"I believe myself, i believe in travelers and i believe we are going to change the world."

This is from me 11 months backpacking experience in South America.

and this is from Steve Jobs:

"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do" .

So lets do it ;)

When i start to travel 16 months ago, i was thinking i want to see more places. Of course i do, but its not more important than knowing more people. Because i experienced that, after somewhile people and their stories will make my trip more interesting and more amazing instead of places.

I have a huge passion about traveling for all my life and im trying to solve this problem, how can i do that? If you have any contributions for this problem, i would be glad ;)

I am very easygoing and as people told me i am also funny and interesting guy :) I am interested with art, filmmaking, traveling, drinking, discovering new people and bla bla.. I promise you a really good conversations and stories if you host me :)

I am an industrial engineer but i always work for software companies. Even i had my own company before, and i was consulting for airlines and startups. Even i love what i was doing, i am looking for different areas now because a lot of things to do in the world :)

PHILOSOPHY

Carpe diem! I decided to quit my job for travelling around the world only in 10 days!

WHY YOU SHOULD HOST ME?

Dont worry! I will not write "I like to meet new people and new cultures, bla bla.." :) I have a list for that!

1. I will have a little present from Istanbul, Turkey for you!
2. If i have a chance to cook, I may cook some Turkish food for you! or im really good at making Long Island, if you have drinks for that i can prepare you the best Long Island ever!
3. I really like to go out drink beer or anything else and partying. So if you are into that kind of things, I am the right person! :)
4. If you wanna travel someday, I can share my experiences and teach you some tricks for staying, food etc.
5. If you will go to Istanbul someday, you can be sure I will turn your favor back!
6. If you like to hear about traveller stories, i have a lot!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really like couchsurfing because of the local experience. I dont want to be tourist when I'm exploring the world. On that trip I may choose the city, which i will live next couple years. So thats important for me to see the places from the local's point of view.

Interests

• arts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• nightlife
• partying
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• blogging
• backpacking
• skiing
• swimming
• engineering
• entrepreneurship
• happiness

Music, Movies, and Books

This is the part which i dont like to summarize. Thats why you shouldnt take this part seriously because i am always passioned about to learn new things.

For music, i really like to explore new music and playlists from Spotify and i dont wanna narrow my music taste. This is the playlist I'm enjoying while im editing my profile now :-)
https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/0rvcWf8qidEbzpy2QacI0J

For movies, its a bit hard question but i have some cliche favorites like Christopher Nolan's Batman series, Fight Club etc. But my last favorite movie is La Belle Verde. If you have a traveler mind or a bit hippie mind you should watch this movie.
Edit after 4 months in US: Pineapple Express is my favorite movie when I'm stoned :)

For books, nowadays i am interested with Zen Buddhism, Jack Kerouac, Beat generation and some hippie stuff. As a note, Eckhart Tolle - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose is the life changer for me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

the answer is obvious but lets talk about other stuff :)

- roadtripping in West Coast for 4 months (mostly Emerald Triangle)
- being an apprentice of ganja farmer
- meeting Geronimo's grand son
- running under the Iguazu Falls
- backpacking in South America for 11 months
- riding an elephant
- try to swim at dead sea (don't try this!)

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: I don't want to name it as teaching but i can share my experiences about: backpacking in South America, as an engineer how i became more heart person and my life is becoming easy and happy, some entrepreneur stuff. I'm so lucky because Ive been told by people I have interesting stories if you want to listen.

learn: I would love to hear your stories and your experiences. I'm so open to hear new things

share: Life is sharing, life is giving.. I can share what i have and I will be so happy about that.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I just wrote on the top, but i will write here again because its the most important part of the profile.

1. I will have a little present from Istanbul, Turkey for you!
2. If i have a chance to cook, I may cook some Turkish food for you! or im really good at making Long Island, if you have drinks for that i can prepare you the best Long Island ever!
3. I really like to go out drink beer or anything else and partying. So if you are into that kind of things, I am the right person! :)
4. If you wanna travel someday, I can share my experiences and teach you some tricks for staying, food etc.
5. If you will go to Istanbul someday, you can be sure I will turn your favor back!
6. If you like to hear about traveller stories, i have a lot!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Jordan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States