CURRENT MISSION

To Find the Edge of the World

ABOUT ME

I have a certain flair for languages and I'm not bad at singing and painting, either. I enjoy talking about politics, exchanging ideas that challenge 'the establishment'. I also believe it is important not to lose the 'childish curiosity' as you look around yourself and explore things. Finally, I can say I am a very conscientious person and I believe every single one of us has a unique responsibility to improve the way things are.

PHILOSOPHY

Settle for nothing less than the object of your desire (from a poem by Björk)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As surfer and host

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First experience in Amsterdam - very positive! And then came many others...

Interests

Charcoal Drawing
Polyphonic Singing
Yoga
Cats
Fortune-telling by Turkish Coffee Cups
Film Noir

• cats
• singing
• cooking
• coffee
• yoga
• politics
• tv
• painting
• drawing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Moon Palace by Paul Auster
All that is Solid Melts into the Air by Marshall Berman
Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

Truman Show
Eternity and a Day
Before the Rain
Im Juli

Bach
All songs by Tori Amos, fav. album is Boys for Pele
All kinds of authentic Balkan songs
Portishead
Fiona Apple
Within Temptation
All Fado songs
All Rebetiko songs
Hector Berlioz
Claudio Monteverdi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I interpreted a speech from English to Turkish rendered by a mayor to thousands of people gathered in the most central square of Istanbul. It was broadcast live on TV. I couldn't take any notes as he was speaking cause I had a microphone in my hand. So, I had to memorize everything he had said!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to tell your fortune by a coffee cup,
I can teach you how to cook some Turkish specialties,
I would like to learn new Dutch expressions and idioms,
I would also like to learn more about DTP stuff.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Turkey

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