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Overview

  • 17 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Arabic (Egypt), English, Kurmanji Kurdish, Turkish; learning Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Research Assistant
  • PhD Middle East Politics
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Social and political scientist,
Fan of Michel Foucaut and Gilles Deleuze,
Cinema lover,
Loving nature and travelling,
Writer and poet,
Easy going with respect!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I prefer to meet people randomly instead of any reason and couchsurfing provides kind of what I expect.

Interests

Cinema, politics, social analyses, cooking, reading, hiking, nature, all living species...

  • political philosophy
  • music specifically percussion (daff player),
  • cinema analysts

Music, Movies, and Books

Street singers from different countries and cultures; Simurg, Estas Tonne..

Novels especially if it is local; Yasar Kemal, Orhan Pamuk, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Atiq Rahimi...

and social movies;
Theo Angeleoupolos, Kim Ku Duk, Wang Kar Wai, Innaritu, Tarantino are some of my favorite directors..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked fullly naked for more than an hour in the beautiful nature in Wales while raining!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to discuss about social things and movies. I am so open to learn whatever it can be taught.
CS is a digital application that based on physical interaction which I prefer.

A comfy double bed, hot shower, kitchen, garden, food.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can help to introduce the city, or I can accompany to go hiking, or I can teach Turkish and Kurdish cuisine..

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Serbia, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, Germany, Greece, Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

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