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ABOUT ME

I DO NOT SPEAK TURKISH ! ! !

Sorry to shout, but this one is frustrating. I have a very Turkish name but I was born and raised in the U.S. and Turkish was never spoken at home. I'm currently in "Turkey" now and working hard to learn the language but in the mean time, please, no messages in Turkish.

I've settled on Istanbul but I still don't know many people here so I'm looking to meet up with people of similar interests.
If you'd like to have a coffee or drink some time, feel free to send me a message.

ALSO, it seems silly to have to say it but to be clear, I'm not looking to hook up or to date anyone. I'm here to meet fun, smart and interesting people.

PHILOSOPHY

Do what you love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting a wonderful and varied group of friends.

Interests

Faces, accents, new foods, ART.
PHOTOGRAPHY, books, MUSIC, Economics and politics

• arts
• books
• photography
• concerts
• coffee
• drinking
• politics
• drawing
• music
• boxing
• jiu jitsu
• economics

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Head On, Brazil, Color of Paradise, Kolya, Rocco and His Brothers, The Idiots, Science des Rêves, Red Beard (Kurosawa), Gummo, Bladerunner, Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, Seduced and Abandoned . . .

Music: Les Savy Fav, Boards of Canada, Mogwai, Add N to X, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, early Miles Davis, Reindeer Section, Pulp, Tortoise...

Authors: John Kennedy O'Toole, Bukowski, Krishnamurti, Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Oliver Sachs, John Fante...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done so many different things but for one... played a concert in Ortakoy in Istanbul.

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography, Economics, Figure Drawing, Boxing, Jiu Jitsu

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Turkey, United States

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