This is definitely the hardest part!
*I am a clinical psychology master's student. I pretty much like to be in university, so i want to spend my life in university for the sake of science.
*I have lived in Istanbul for whole my life, except my 5 months in Bombay. I was in India for the exchange program.
*I am a football lover, a fan of Trabzonspor.
*Currently trying to adapt a new way of living: Being in the moment, perceiving the world as it is.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I do not travel to visit museums or take photos in the biggest buildings of cities. I travel to get the taste of that country, to experience how it is to live there and to learn as much as i can about that country/city. Thus, CS is a great opportunity to for me to easily meet people and share with them each other's experiences.

Interests

Music and literature are my passions. I spare most of my free time to these activities.

I also get very excited about science. Psychology related issues are my interest but i also wish to learn more about physics.

In addition to these, i enjoy playing and watching football a lot.

• culture
• books
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• meditation
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• soccer
• physics
• psychology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I am an amateur musician who plays Blacksea kemençe. So, i generally listen folk songs. I do not like any music, movies or books that belong to popular culture, so i try to explore hidden beauties in these fields. I am very open to hearing advices that i have never heard of :)

I try to be a good reader. I mostly read Turkish literature but some of the international writers that i respect a lot can be listen as such: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Dostoyevski, Jean Paul Sartre, Tolstoy, Henri David Thoreau (even though he is not a writer in fact), Stefan Zweig, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

10 days silent meditation in India!

Teach, Learn, Share

It is a joy for me to listen to local songs of the places i visit. So i would like if my host could teach me some nice pieces :) Also, i am open to good book advices and would like to read local writers that is unknown here in Turkey.

I can teach them the opposite direction of these. I can also teach them some little meditation, yet i am just a beginner practitioner. Lastly, i guess it would be interesting for people to hear some funny/ attention grabbing psychology experiments or facts. I know quite a few!

Besides all, i am pretty much open to new experiences that could suddenly occur, thus my learning scope is always open to learn new things from my hosts or guests.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I believe we will have a lot to talk about in general. I'm very interested in a different culture and a different point of view of life. Besides talking, we can exchange some music and food! I am not a bad cook :) i can cook them some Turkish food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Turkey