I am Yaman, at least people always call me so.
Instagram ya.man8499
I am a full time student in Istanbul Gelisim University studying in the majors of Child Development and Psychology (double majors). I see myself as a student even after 5-10 years because studying is exactly my thing.
May close circle often describe me as an easygoing intelligent fun guy (they are exaggerating 🙂‍↔️)
I am a respectful person with a high level of curiosity, that is why I am decisive at traveling around the world as long as I have minimum of budget, health and time.
I have considerable amount of experience in traveling but I always feel like I need to improve it further.
Traveling teaches me a lot and i feel my existential needs are satisfied during my journeys :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to get to know the variety of cultures and people of different countries.
CS serving for me serves as a door opening to new worlds which is the best way to discover the world and myself.

I cannot tell what to do and what not to do in cities especially if I am new there (and especially if I have a very limited time to spend) so a guidance is the key to solve many issues at once in my opinion.

Interests

I feel like I should work on every single interest of mine before i got older

I am not looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend here on CS. I prefer to establish meaningful connections with someones to enrich our capabilities.

• cats
• reading
• language exchange
• youtube
• learning new things
• cleaning
• exploring
• bicycling
• research
• discovering new places
• culture exchange
• video production
• eating good food
• share experiences
• editing videos
• cultures and languages

Music, Movies, and Books

You can always find a book in my pack wherever i go but the reading frequency depends on how busy I am. They are mostly about psychology and personal development and of course some novels.

Tongue-Fu
İnsanın Anlam Arayışı
Cingöz Recai serisi

When it comes to music, I listen pretty much from every kind of it as you see below (Anatolian rock preferably) because my mood is not so still usually.

Gücüm Yetene Kadar
Nazende Sevgilim
Free - Ultra Nate
Böyledir Bizim Sevdamız + Gözlerin - Zülfü Livaneli
Yalnız Ölü Balıklar Akıntıyı Takip Eder
Alien
Berteraf Et
Bre Petrunko
Beni Bu Koca Şehirde Yalnız Bırakma
Sevilla
Yaralı Gönül
Böyle mi Esecekti
Northern Lights - Kate Boy
Zalim- Sezen Aksu

I don't feel enough energy inside to watch many movies/series constantly but I am choosing them carefully and when i start to watch one it will flow. They are usually about science fiction, thriller, mystery, crime with a little bit of drama sauce.

I don't have a complete lists of may favs but here are some recently seen ones:

Coherence
The Man from Earth

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I observe others and myself a lot and I feel like my Erasmus+ journey is one of the most amazing things I have ever done in my life because it has a very big impact on widening my perspective and making me a more respectful person.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a YouTube channel and I am trying to be more active there.
https://youtube.com/@CocukGelisimciYaman

The main aim of me creating the channel is to learn, to teach and to share.

PHILOSOPHY

Try-Fall-Stand Up-Try-Fall-Stand Up-Try-Fall-Stand Up-Try-Fall-Stand Up...

What I Can Share with Hosts

+As I have said i am studying Psychology so i love to just listen to people.

+I am so into exchanging languages and cultures.

+I am not so good at hiding things so we will probably have no difficulty talking about my personal life.

+ I am a grateful person so if you decide to visit my city you will witness my help, guidance and everything if you decide to come to my place someday.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lithuania, Turkey