ABOUT ME

Hey! I am currently studying and working in İstanbul. Right now, I live in a small room and I have a couch for visitors. Since and work and study at the same time, it might be difficult for me to accept guests and hang out but still, please send me your requests.

I am currently doing an MA on Sociology in Bogazici University. I love studying media, sociology and philosophy. I am interested in preparing and hosting in radio shows, playlists. You can find some of my works here:

*https://soundcloud.com/guenseli-naz-ferel
*https://open.spotify.com/user/11120239541?si=uxgFsbeDT3qvMhD1F6pQUw

I host a weekly show in an internet radio, you can check it out via this link: www.modyan.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Cause I want to communicate and be in solidarity, without money being involved.

Interests

I am interested in thinking on how and why I am living in a specific way, how can I create something out of what I have in my hands. I.e. life as an art.

Thinking about creation, transformation and mediation in our lives, thinking on being makes me go crazy and creative.

• books
• dining
• cooking
• vegan
• gardening
• clothing
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• communications
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

My music taste is based on indie, rock, funk, reggae, r&b, hip hop, dark wave, classical, a lot of turkish music (including folk) and some italian music which i cannot decide on their genre. I already gave the link of my playlists above, so help yourself!

Right now I am trying to discovers films with different forms that hollywood all around the world . As it is much more easy and familiar to me, I watch recent Turkish films such as Autumn (2008), Clouds of May (1999), Offside (2000). Kurdish films such as Min Dit (2009).

I love academic readings, articles and books. Also, Left Hand of Darkness is my last favorite book written by Ursula Le Guin. I love reading poems, novels, short stories. I love the works of Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Philip Roth, Orhan Pamuk, Oruç Aruoba, Didem Madak.

I spend my time mostly reading school texts which I love reading, including theories on film, gender, music and memory.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn more about vegan cooking and ecological life in cities. Such as gardening in city or collecting and using rain water. I can share my hitch hiking experiences in the west of Turkey and would love to share my ideas and hear new ones about ethics of life.

Also, I really want to improve my Italian.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My thoughts, laughs, my food, hot beverages (I am good at preparing herbal teas for all occasions) and sincerity.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United Kingdom