Hello lovely person whoever reading this at the moment. Welcome to my profile, My name is Utku, born in 1997. I am a university student now, I am studying politics. It includes a lot of history and philosophy, which are my interests. I believe in lifelong learning, that's why I've been traveling since 2014. I am a traveler on my school breaks but a hardworking student in school times. I've participated in couple of exchange programmes, I did an Erasmus exchange in Finland and I saw sooo many incredible things so far! I am also volunteering via WorkAway, which is a volunteering organization for young travelers. I worked in a hostel in Budapest(Hungary) and Busan(Korea), I taught English in Seoul(Korea) for now, I am still on my way to collect cool memories. I am a very passionate CS member, started in 2015. CS is the best way to travel and experience the local culture as far as I've seen so far. That's what I am looking for: local experiences and indigenous lifestyles! Why not meet new people? 🌏

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To give more than I receive. Sharing is caring. I want to show people a better world is possible. 🦄

Interests

Of course, traveling is number one.

I've been playing american football in Turkish league for 5 years now.

Festival movies are my nerdy side.

Books from genius people.

Good techno music.

I am vegetarian so I cook a lot, I like new recipes and trying different food. My oatmeals are epic.

I am also into meditation and some yoga.

• arts
• politics
• basketball
• american football
• soccer
• history
• philosophy
• political science
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Techno mostly, but I used to listen classical rock bands and some blues, almost entire my life.

Movies:
I am passionate about festival movies. Haneke, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Fatih Akin etc. Also Kubrick and David Fincher I found genius .

Books:
Stefan Zweig, Sartre, Oscar Wilde. I also read tons of philosophy and psychology books. I dont like novels that much with some few exceptions.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Donating all my books to elementary school children in need

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some cooking skills, Turkish beginner phrases, how to use chopsticks, some yoga and meditation, and I can teach a lot about physical exercises. I can share some tips on traveling for free and making new international friends. 💯

What I Can Share with Hosts

Whatever I have: all my knowledge about the city and lifestyle. Also free coffee(a good one) and free food(probably a lot of pasta). 😍

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Sweden, Turkey