ABOUT ME

Most of the time I'm in a good mood, smiling, laughing and enjoying every day of my life.
I'm interested in meeting other people and learning about other cultures and countries. For me "culture"€œ is not only what is written down in books but what happens in daily life.
So I'm an open- minded woman, who tries to respect other people, their independence and their different backgrounds.
Actually I feel like 50-year old but in fact me and my husband are retired now. Our children left home around 20 years ago so there is free space in the house now to host guests from all over the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CS reminds me of my hitchhiking times in the 1970s.
I often went from city to city without knowing where to sleep at night. There was never any problem at all.
With hosting I can give something back for all the wonderful experiences I had a long time ago.
We would like to find and to give couches in order to meet interesting people with open minds and hearts.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first CS experience was to surf Burcu Taskiran's couch in Istanbul, where we went also to Istanbul Regular Meeting in Kadiköy.

Interests

I am interested in seeing as much as possible of the world, in meeting people from around the world, other cultures, travelling, dancing, reading, photography. Because I am vegetarian I am interested in eating vegetarian and healthy food and exchanging recipes, in music and handicrafts like making necklaces with beautiful beads, sewing, stitching, all the things that require some creativity. I have too many ideas and projects to list them all here... hard life!!! ;)
Also I like to make music, I play a little bit piano, dulcimer and flute.

• culture
• books
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• recipes
• vegetarian
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Most of the time I listen to world music (I love Gogol Bordello!)
But I love also classic: Bach, Mozart, Wagner, Debussy
And of course for more than 40 years: MICK and KEITH !!!
And Leonard Cohen.

2001, lost in translation, once upon a time in the west....

My favourite writer is Murakami.
Bulgakov, Kleist and many more.
Also I like to read travel literature.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My whole life, especially I loved watching my children grow up and seeing how they developed their individual personalities.

Afghanistan 1973.

Living in Istanbul!

The beautiful Rose Valley in Cappadocia.

The Albanian Alps!

Teach, Learn, Share

In my home I can share with you many stories, experiences, little excursions in the neighbourhood, food and maybe more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Turkey

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