 4 editors from Italy. I was under the impression that they were video editors so when they asked about my internet speed I was like uh-oh upload lags to come. When they arrived, I learned that they are journalists covering the E3 video game conference at the Staples Center. The week that they spent with us, we were a house full...

Posted by podshare on Jun 8, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS HANNAH & CASS

Hannah & Cassandra are our #194 and #195 podestrians. Pod 5 and Pod 9, From Australia

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Cassandra and her friend Hannah were very sweet guests! They mostly explored the city on their own during the days so we saw them at night. Polite, kind and quiet. The girls are always invited back to PodShare!

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Posted by podshare on Jun 3, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS DAVE & JACK

Dave & Jack are our #192 and #193 podestrians. From Manchester, England

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24 hours in the city before flying back to England. They came from the San Luis Obisbo farmers market, partied till 3am and had a brunch at Toast.

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Posted by podshare on Jun 3, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS DANA & NICOLE

Dana & Nicole are our #190 and #191 podestrians. Pod 4, From Canada

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Nicole is soon to be a high school teacher and guys are going to want to F Mrs. F, whether she is tall or not. Dana & Mrs. F enjoyed the local nightclubs Tru, Supper Club and Playhouse. They used our clothing rack as a drink rack and filled the Pod 4 fridge rack with liquor (surprised over the low cost of 2 buck chuck). Fun, pretty, Americanized girls!

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Posted by podshare on Jun 3, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS KATE

Kate is our #189 podestrian. Pod 1, From Australia

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Kate is a really smiley sweet girl from Australia who studied abroad in Missouri. She hated the winters, coming from a warm climate. Here in LA her first stop was Popeye's (not intentionally). She is really positive person but stayed too short of time for us to get to know her! Next time

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Posted by podshare on Jun 2, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS NIK

Niklas is our #188 podestrian. Pod 2, From Germany

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Niklas came to PodShare when we hosted 4 other Germans! And even better was that they were 4 girls! The lucky guy got to speak in his native tongue with the girls on our doorstep every night, Heineken in hand. On his last night we ate Sushi as a Pod Group and gave a thunder clap cheer in the parking lot. Awesome guy, super sweet and always welcome back.

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Posted by podshare on Jun 1, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS OLIVIA

Olivia is our #185 podestrian. Pod 7, From Germany

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Olivia has beautiful blue eyes, went to high school in LA so no accent, from Germany, looking for Cubans and Mexicans to interview for her thesis project. She made friends with the 4 other Germans that stayed at PodShare during the week, and she joined us for a Sushi dinner on her last night where we pranked Mehdi (#151) to make Wasabi look like green tea ice cream. She was going to take the bus to the ghetto to meet my friend for an interview...

Posted by podshare on Jun 1, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS FRANZISKA, STEPHANIE & KATHRIN

Franziska, Stephanie & Kathrin are our #183, #184 and #187 podestrians. Pod 3 and 4, From Berlin Germany

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Giselle has great cheek bones, loves shopping for her boyfriend, avoids San Paolo, and gets down at Dance Central on Xbox.

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Posted by podshare on Jun 1, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS YAPHATH

Yaphath is our #170 podestrian. Pod 10, From Palm Springs

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Harry is the tall one that walked in right before Hendrik, the short one. I mixed up their names more times than I'd like to admit. Harry could hide his key on top of the lockers since no one could reach or see it there, he can also high five Rand (#37) which I don't think he ever got around to doing. Great sense of humor, big smile, not many words, kind hearted, sock-losing, tall-boy beer drinking podestrian helped a girl in need (Heather...

Posted by podshare on Jun 1, 2012, Categories: App Shop Slide

THIS IS TANNER

Tanner is our #181 podestrian. Pod 8, From Portland

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Tanner is a beautiful girl, but actually a boy. We are happy to host our first trans!