Hiya there fellow surfer/host! ✌️

I'm Egemen from Turkey 🇹🇷. You can call me Ege for short. I'm currently pursuing my Master's degree in Shanghai, China 🇨🇳. I'm studying Computer Science and Engineering, but that doesn't define my interests alone!

2017
I started using CS while I was having an Erasmus semester back in Tallinn, Estonia 🇪🇪. I was living in a dormitory (Endla 4, the best in Tallinn, holler if you know it!) so there was not much I could do about hosting people. And my trips to neighboring Baltic countries were in such a rush, I didn't have much chance to meet people from CS.

2018
Graduated from my university in Istanbul. Applied to Chinese universities to pursue my graduate degree. And here I am in Shanghai. Looking forward to starting my CS journey!

HOME
I live in a very small flat (10m2) near the Minhang campus of SJTU with two other flatmates.

Find me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/egemenertugrul

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'll be honest here and tell the unfortunate truth: I'm a self-paid student with no scholarships whatsoever - making budgets while traveling is my utmost priority to survive.

A better reason is: I believe in karma. I like to give back what others give me. As a concrete example from my life: I help hitchhikers, knowing that one day someone will help me when I hitchhike myself.

And of course, meeting people: Oh boi I enjoy that!

Interests

• singing
• running
• walking
• cycling
• basketball
• computer science
• hitchhiking
• learning languages
• programming
• startups
• research
• choral singing
• whistling

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best is yet to come.

Teach, Learn, Share

Computer stuff. 💻

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can talk about the places I've been, the experiences I've had and the things I am passionate about doing - y'know, the usual stuff. Talking about Turkish culture for hours is also one of the skills I have.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Estonia, Turkey