Hello guys...my name is Martin, also called Maddinn (in Franconia, my original homeland). And yes, my surname is quite funny ;-).

To make it short: after finishing high school I went for one year to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to do some voluntary work in a street childrens home. Then I studied for 6 years in Würzburg, a small city in the southern part of Germany and in beautiful Edinburgh (Scotland). Finally I stranded in Berlin, doing my PhD at the Helmholtz Center. Just for the freaks among you guys, in principle I try to enhance the efficiences of standard silicon photovoltaic devices by putting some fancy organic stuff on top.

In my free time, I do a lot of sports, preventially outdoor sports like hiking, climbing, sailing, cycling, running. Of course I like going out to bars/pubs/clubs, having fun there, drinking beer...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to have a good time with cool people in interesting places.

Interests

outdoor sports, adventure, drinking good beers (from small breweries), sustainable energies ;-)

• dining
• beer
• running
• drinking
• clubbing
• pub crawls
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• sailing
• sports
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Violoncello suites from J. S. Bach, sports show & travel guides

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

climbing up Mount Kenya (without proper equipment & carrying less/bad food)... anyway, I survived :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Nepal, Slovakia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Kenya, Scotland