CURRENT MISSION

Live freely and explore the world within and without.

ABOUT ME

I spent a big part of my life in Toronto, but I always longed to explore the world. I have lived and worked in Montreal, Vancouver in Canada, Seattle in USA, Lugano and Lausanne in Switzerland, Cali and Pasto in Colombia, and now I live in Ankara. Everywhere, I have met amazing people and made friends for life.

I love to travel and connect with people and to see for myself the beauty and warmth that this planet can offer. Traveling, for me is like an open non discriminating school, where barriers are broken and life lessons are learned.

I like spontaneity and I enjoy meeting interesting people, socializing and having deep meaningful conversations.

Recently I have become interested in alternative medicine: Yoga, Nutrition, Reiki, Meditation and plants, as well as photography.

I enjoy variety of music in all kinds of settings, dancing to good tunes and great vibes from good people around me.

PHILOSOPHY

Be the light that illuminates the darkness in this world! :)

A true explorer knows no fear, but also knows his limits.

I live to learn and explore in every way: through travel, in nature, meeting people and looking deep inside. I long to be free and try to help others as I can on my way.

I seek to be in nature, for it is full of life.

For everything you take, you have to give something back ... so it's important to share what you learn.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Through exchange of ideas and skills. We can learn from each other.

Interests

Adventures and exploration; I enjoy traveling, the freedom that comes with it is wonderful, the people you meet and the barriers you break through to see things as they are is wonderful.

I like writing and photography.

Alternative Medicine: Yoga, Reiki, Nutrition, Silent Meditation, Plants, flower essences, etc

Outdoors, Silent Meditation, Cooking(especially Asian), Philosophy, Reading, Movies, Dancing (Salsa, Electronic, Any kind of music)

Sports: soccer, skiing, outdoor activities, scuba diving, rock climbing

• animals
• writing
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• flowers
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• scuba diving
• skiing
• sports
• rock climbing
• soccer
• swimming
• medicine
• budget travel
• parks
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Siddartha, Jitterbug Perfume, Jonothan Livingston Seagle, The Alchemist, Little Prince, Anastasia, Blink, Tropic of Capricorn, A brief History of nearly Everything, Guns Germs and Steel, Life of Pi

Movie Directors: Tony Gatlif, Almodovar, Jim Jarmusch, Fatih Akin, Tim Berton, etc.

Movies: La Bele Verte, Hair, The Artist, Gadjo Dilo, Como Agua par el Chocolate, MASH, Life of Brian, Blade Runner, Rabbi's Cat, Science of Sleep, Pulp Fiction, Amelie, Black Cat White Cat, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekking 56kms in 2 days through Sahara desert and staying by the dunes with the locals for a week.

Living with Native Americans in the Amazon

Camping in Serengeti, Masai Mara, etc national parks surrounded by animals in Kenya and Tanzania.

Exploring Japan with my brother for a month, going all over the country.

Staying with Thai monks in mountains of north Thailand, meditating in a cave.

Swimming with sharks and sting rays in Bunaken, Sulawesi in Indonesia

Riding the motorbike in the muddy rainy weather through the country side - THE LOOP- in Laos.

Exploring East Coast of Canada with friends, seeing the highest tides in the world and swimming in the freezing Ocean in March.

Exploring the West Coast of US and Canada; seeing the landscape

Living in Switzerland for 13 months and hiking in Swiss Alps and exploring Normandy, France with friends.

Backpacking in Asia for 10 months.

Backpacking one month in Morocco, south to north ... chilling with nomads of the desert for one week in the Sahara dessert.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach Asian cooking, Yoga, Reiki, Budget Travel, Lessons from life.

Learn: Photography, Writing, Cooking, Ecological Building and Organic Farming, Yoga

Share: Stories, Reiki

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Colombia, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

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