Traveler, Backpacker and Hitchhiker from 🇬🇷 ✈️
MEng and MSc at Technical University of Crete🎓
EngD at TU/e
Nature and Animal Lover🌍🐶
Vegetarian 🥑

"Always look on the bright side of life"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo

*I have hosted 4 times!

Sometimes CS doesn't send me notifications for messages or requests so you can find me easier on Instagram.

insta: makritidis

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet new people from different ethnicities, explore new places, learn about other cultures and make friends all over the world!

*Summer 2019: Traveling since April 3 to Greece, Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Georgia!
*Coming back on July 29 night.Available to host from July 30.

Interests

• music festivals
• wine
• beer
• cocktails
• coffee
• movies
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• camping
• swimming
• astronomy
• hitchhiking
• beaches
• mountains
• travel
• food
• cinema
• trekking
• diving
• exploring
• series
• astrophysics
• hiking,

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Techno, Tech-house, Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, and Greek/Cretan music/artists you probably don't know

Movies: The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Scarface, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, The Matrix, Good Will Hunting , Cidade de Deus, Se7en, The Dark Knight, Into the Wild, La vita è bella, American History X, The Great Dictator, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, WALL·E, Oldboy, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2001: A Space Odyssey, No Country for Old Men, 12 Years a Slave, Hachi: A Dog's Tale and many many more

Books: A Brief History of Time, The Grand Design, The Swarm , The Raven

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*2018:Travelled from Athens, Greece to Shkodër, North Albania passing by Macedonia and stopping to many cities, towns, villages and mountains on the way by hitchiking, camping and Couchsurfing!

*2019: Travelled from Thessaloniki, Greece to Qeshm, Iran passing by Turkey and coming back by Armenia and Georgia stopping to many cities, towns, villages and mountains on the way by hitchiking, camping and Couchsurfing!

*2021: Moved permanently in the Netherlands!

"The Best Is Yet To Come"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmf1AYgYj6I

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Greek and Cretan language! I can also cook some pastry!

Learn: Open to learn everything, especially other languages!

Share: Travelling stories, funny things and customs of my country, hidden spots/places/beaches in Crete!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can make pasta and of course a Greek salad, help with the dishes or some other chore! I can share stories about traveling and advice for places I've been and of course information about my country Greece! Needless to say that you are welcome at my home in Crete!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, France, Greece, Netherlands