CURRENT MISSION

Finding "probably the best beer in the world" and I am sure it is not Carlsberg !

ABOUT ME

"Hi guys ! I am Melda, but you may call me Mell.I am a 19-year-old law student.
I like meeting people, experiencing other cultures, even though my English skills aren't that great.
I think John Locke was right about "Tabula Rasa" stuff. Yes, human mind is a blank slate and the important thing is that you will fill it wonderful experiences."

This was how I explained myself when I opened this account while I was in England, 2014. Since that time lots of things have changed; currently I am a trainee lawyer who tries to make a deal with pretty boring working life and "being an adult" art . Yes so many things changed and maybe I had to change a little bit but my desire to fill this "Tabula Rasa" with great experience and meeting interesting travellers all around to world has never left me.

PHILOSOPHY

Learn as much about the world as you can; taste every type of food you can. Life is too short and I don't want to waste it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Let’s make something clear guys. I am on Cs since 2014, in the beginning that was the best community ever; real travellers with clean mentality, open minded people who respects differences and try to get to know people so all we would be able to understand that world and in my opinion that was the one of the main reasons why travelling is that holy.
Here was not a “free accommodation” place, purpose was get the know people, stories, creat a new mindset everytime, running away from all our prejudices; basically things what makes a traveller different than a tourist....
What I see nowadays a lot of people discovered Cs and see it as a free version of A*rbnb. They even do not bother themself to read your profile. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME COPY PASTE REQUESTS, I AM NOT A WELL LOCATED FREE HOUSE. If you need a hotel check Book*ng.

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN

Me and my flatmate sometimes have a third flatmate for short periods. If we currently do not have a 3rd person our guest room will be at your service so please feel free to ask about it; otherwise our coach is also a comfy option for you people :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

London 2014
Edinburgh 2014
Manila 2015
Guilin 2015
Lisbon 2016
Torino 2016
Israel 2018
Jordan 2018

Interests

In Turkey we have an idiom "everything little little in to the middle" I am absolutely this kind of person :( Try everything but don't worry about finishing it (climbing is an exception). I adore it. A tree ? A pole ? Rocks ? Walls ? It doesn't matter !
I also like dancing. Going to a theatre and an opera has a really important activity for me in last few years,however, this year has been extremely busy. I really miss going to plays.

• culture
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• movies
• socializing
• opera
• rock climbing
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to every kind of music. Last June, I started collecting records, so it is not impressive yet.

Books are my favourite part. I like novels, poems etc. Politic and political philosophy books are impressive too. Ursula Le Guin, Yaşar Kemal, Thomas Bernhard are some of my fav writers.

But about movies ? Oh well, unfortunately I am not right person to discuss or watch them together.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am not sure it is that amazing but in 2015, when I was 20, I travelled around Southeast Asia for a month and a half by myself and I was probably the youngest Turkish girl to do it solo back then.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you couple kinds of dances, basic level law, how to cook, how to make legendary breakfasts(I am a Turkish girl, did I tell ??) and how to survive in Turkey(which is the most important skill !!) and stretching; if you want those middle splits I am here to teach you how to have them :)

I would like to learn about cinema, your culture(but in a deep way) and whatever you offer to teach !

What I Can Share with Hosts

Sometimes a pot of tea, sometimes road memories, sometimes a comfy coach...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Netherlands, Turkey