" Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination "

THE MAN IN THE GLASS

When you get what you want in your struggle for self
and life makes you king for a day
just go to a mirror and look at yourself
And see what that man has to say.

For it isn't your father, mother or wife,
who judgment upon you must pass
no, the fellow whose verdict means most in your life
is the one staring back from the glass

He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest
because he's with you straight up to the end
and you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
if the man in the glass is your friend

Some people may think you're a straight-shooting' chum
and call you a wonderful guy
but the man in the glass says you're only a bum
if you can't look him straight in the eye

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of life
and get pats on your back as you pass
but your final reward will be heartaches and tears
if you've cheated the man in the glass.

Dale Wimbrow 1895-1954

PHILOSOPHY

"Everybody dies but not every man lives.."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CouchSurfing is a huge passion of mine, I like
hosting people,making connections,learning new things from different people&cultures

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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have learned CS project while hitchiking to the North of Norway in 2007 (Lofoten islands Bodo)...I have experienced my first couchsurf in Tromso.Asbjörn gave us his flat's key,his laptop and gave us two bikes.It was unbelievable experience cuz norwegian folks were not so friendly in general and dont trust foreigners.So by this way,I have ended prejudging and streotyping people.And understand that if people can trust each other,world would be better place to live.

MY COUCHSURFING FRIENDS & EXPERIENCE
* Hosted 5 belgium girls in August
* Hosted Sancar from Kazakistan
* Organized and attended 2 CS meetings in July
* Hosted Angela (Korea)
* Hosted Courtney (US)
* Welcomed alexandra and jan(www.globetour.org) to izmir and went to concert together, they have slept in their van
* Guided Carlo (France)and Marco(Spain) and rented a car and went to swimming to foça
* Guided Chad (USA),his folks to Virgin Mary,Ephesus,Birds Island..all day driving
* CS Night with Nuray(Bursa) and went to Cem Adrian Concert with Berna
* Hosted Rhi(UK) and had a nice different day together

* Second CS FREE HUGS day in İzmir (22 March 2008)
* Organized and attended "CS Chill Out İzmir" in January 2008,traveled to Ephesus,Şirince Wine Village together,hitchiked,free hugged,partied and slept.
* Hosted Lucian(Romania) and Amelie(France) in January 2008
* Surfed at Umit's house in Bodrum Turgutreis in the new years eve 2008.
* Surfed at Duygu's house in İstanbul
* Hosted Dariush (Iran) and Leni(Germany) in August 2007
* Hosted Carlo (Italy) in August 2007
* Hosted Mathieu (France) in July 2007,hitchiked to çeşme and dived together
* Traveled 2 weeks and surfed with Wita (Lithunaia) in Stavanger,Norway in 2004
* Met the CS group during my stay in Norway
* Surfed at Asbjörn in Tromso,Norway Sep 2004
* Met CS members (Cari & Dustin)during my stay in Norway,they have mentioned about CS in Lofoten Islands

Interests

Nature and sports...
Aikido and Creative Drama...
Diving and biking...
Cooking and eating...
Learning and teaching...

• birds
• culture
• concerts
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• investing
• cycling
• hunting
• scuba diving
• sports
• swimming
• logic

Music, Movies, and Books

Coupling,Seinfeld,According to Jim,How I met your mother,Scrubs,Southpark,Simpsons...

Fight Club,Star Wars,The Beach,Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,The Awakings,The Fight Club, Seven Years on Tibet, Into the Wild, The Fall... All PIXAR animations...

Trevanian,Dance of the parfume,Wampire of the mists,Yaşar Kemal,Paulo Coelho...

Guns'n Roses,Metallica,Dream Theather,Muse,Pearl Jam,Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Dulce Pontes, Mario Frangolis,Edith Piaf,Babazula,Noir Desir, Tori Amos,
Massive Attack,Coldplay,Radiohead,
Esbjorn Svensson Trio,Opeth,
Cake...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunset in Bosphorus Istanbul...
Nothern Lights in North Norway...
Underwater life in Ayvalık...
Social life in Butterfly Valley...

Teach, Learn, Share

I wanna share your experinces with you first of all.
Then learn about your country,language,culture,habits,traditions,cuisine...
And I wanna teach you our language,habits,culture,traditions etc...

"you leave traces of yourself wherever you go, on whatever you touch..."

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Norway, Turkey

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