Hello!

It feels like the world is getting smaller everyday! Mobility rate of the humans is increasing (haha, at least pre-Covid ages!). Multiplicity too. Now, the number of crossing paths is much higher than any time. I believe that, every human being that I meet, is a key of unpredictable lands! My dream is crossing from these lands and letting myself to change with all their elements! Seeking for the change!

I am İrem, a human from Eskisehir, Turkey (once called as Gordion, the land of King Midas!), who currently lives in Buckeye land and tries to understand rust ordinarily! Here are some facts!
-Materials science grad student
-Currently living in Columbus, used to live in Istanbul, Krakow, Göteborg, Hong Kong, Nagoya and Helsinki!
-Curious about new cultures, traditions, legends, stories, languages
Can't wait to meet you!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The people that I meet during my travels and the adventures with those people stay as unforgettable and special memories in my mind forever. And I think, couchsurfing is one of the best ways to meet fantastic people. In addition to that, getting know a new culture or a place always better and easier if you have someone around you who used to live in that place.
Also, sometimes, getting to know a new person and sharing experiences is a very effective booster against the repetitiveness of life!

Interests

Different music cultures around the world always make me excited!
A big curiosity about the people who keep their traditional life styles in today's modern era.

• arts
• music festivals
• traveling
• music
• astronomy
• languages
• psychology
• science
• volunteering
• watching movies
• cultures
• stories
• drama
• legends
• philosphy

Music, Movies, and Books

-Movies-
Im Juli- Fatih Akın
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain- Jean-Pierre Jeunet

-Music-
So many! Music is life!
Spotify: iremmefee

-Books-
Haruki Murakami, Sabahattin Ali books
Paulo Coelho- Veronika Decides to Die
Albert Camus- The Stranger
Victor Hugo- Les Miserables

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending a semester in Hong Kong!
Travelling around southeast Asia!:
-Joining new year celebrations in Siem Riep, Cambodia. Choul Chnam Thme!
-Spending one full day with elephants with feeding and washing them in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
-Canyoneering in Kawasan Falls in Oslob, Philippines.
-Experiencing Bohol and Oslob, Philippines.
-Discovering Angkor Wat!
-Watching sunrise from the top of Fujisan (after a very cold and dark night)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share all my stories and experiences!
I can make Turkish coffee and then we can speculate about each other’s future!
I can teach you some useful Turkish phrases.

I'm soooo up to learn anything!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Anything that I know! And, Buckeye chocolates from Buckeye land 🌞

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, United States