ABOUT ME

I love visiting historical places and talking to local people when traveling. I am very open-minded and love to meet people from all over the world. I love to listen to backpacker's stories&adventures&experience that inspire me a lot. I would like to discover more and go to some countries that I've never been to. I`m planning to write a fiction and these discoveries will help me a lot to build the eccentric characters.
I did BA in Philosophy both in Turkey and Germany and my MA in Political Science in France. I moved to Japan to do my Ph.D on Development Science and Peace Studies. I have been active at The Green Party' actions for more than 3 years. Lately I focus on social movements, nuclear ethics, climate change, human rights, and more.
I am planning to publish my poems as soon as I finish.
Plus, I am a cat lover. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In different countries I had CS experiences most particularly in Izmir, Prague, NYC, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Bangkok, Montpellier, New Zealand, and more...
I hosted some people and people also hosted me. I also took part actively and regularly at CS meet-ups and parties in Prague in 2015. It was such a great experience!

Interests

I speak Turkish, English, French and intermediate German. I am currently learning Japanese and Korean.
As I wrote my BA and MA theses on the existentialist cinema and anti-nuclear movements I am interested in art and activist actions. I like to go to rock-jazz-trip hop music festivals and jam sessions.

• arts
• culture
• contemporary art
• music festivals
• dancing
• lgbt rights
• human rights
• dining
• wine
• red wine
• running
• walking
• partying
• drinking
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• jazz
• backpacking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Into the wild, Waking Life, Arizona Dream, Oldboy, Persepolis, A Clockwork Orange, Dancer in the Dark, Natural Born Killers, The Dreamers, In the Mood for Love, Betty Blue, Le Dernier Tango a Paris, Stalker, Pierrot le fou, Breaking the Waves, La vi d'Adele, Samsara.

Music: Post and Prrogressive Rock + Trip hop + Electronic music... I am a big fan of Leonard Cohen-Nick Cave-Tom Waits-David Bowie-Morrissey-Patti Smith, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Björk, PJ Harvey, Nina Simone and more.

Books: Les chants de Maldoror, Le Petit Prince, Voyage au Bout de la Nuit, Crime and Punishment, Martin Eden, the Catcher in the Rye, Alexi Zorba, Faust, The Dispossessed, Hamlet, le Mythe de Sisyphe, Puslu Kitalar Atlasi...
Lately I've started to read Murakami

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done a couple small but unforgettable things on the road.

Teach, Learn, Share

Japanese and Korean (learning)

I am willing to teach my own language, share my road stories and humor, talk about politics and literature (Yes, I am very talkative), play tennis and more. I would like to share a glass of red wine. You will listen to the cool music with me and talk about various issues.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Super time, wine, veggie food (I am vegetarian), humor, smiley face. :)

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, France, Germany, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Thailand, Turkey, United States