Hey Everyone!

I'm Esen from Istanbul, currently traveling through South East Asia, sometimes on a bike and mostly filming people who are on a bike.

I graduated from photography and video and work as an interdisciplinary designer, saving up to travel around the world.

My couchsurfing journey started 6 years ago when I did my first solo tour around Europe and since then I choose no other way of accommodation. Mainly because having the chance to meet with locals and have them share their idea of the place blending with mine is such a unique experience. I also think hosting allows one to stay a tourist to the place they live, something we all need to maintain in order to keep our eyes open to beauty around us.

I love exercising, cycling and hiking. Anything that works the body works the mind. I also am an avid bookworm and cinephile so I would love to discuss world cinema and books from many genres with you. I love cooking (and more so eating) and being Turkish I can teach you some nice mezes and kebabs :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Sharing the experience and wisdom is the biggest wealth one has.

Interests

• books
• yoga
• running
• politics
• reading
• history
• social science
• hiit

Music, Movies, and Books

-Snarky Puppy, Herbie Hancock, Cesaria Evore, Jose Maria Branco, BadBadNotGood
-La Granda Bellaza, Youth, Sorrentino himself, Français Ozon movies, Xavier Dolan movies, Fellini movies, Tarkovsky movies movies movies movies
-Camus, Goethe, Zamyatin, Orwell, Sallinger, Neruda, Calvino

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Getting into ice old water in Copenhagen (bare naked) with tourists peacefully tried to enjoy the view. Not sure if it was amazing for them though.

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages, Photography and Video tips/techniques, Trivial Pursuit answers.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook quite well and I can talk while cooking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Laos, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Turkey