The short version
Dimitrios V. Smirnich is an independent author, diver and former soldier. His books come from places he has lived, walked and worked — the Camino de Santiago, Australian mine sites, remote islands, deserts, mountains and temples.
About
About Dimitrios V. Smirnich
Independent author, diver and former soldier known online as @divingdimitri_.
Military
He served in the Air Force and the Army, where he trained as a marksman.
Books & places
His writing follows real roads: the Camino de Santiago, Australia, island life, mining camps and monastery silence.
Study & languages
He studied psychology at FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany. He speaks four languages: German, English, Greek and Russian.
Endurance
His endurance background includes an ultramarathon, the Crete Marathon, and planned challenges such as the MDS Legendary and Spartan Beast.
The question
Somewhere between military training, the pain of an ultramarathon, the heat of the outback and the stillness of monastery life, he became obsessed with one question: what makes a life meaningful?