New to the Community Center? Introduce yourself here ‌👇

[Bhumika]

Hello everyone! 😊

Welcome to the Community Center! 👋  I'm @Bhumika , one of the Community Managers for our English Community Center along with my lovely team members @Quincy @Paula @Rebecca @Elisa @Alex @Emilie and we are thrilled to have you join us.

Let's kickstart this thread with a little about us Community Managers:

@Quincy : I'm from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 I have been on the Community Center for 6+ years, and have been an Airbnb Host myself. I love cycling🚲, playing football⚽, and travelling🌏 . I love how dynamic and diverse the Community Center is as we meet Hosts from all around the globe. 

@Bhumika :  🌍 I was born in Gujarat, India 🇮🇳 , and shifted to Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 last year! 📷 I recently realized my love for photography and aesthetics. I love to capture mundane life and candid pictures. 🌆 When I'm not working, you'll find me binge-watching thriller movies or exploring history.

@Paula : I am from Colombia 🇨🇴 and currently living in British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦. I have a passion for Latin American culture (I love to dance 💃) . I've had the opportunity to visit around 20 countries 🌎 and plan to visit many more. In my free time, I enjoy outdoor activities, especially mountain biking 🚲 and hiking 🏔.

@Rebecca : I'm from Cardiff in Wales originally but being a military child and a veterans spouse, I've travelled and lived in a lot of different places in the UK and Europe. I'm an environmentalist 🌿 and like to minimise my impact on the planet 🌎 as well as volunteering in my local community.  I love sea swimming 🌊 yoga on the beach 🧘‍ and I'm a children's yoga instructor too! 🙌 

@Elisa : I was born in Italy 🇮🇹 and as a lover of unique experiences—from exploring the streets of Rome🇮🇹 , Paris 🇫🇷, and Toronto 🇨🇦 to appreciating timeless art and cuisine—I'm here to blend the old with the new. 

@Alex : I'm originally from Spain 🇪🇸, but my passion for traveling made me move to Toronto🇨🇦 this year to explore the culture and add another unforgettable experience to my journey ✈️. I'm also passionate about all kinds of sports ⚽️ (especially football, in which I played at a semi-professional level) and love to discover new dishes everywhere I go. 🥘

Now it's your turn! Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? And is there something special about the location of your accommodation that you'd like to share?

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

Warm regards,

Bhumika

[Sophia]

Hey there @Carol-And-Tim0, welcome to the CC! 🎉
That's a great question, it would be worth asking that question to the wider community, do start a conversation here. I'm sure many hosts will have lots of advice to share. By creating a separate conversation asking your question this ensures that people can see it and respond back to you 😊. 

[Walter-Gabriel0]

Hola buenas noches, mi nombre es Walter Gabriel y soy nuevo en esta comunidad de anfitriones,  no soy nuevo en Airbnb, llevo casi 10 años trabajando con esta plataforma. No sé de qué se trata este espacio para anfitriones así que espero que poco a poco me vayan incluyendo en sus charlas, desde ya muchas gracias y será un placer estar conectados.

[Mukesh29]

Hello 

I am from New Delhi but my roots are from Himachal Pradesh ( INDIA ). The pong eco village is an  conceptual property located in the middle of a wildlife and bird sanctuary on the shores of Maharana Pratap Sagar, a man made reservoir that came into existence after the creation of Pong Dam in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Tracing its roots from the age old architecture of making the houses with locally available materials, the property is created the same way. Pong dam wetlands are RAMSAR SITE .

[Sophia]

Hello @Mukesh29, welcome to the CC! 🎉 Do share photos of the scenery, I can imagine the photos will be stunning! 😍 

[Joe-and-Julie1]

Hi I am Joe, 

I did ... I thought, introduce myself with a question, concern regarding a tiny dry cabin I am trying to bring online sometime this spring. I am from Alaska; have rarely used Air BNB,  I have dipped my toe into renting a few years back and I am circling back around to try it once again-- not sure if Air BNB is the best web site / service for this tiny cabin- Not sure these are the folks that want to stay in a place with an outhouse and no running water. ---  I ran into, (really swam into) an Air BNB executive while in San Francisco a few months back and he challenged me to get on to one of these chats and learn more about Air BNB, and I challenged him to sign up for a triathlon....

It has been sometime since I have rented out my other space- a Quonset hut...  perhaps because I have not updated my tax information my post did not post... (I will discuss the tax issue with my accountant if I should use the TIN from a LLC I have or go with my straight SSN). 

Will this intro work?  I understand we are to be specifically vague in this forum. 

[Sophia]

Hey there @Joe-and-Julie1, welcome to the community! 🎉  it would be worth creating a separate post to ask these questions 😊Feel free to start a conversation here, I'm sure many hosts will have a lot of advice to offer. 
 

[Rey3643]

Hello everyone!

My name is Rey, I've been doing hosting on airbnb for a while now in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. I'm really starting to grow a passion for it, I hope to meet new people and find out how everyone is doing with their properties to better improve mine. I would love to expand more on this opportunity and would love to have more properties to host, and or co-host in the future. Nice to see and meet everyone new here. 

[Sophia]

Hi @Rey3643, welcome to the community! 🎉

I hope you share your experiences with the wider community 😊

You can join the nearest Local Host Club to connect with fellow hosts local to your area. You can share your experiences, exchange valuable knowledge and get advice. Here's a link to the Local Host Clubs. 

[Loni56]

Bhumika

Sou do Brasil  litoral norte Santa Catarina  praias/ hospedo em quatro airbnb apartamentos/

Sucesso  a todos os novos da CC  

Att.  Loni

[Rae658]

Hello Everyone.
Rayleen here from the beautiful NSW South Coast in Australia. About 2 hours drive from Sydney.

A newbie to hosting. Only 3 guests so far, with mixed experiences.
Thank you to everyone who contributes to this forum.

Regards

[Sophia]

Hi @Rae658,  Welcome to the CC! 🎉

If you’d like to learn about asking for a listing critique, check out this guide: 

How to ask for listing critique on the Community Center 🗒

I hope to see you around! 😊

[Sreevisakh0]

Hi, I am Sreevisakh, from Kerala, India. I love being myself called "Sree"😊My hosting place is very near to the beach and sea, with coconut grooves here and there. I love cooking and I mostly love to make north Indian cuisine. Traveling is also one of my hobby. Thank you for welcoming me. I am new to hosting with only 2 guests....

[Sophia]

Hey @Sreevisakh0, your listing location sounds like an absolute dream 😍
I love north Indian cuisine! 🍛 Hope you share some photos of your delicious food with us! 📸

[Sreevisakh0]

Hi @Sophia , Thank you so much for your wonderful message. Great to hear that you love north Indian cuisine. Have you been to India, especially Kerala ever...as you said absolute dream dear....

 

[Bhumika]

@Sreevisakh0 Looks scrumptious 😍! Thank you for sharing it with us <3.

I have been to Kerala once, and absolutely loved the scenery 😍. I also got a chance to visit the absolute gorgeous Kovalam beach and Ponmudi in 2010. It remains one of my very first inter-state visit😃, that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Hope to visit Kerala soon someday again🌴!