Working at IBM since 1988 , I retired by the end of March 2016, have two boys 16 and 18 years old. They can speak fluent English and French. Elder son Ugur started to study Archeology at Strasbourg University this year 2022. Me and my wife love travelling and meeting with people from different cultures. We met each other in a student organisation called AIESEC, which is the biggest student exchange organisation , in the world. My wife speaks fluent English and German, she is retired from one of the biggest bread producer called UNO in Turkey , she was accounting manager.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I belive the best way to see and spent the best time in a new city is with the local people, and for the kids the best practice of a foreign language is with the native speakers. In summer I was planning to show my kids around Europe during their school holiday - France, Belgium , Netherlands and Germany , which we did - same for the guests , we know Istanbul (update - We moved to another city Izmir) .

Interests

Travelling , computers , books, music.

• books
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Queen , Pink Floyd, Crowded House, Midnight Oil, Frank Sinatra, Guns N'roses, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams. U2.

Star Trek , Star Wars, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Minority Report, 2001: A Space Odyssey,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

joined AIESEC http://aiesec.org/ during the university, met my wife there, having Ugur 14 and Umut 12 our son's.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium