ABOUT ME

Sociable and fun loving with a geek/nerd background.
Also, a leading expert on procrastination.

"Sakis" is actually short for "Athanasios" (Αθανάσιος), which literally means "immortal" in Greek.

PHILOSOPHY

"I know that each one of us travels to love alone,
alone to faith and to death.
I know it. I’ve tried it. It doesn’t help.
Let me come with you." -- Y. Ritsos

"Τό ξέρω πώς καθένας μονάχος πορεύεται στόν ἔρωτα,
μονάχος στή δόξα καί στό θάνατο.
Τό ξέρω. Τό δοκίμασα. Δέν ὠφελεῖ.
Ἄφησέ με νἄρθω μαζί σου." -- Γ. Ρίτσος

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like meeting local people when travelling and travelers when not.

Recently had my first hosting experience, which i enjoyed immensely.
However, my place does not yet meet the criteria to offer what we call in my language "filoxenia" (φιλοξενία) which means so much more than hosting.
I hope to be able to do that soon.

Interests

Travel - New places, people, ideas, experiences
Running - My way of meditation
Dancing - Traditional Greek
Beach/Sea - Swimming, beach games, sun bathing
Science - Curious how everything ticks
History - Especially when in the making!
Wikipedia Surfing - Addictive
Psychology - Didn't expect for you to make it this far down the list :P

Music, Movies, and Books

Fiction - Mystery, crime, thriller
Non-fiction - History, self-help

Any film so engrossing that it stirs up my emotions.
Doesn't matter whether it is a drama (Hable con ella), action (The Matrix), adventure (Das Boot), comedy (Good Bye Lenin!) or mystery (Oldeuboi) movie.

Long live Rock'n'Roll!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Flew more than 110k miles within a year, crossing the Atlantic ocean 16 times in the process!

Teach, Learn, Share

Ask me anything about Greece and
* running,
* airports and flying (by airplane, not like superman!),
* folk dancing,
* classic cinema (including b-movies),
* space tech

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you host me, I _will_ fix your computer :P

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, Greece