Self introductions really make me cringe, but let's give it whirl gurllllll.

I am Zeynep, a freelance translator and interpreter from İzmir, a coastal city located in the west of Turkey. I didn’t leave the country until I was 18, but that was unfortunate because now I LOVE travelling. I love learning new languages and exploring new countries and cultures. Cooking, eating and sharing good food have always been my life-long passions. My sole purpose in life right now is to keep myself happy. I am a self-destructive perfectionist and a master procrastinator.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing offers you an opportunity to travel on a low budget and to meet local people in the city.

Interests

• animals
• culture
• books
• literature
• photography
• lgbt rights
• chocolate
• cycling
• languages
• budget travel
• food
• nature
• exploring
• harry potter
• gender equality

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favourite movies are Nolan's Inception, Interstellar and Batman trilogy, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Winter Sleep, Schindler's List, Whiplash, and Almodovar's The Skin I Live in. I also like watching animated movies. UP!, Wall-e and Inside Out are my favourite ones.

I LOVE Harry Potter Books, LOTR and Ursula Leguin's Earthsea series. Other than fantasy literature, I like reading Murakami books, my favouties are 1Q84 and Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. Recently, I started to read comic books, but not superhero comics, more like independent comic book artists like Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon. I loved their Daytripper and Two Brothers. My absolute favourite is Saga, an epic space fantasy comic book series.

I really can't describe my music taste, maybe that's because I don't have one. My absulote guilty pleasure is listening Rihanna. My favourite artists are Beirut, Bombay Bicycle Club, Radiohead, Kanye West, Drake, Sia, The Weeknd, Porcupine Tree, Hurts, Coldplay. I LOVE MICHAEL JACKSON. I also think Hans Zimmer is a genius.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Goran Bregovic's free concert in my city.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Turkish, Turkish culture and English.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook delicious traditional Turkish recipes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, Slovakia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey