*** Update 11/2025 ***
After one year of hosting lots of surfers, I need to reduce this now to focus more on my work and other projects. You can still request or text me :)

Hi there, it’s Markus from Berlin!

I‘m a German guy who grew up in the countryside and moved to Berlin 7 years ago.

I love traveling alone, because you get to know the place and the people by yourself and in your own pace. On my travels I made the strongest memories with my couchsurfing hosts, our activities, talks and encounters.

Into politics, journalism, coffee, documentaries, human rights activism, writing, filmmaking, swimming and non-fiction books.

If you want to stay at my place, don’t hesitate to ask! I have a spare couch in the living room that is quite comfy. I can make you a coffee in the morning and recommend a lot of places to visit in Berlin, like sights, cinemas, bakeries and cafes, book stores, museums, lakes etc.

Ig: @markuskowalsk
Duolingo: @MarkusKowa6

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

For me, travel is not just about visiting places—it’s about the connections we make along the way.

Couchsurfing truly changed my life:
- because of my host in Hamburg I studied political science
- I made many new friends

兴趣

• arts
• writing
• photography
• documentaries
• cooking
• sauna
• politics
• movies
• reading
• drawing
• animation
• communications
• trekking
• videography
• activism
• museums
• spa

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

- Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
- Hitchhiking with fellow travellers through Morocco on a tractor
- I locked myself out in Sydney at the beginning of my exchange semester. Almost cried but then found neighbours who helped me climb into the open window back in
- Croissant baking class in Paris, it was so tasty!
- missed my train in India, got help from a local family who was also taking the next train, offering me a spare bed and talking with me all night

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

You can stay on the couch in our living room, it’s quite comfortable. We have linen and stuff. Also, you can use the washing machine and dryer on the balcony if needed. I can give you tips for sightseeing and if you’re an early riser like me you can have breakfast with me.

House rules:
- please be clean
- please feel at home and enjoy your time in Berlin :)

我游览过的国家

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Australia, Germany, Greece