Hey! I am Max, i live in Madrid (Spain) with my boyfriend.

I am a traveler who loves nature, long walks, hiking, cycling and culture. I’m especially fascinated by the forests, ocean and old castles.

I enjoy learning new things, meeting people from different cultures and having conversations about life, nature and the future. I study at 42 school and i build my own startup project.

I’m calm and respectful guest and i really appreciate meaningful connections during travels.

insta: shmalcenburg

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’ve been traveling a lot, though i have never used CS before. Now i would like to discover this part of traveling too, find friends all over the world and have some adventures together.

I really want to find people who one day might send me a message “hey, want to go bikepacking Iceland?”, and happily say yes

I also love to know more about different cultures and especially mythology of these cultures, since i’m creating my own project with a world lore based on real-life myths and folklore.

Interests

• drums
• hiking
• languages
• nature
• diving
• space
• fantasy
• castles

Music, Movies, and Books

Shows & Movies:
Dark is my number one, i don’t think i would ever watch anything better than Dark. Also i like Arcane

Music:
Twenty One Pilots have been my favorite since i was like 12. I also like Lana del Rey, Arctic Monkeys, The Neighborhood and many other musicians

Books:
I read Demian by Herman Hesse at least once a year, so i think this one is my favorite. Fav genres: Drama, fantasy and sci-fi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My friends always say that i had super interesting life, tho i worry that my adventures are not “amazing” enough hahaha. But in general, i started to travel alone when i was 14, moved alone to another country when i was 17 and then moved again when i was 20

Teach, Learn, Share

I’m not really a high-level expert in any theme, but i would love to share my life experience, help with some language skills if needed, talk endlessly about traveling and our beautiful planet

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Germany, Russian Federation, Spain