Hello, I'm Can from Turkey. I'm a fourth-grade linguistics student in Bogazici and I'm a nature lover!

My motto in life is: "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone" and I believe couchsurfing and traveling around the world allows us to push our comfort zones as much as possible. I'm keen to meet new people, learn about their language and culture and be friends with them. I've friends from different parts of the world and I try as much as possible to keep in touch with them.

I like trying new things at least once in my life. I've mostly tried different kind of sports or hobbies but other experiences are also a safe-go whenever I have the chance to experience them.

I did orienteering and lacrosse when I was in Germany. Currently, I'm a board member of the surfing club of my home uni. On weekends, I try to go on travels, hitchiking to other parts of Turkey.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing and hitchhiking are the best options to meet new people I believe. Moreover, it gives an opportunity to discover the local environment. For people wanting to travel while being budget-friendly, couchsurfing is a must :)

Interests

I'm jack of all trades master of none kind of guy so most of the things I do, I do it for a while and skip to the next thing

• animals
• yoga
• meditation
• clubbing
• pub crawls
• raves
• backpacking
• canoeing
• tennis
• paragliding
• lacrosse
• orienteering
• discovering new places
• erasmus

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to all kinds of music and I have an international playlist where I have songs from different languages including Spanish, Bosnian, German, Basque and so on...

Movies: Se7en
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Stand by Me
Lotr Trilogy

I don't read a lot of books but Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is my favourite novel.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

✓ Canoeing on Bosphorus
✓ Paragliding in Fethiye
✓ Attending 5th biggest concert in History
✓ Attending dialogue in darkness and experience how blind people feel in the world

✓ Belly dancing with the belly dancer in front of 300 people
✓ Missing the Deutsche Bahn (a classic) and trying to get to home by night walk for 4 hours (I failed and had to sleep in a public restroom)
✓ Falling from paddleboard and losing glasses
✓ Sleeping the night outside in Margaret Island in Budapest (and one woman tried to give me coins haha)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am willing to learn new languages and I can teach you Turkish. And needless to say, cultural exchange is always welcomed :)

In addition, my cooking skills are terrible af so therefore if you can teach me something for your own cuisine, I would be glad.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can guide you in Istanbul, (unless you wanna go to historical peninsula, because this area is so crowded and I've already been there a lot of times) take you to the best cafes and historical places, can take you to the best nature spots in Istanbul.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Turkey