Hi!
I'm Asya, from Turkey.
I am a newly graduate Industrial Product Designer from Istanbul Technical University. Now I'm proceeding to study my second major; architecture.
I am a dance teacher. I worked for İTÜ Musical Club and Boğaziçi Musical Club.
I went to Sweden as an Erasmus student and I've lived there for a year. It was an amazing experience.
I also lived in Mexico for a year as a Rotary exchange student. Now I have some people there that I love very much and consider as my family.
I love traveling, experiencing a whole new culture, being amazed by the art, architecture and the people.
I think the most beautiful thing about the world is diversity and traveling is the best way to explore it all.
When I'm traveling, I get to know many new things that excite me and I feel a little more "complete".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to travel. In my opinion, the best way of understanding a place is by getting to know the locals.
Unfortunately, the human race is a little prejudiced. By knowing each other as people, forgetting about all those prejudices and fixed ideas, we would make the world a better, nicer place. We'd spread the understanding and indulgence.
I am Couchsurfing because I am trying to get to know the place with the people and culture.
And I'm trying to spread the joy a little more.

Interests

I am a ballet teacher, I've been dancing since I was 4. I am passionate about dance.
I know how to play the piano and violin. I had to terminate my classes because of my heavy studies but I would love to restart as soon as possible.
I am very passionate about my majors as well. I appreciate a good piece of design and I try to keep being productive.

• books
• theater
• performing arts
• architecture
• design
• photography
• environment
• movies
• traveling
• music
• piano
• violin
• basketball
• languages
• art
• nature
• dance
• exploring
• learning
• musicals
• musical theatre
• rhythmic gymnastics
• classical ballet

Music, Movies, and Books

I try not to be picky about the genres. I can listen, watch or read anything as long as it has a nice thesis and a good explanandum.
Some of the books/movies/kinds of music I love:

Books
- 1984
- My Sweet Orange Tree
- Brave New World
- Harry Potter
- Pride and Prejudice
- Çalıkuşu

Movies
- Square
- Holly Motors
- Marvel Movies
- Harry Potter
- 23
- Cube
- Proposal
- Organize İşler
- GORA, AROG
- Ölümlü Dünya

Music
- Coldplay
- Muse
- One Republic
- Apocalyptica
- Manga
- Athena
- Classical Music
- Jazz, Swing, Blues
- Musical Songs

Musicals
- Something Rotten
- Aladdin
- West Side Story
- Rent
- Grease
- The Book of Mormon
- Hair
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Urinetown
- Hairspray
- Addams Family
- Notre Damme

I'd love to hear some recommendations! :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've danced with one of the World famous ballet dancers on the same stage.
I've taught how to dive to my cousin.
I've met with my role model.
I learned wave surfing!
I've lived abroad and built a life there!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach
- Dancing, especially in classical ballet.
- The languages that I know.
- About music.
- The fundamentals of designing, drawing.
- Design and architecture history.

I can learn
- I am an eager person to learn about pretty much everything. Whatever you can teach me, I would love to learn!
- I'd love to improve my language skills.
- About the local history and local culture. I'd love to be able to know the life and culture of the place I'm visiting.

I can share
- In Turkish, we have a saying; "Life is collective".
- I'd share my meals, pretty much everything I can put on the table, I'd share it with you.
- My experiences
- My knowledge
- My ideas and point of view

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my experiences, my culture, my knowledge about certain subjects (if you are willing to listen of course :))
I can share my food, I can offer you my help when I'm surfing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mexico, Monaco, Serbia, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Sweden, Turkey