I left my job as a Community Engagement Manager in July 2023 to pursue my purpose to establish an ecovillage in my home country, Türkiye. I've been traveling since then from one ecovillage to another in Canada to learn, create connections, and bring back ideas and knowledge to my own community. I also intend to see around in Canada one last time before I move back, and I'm hoping to meet new couchsurfers along the way with whom I can stay, connect, travel around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people who have stories to tell. To get to know new cultures and experiences. To share meaningful memories with strangers. To trust a stranger enough to offer/accept shared space without expecting anything in return.

Because, "whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
(Tennessee Williams)

Interests

Travelling and spending time in nature are two of my greatest passions. I like reading sci-fi; fantasy (fiction in general), watching TV series or a good movie with the company of a hot drink, and snacks, cooking, hiking, hunting mushrooms, talking about mushrooms, going to climbing gyms or outdoor climbing (either rocks or trees), playing all kinds of games.

I'm pretty adventurous, and I believe in giving a chance to new experiences.

• books
• cooking
• recipes
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• mountaineering
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Alanis Morissette, Alice in Videoland, Audioslave, Bang Gang, Bikini Kill, Bjork, Blonde Redhead, The Dresden Dolls, Jeff Buckley, Coldplay, Dido, Elephant Parade, IAMX, Le Tigre, Melissa Auf der Maur, Metric, Muse, Nirvana, Oasis, The Organ, Peaches, Placebo, Portishead, Purity Ring, Radiohead, Tegan and Sara, The Presets, Tiger Lou, Tori Amos.

Movies:
Everything from John Waters, Thelma & Louise, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Dancer in the Dark, Pan's Labyrinth, V For Vendetta, The Shawshank Redemption, Café de Flore, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Closer, Back to the Future, Amélie, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Requiem for a Dream, Fight Club, Hard Candy, Beetlejuice, The Lord of the Rings, Sweeney Todd, Across the Universe.

Writers:
Jeanette Winterson is my goddess so her name comes before all.
And then comes Chuck Palahniuk. I wanna absorb anything and everything written by these two.
Continuing with: Albert Camus, Ursula LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, Jack London, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dostoyevski, Edgar Allan Poe, Sylvia Plath, Jonathan Swift, George Orwell, Sarah Waters

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Two things:

Lived with the native tribes in the Amazonian jungle. Nowhere else on earth has ever felt more home.

Hiked in the jungle at dawn amongst the ruins of Tikal, and witnessed the slow awakening of nature, my ears amazed with the sounds of screaming monkeys.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love teaching and learning new languages. And cooking.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm here to share the beauty of life with fellow travelers.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Czech Republic, Turkey, United States