I'm in Chania-Kounoupidhiana, up on the hill near the Technical University of Crete, about 7 km from Chania city center - 20 mins by City Bus No. 18. This is halfway between the city and the airport, and close to all the beaches of Akrotiri peninsula. Kalathas beach (our house beach) is 2km from the house, 5 mins by bicycle (downhill).

Medical doctor, working for international development agencies all over the world, sometimes in very out-of-the-way places (the job has taken me to over 100 countries). Originally from Germany (Hamburg). for the last couple of years I have spent my summers in my house in Crete. In Nov 2015, for a change of scenery, I moved to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to run an international health project. Now I'm back, spending my free time again in Crete. Welcome!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

"To host a friend is to offer protection, companionship, food, rest, joy." Read this somewhere, and I think it fits perfectly.

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mainly: trying to be a good host. Offering a comfortable and safe place to stay, and a good starting point to explore Crete.. And I cook.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Been hosting regularly since I set up in Crete in 2014 (so far: 250 couchsurfers from 52 countries). Couchsurfing myself when travelling.

Interests

Music, politics and science, film and photography, sports (mainly scuba diving, hiking, running and cycling).
People. And cheesecake.

Music, Movies, and Books

playing: Angel Olsen, ANOHNI, Anouar Brahem, Bill Evans, Billie Eilish, Climber, Frank Sinatra, Jakuzi, Lucy Rose, Miles Davis, Rachel Taylor Brown, Radiohead, Rosalía, Shells, St. Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, The Band, The Shins, The Unthanks, These New Puritans, Warpaint, and of course La Roux

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

3 things: Running my own little scuba diving operation on Kamaran, a desert island in the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen.
Finishing the New York Marathon.
Iceland in both winter and summer.
Actually four: visited Angkor Wat in 1993 when, for three whole days, I was the only visitor there ...

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, Denmark, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Niger, Paraguay, Serbia, United Kingdom, Yemen