Hi everyone! My name is Kaan Önem. 34 years old, from İstanbul, Turkey.

I am working at the university as a lecturer. Also, I study at Ph.D. My department is the same for both: Politics and International Relations. Except for my profession, I am a solo traveler, backpacker, and blogger. I've traveled over 22 countries and 70 cities so far. (2019 May)

My friends describe me literally "bibliophile" :) I speak English fluently. Besides, I have been learning the Italian language for over two years.

My biggest passion is to travel. And obviously, I'm interested in photography as well. You can see my works on my Instagram page:

www.instagram.com/gezivita

And take a look at my travel blog please: www.gezivita.com

Unfortunately, only in my native language for now, I hope will be in English as well in the near future! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like traveling very much. And because I often travel, I sometimes need a free place to stay. In this way, I put some money on the side. On the other hand, staying near a local is a really good way to know a culture! This is indeed an incredible experience in life.

Interests

• arts
• photography
• traveling
• sports
• history
• adventure travel
• nature
• museums
• landscape photography

Music, Movies, and Books

Firstly and mostly solo piano: Ludovico Einaudi, Brian Crain, Dustin O'Halloran, Yiruma...

Jazz: Peter Cincotti, Frank Sinatra, Chris Botti, Michael Buble, Sophie Milman..

Flamenco: Paco De Lucia, Vicente Amigo, Jesse Cook, Al Di Meola, Andres Segovia..

World: Manu Chao, Paris Combo, Yanni, Eva Cassidy...

More here: http://www.last.fm/user/-villeneuve-

Books: Stefan Zweig rulazz!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine