CURRENT MISSION

travel, meet the like minded, share

ABOUT ME

Laidback, outgoing, bookworm, cinema bird, wanderlust if not housebound.

FB: Semih Kamil
Instagram: semih.kamil

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Joined in 2006 with my wife in U.S., hosted several guests since then.
It's great way of knowing and helping people/travelers like yourself.

Interests

Movies, books, sea, cats, archaeological sites,

• cats
• books
• documentaries
• movies
• reading
• art history
• languages
• permaculture
• archaeology
• healthy eating
• vegan cooking
• translation
• nature walks
• ancient cultures
• cooking and baking
• sustainable agriculture
• baking bread
• foodnotbombs
• swimming in the sea
• independent film making

Music, Movies, and Books

So many! I do translations (literature, art, history, anthropology) so I have wide range of interest in books. Currently I have been working on translating a 16th century Spanish traveler (Cabeza de Vaca) and his account of expedition.

Jazz, South American music, Turkish music, cumbia, all kinds of folk music, experimental, Psy-trance, post-punk

Recently watched movies: Suspiria 2018, Roma by Alfonso Cuaron, Climax by Gaspar Noe, Zama by Lucrecia Martel, Ballad of Buster Scruggs, First Reformed, Isle of Dogs, Phantom Thread, The Wild Pear Tree by N.B. Ceylan, Faces Places by Agnes Varda, Arabian Nights by Miguel Gomes, The Favorite by Yorgos Lanthimos.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

fireflies, bioluminescence-related moments shine on me all the time.

Teach, Learn, Share

Being together

What I Can Share with Hosts

Any kind of help they need and I can provide within my power.
Cooking, gardening, hiking, sharing our experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Greece, India, Iran, Pakistan, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Denmark, Turkey, United States

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