I've lived in Istanbul for the last 6 years or so. Most of my life up until then was spent in Ireland. I probably consider both places home at this stage. At the moment trying to learn Spanish, with vague plans of moving on from Istanbul...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To find ways to travel that involve getting more interaction with people connected to the places I visit, and of course to avoid spending lots of money on accommodation :)
Also to meet up with other people interested in exploring other sides to wherever they happen to be.
Happy to try and accommodate or advise people on what to do if passing through Istanbul also.

Interests

• books
• drawing
• languages
• medicine
• musica
• house music
• techno
• hiphop
• urbanism
• sound art
• radical politics
• bookstores

Music, Movies, and Books

Hmmm, stuff that I discovered or maybe rediscovered in the last year:

Talking Heads - Remain in Light, Frank Ocean - Blond, Moodymann - Moodymann, Smerz - Have Fun, lots of great FACT mixes

Sorry to Bother You, Get Out, Timbuktu, The Man Who Wasn't There, Coup Pour Coup, Kelebekler, Historias Minimas, Goodbye How Are You?, Black 47

William Gibson - Idoru, Sandra Cisneros - The House on Mango Street, Lousie O'Neill - Asking For It, Saul Bellow - Herzog, Roberto Bolano - The Savage Detectives (still not finished it), Pankaj Mishra - Age of Anger (again, still not finished)

Teach, Learn, Share

I’m trying to learn Spanish right now so if anyone’s interested in language exchange (for English or Turkish), would love to hear from you... Ahora quiero aprender español. Entonces si alguien quiere hacer un intercambio des idiomas (inglés o turco para español), mi gustaría encontrar...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Bread and Roses

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Ireland, Turkey