CURRENT MISSION

Experience the wonders of our time

ABOUT ME

I have a German brain trained with United States education, and an Argentinean heart bleeding albiceleste.

My idol is the Doctor from the series Doctor Who because I am a traveling nerd with social skills (at least that's what my friends say...).

I enjoy discussing ideas and adventures (in a language of your choice) preferably over good food and drink. In my free time I like to go an adventures, which can be various things, including traveling to interesting places, hiking though the countryside, skydiving out of airplanes, or doing some funky science stuff.

I love both the city and the landscape because you can meet great people in both and I really love getting to know people from all different cultures. Both cities and nature are exciting when I travel and I like to get a good mix of both during my trips.

PHILOSOPHY

Geronimo!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host people in my apartment near UC Berkeley where I am studying for my PhD in Engineering (hard-core nerd stuff). I really like being near a university because there are so many things to do and learn. There is never a dull day in my neighborhood.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted lots of people visiting San Francisco and I have met many CSers throughout my travels. I really love this community and have made some great connections from my experiences in CS.

Interests

I am really passionate about renewable energy, both the science and the development aspect of it. If you want to learn more, you can check out my blog on the Berkeley homepage: http://blogs.berkeley.edu/author/smiret/

• wildlife
• writing
• education
• dining
• drinking
• traveling
• blogging
• hiking
• camping
• skydiving
• teaching
• engineering
• languages
• medicine
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Doctor Who
The Dark Knight
The Prestige
Vice

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Roadtrip across the United States with my own shitty car

I have crossed from Russia to China on the Transsiberian railway with adventurous stops in Mongolia for some wildlife camping

I spent a week in North Korea where I learned the truth about everything. Feel free to ask me me anything about that :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Five Languages; Science and Engineering - Energy Technologies (another shameless plug for my blog: http://blogs.berkeley.edu/author/smiret/)

I am really good at barbecuing anything that comes to mind and can teach many random things that I have learned through random experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, China, Germany, United States

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