Hi everyone, hope you have a good day! My name is Julia, I am from Belgium, I lived in Granada for 5 years and now I am living in the one and only İstanbul. Feel free to reach me if you need information about Andalucía/ Spain or if you want to meet up in Istanbul (only girls please).

I consider myself as a friendly and kind person; I love learning about other cultures and I try my best to make people comfortable around me. I hope we can meet and share nice moments together 🙏!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

While I did visit several countries and enjoyed my trips, I realised that I was more a tourist than a traveler. I am in a period of my life where I want to travel by connecting with people and discover new places from different points of view. I hope I can help travelers to experience that too 🙏

Interests

• running
• language learning
• reggaeton
• international politics
• reading novels
• philosophical conversations

Music, Movies, and Books

Everyone should read the forty rules of love by Elif Shafak ❤️ I also really like Haruki Murakami and Amin Maalouf's novels. Make me discover beautiful books and I will be grateful for a lifetime!

I listen to every type of music, from old Eurovision songs to trap and hard rock !

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going on a hot-air balloon tour above the valley of the kings in Luxor was unreal. The carnival of Rio was also insane!

Teach, Learn, Share

Even though I am from Belgium, Granada was my home for 5 years and I would love to tell you about some hidden gems and what I know about its history. Of course, I can also talk about Belgium 🇧🇪! Last but not least, I have started a new life on the Asian side of Istanbul. I cannot say that I know everything about my new home yet, but if you want to discover Anadolu side and move away from the most touristy places, I can help you with that!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Spain, Turkey