Hello fellow Couchsurfers,

I am Bert, space nerd, rocket enthusiast, hobby chef and politician with an exiting travel history.

Some years ago I started hitchhiking and couchsurfing first in Germany and Europe making some great experiences. This culminated in a hitchhiking trip overland from my hometown in Germany, to eastern India, where I had lived for a year after high school. That trip gave me strong evidence that there are mostly good people everywhere, no matter how grim the news sometimes seem. I made great friends and an amazing set of eperiences on this trip and it shaped me strongly into who I am today.

After returning from this trip I found a passion for Sci-Fi stuff, leading me down the rabbit hole of becoming an aerospace engineer where I now work towards building rocket engines. Spaceflight and everything related to it never fails to amaze and exite me for the future.

Overall I find myself seeking new challenges and trying out new activities, trying to live an interesting life and enjoy it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I love visiting people!

Interests

• arts
• architecture
• photography
• concerts
• cooking
• politics
• video games
• board games
• traveling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• martial arts
• history
• hitchhiking
• space
• rockets

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music, mostly I listen to rock, both modern and classics from the 70s, but also sprinkle in some jazz, rap, punk, irish folk and classical music.

I love reading good Sci Fi, but it gets harder and harder to find stuff I haven't read yet.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Lived in India for a year with three people I first met on the Airport
-Hitchhiked the ferry across the Channel from Calais to Dover and back
-Turned a group of random people I met on the internet into my best friends
-Travelled overland from Germany to India over the course of three months
-Crossed the Baluchistan desert with a military escort

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great conversations ranging from travel stories to space stuff to history and politics.
Also I am an enthusiastic chef and love to cook with people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India