CURRENT MISSION

My aim is to learn the norwegian language within 4 weeks and go back to Turkey to start working for Norwegians as a tour guide.

ABOUT ME

Tour guide, married and father of 3 young children. Since it's my job to speak and I do speak a lot while working, talking is not really my preferred pasttime activity but I am a good listener. I enjoy good music but unfortunately can't handle heavy metal and co :)) I like the latinamerican culture, especially their music and dance. Argentine Tango is my favorite although I can't dance (yet) and I consider myself a moderate salsa fan.

I also love to play backgammon, table tennis, billiards (which I almost gave up after quitting smoking back in 2005).

And when it comes to food, red meat is almost always my last choice. I cook myself, but only vegetarian dishes.

PHILOSOPHY

Yin-Yang - that seems to me the perfect summary of our whole universe; nothing pure, nothing without its opposite in this universe and an eternal change that makes turn good things/people and bad things/people sometimes better, sometimes worse; nothing ever stays the same..

And I don't believe that victory is worth or enough to justify all sorts of means, not even in matters of war or love; instead of a dirty gain/victory, I prefer to be the loser.

Justice blended with mercy is to me the most valuable virtue..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I found out about CS through a friend and found the idea behind it perfect - in theory at least :))

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far I met one CS'er and it was a brilliant experience - I hope to meet more of them :)

Interests

Other than latin dances and their music I also am interested very much and fond of learning new languages - I find it fascinating to talk with the people in their own mother tongues and I hope I'll have the time and opportunity to learn a few more before my time is over.

I also like to discuss the eternal questions of mankind like where we came from and where we are heading to and why. In matters of religion I am about to become an agnostic I guess, depending on the definition of the word..

• culture
• dancing
• tango
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• billiards
• music
• tennis
• table tennis
• languages
• religion
• tourism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumped out of a plane with a parachute a few times and intend not to do it again any more :))

Teach, Learn, Share

People who know how to keep the balance between extremes/opposites: there must be a balance, a harmony in everything one undertakes, exaggeration and fanatism should be avoided.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Norway, Turkey

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