I am living in Istanbul during the winter. During summer I live on an Aegean Island. I used to travel a lot . Still I dream about going to places which I've never been before. However since 3 years I have to look after my older sister, who is disabled. So I had to postpone my plans.

I love arts, music, winemaking.
After retirement I attended glass -marble-mosaic making and, paper marbling classes.
I am chorist, singing at the alumni club of my university since 10 years.
And I am an amateur wine maker. I have small wineyard . I grow cabarnet and merlot type grapes.

I used to love taking photographs, but recently, seeing everybody taking millons of photos with mobile phones and sharing as if its a pieac of art, I quitted. !

So at hhe moment this much I can say. In the coming days or weeks I can add some more to this profile

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why I am here ? Because I think going around a city just as a tourist, you dont feel the culture, the people.

My best experience was during my traineeship in Budapest when I was a student.
Later I visited my German friends livin in München and Augsburg.
I was a member of Hospitality club. I also had the cahnce to host some people and also be a guest in Copenhagen and Berlin.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• singing
• cooking
• wine
• clubbing
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite music are the oldies ! Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Joan Baez . .. Of course I love Turkish music. And sing in a choir.

I like to read history and biography. Not very good at reading novels, fiction.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I cant remember an amazing thing which have done. I'm afraid I am very standard and normal !

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach how to cook,make wine, how to make mosaics, and paper marbling.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer a single bed bedroom, and maybe a place on the couch for visitors coming to istanbul. I am living on the asian side, but acces to the european side is easy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Hungary, Turkey