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Hey there!

If I would identify myself, I would say that a traveller is in the pursuit of discovering herself by being on the roads and understanding the world by finding herself more.

I am originally from Istanbul but more of a world citizen. I have a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Istanbul University, where I spent my final year as an exchange student at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. I recently received my master's in Sociology from the London School of Economics and am applying for a PhD! ( And yes, I miss you, London :( )

I am a friendly, open-minded person and like meeting new people, new cultures, and getting new experiences from all over the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For a time ago, I made a decision for my outgoing life; for a while, being alone on the roads, listening to nature's and my soul's voice, seeking to find the meaning of ultimate freedom. Christopher Mccandless's life story has inspired me to walk alone to become "lost in the world." And in this long journey, Couchsurfing is a magic bus I take shelter in, meeting people who have inspiring road stories for me.

Interests

• books
• cooking
• pilates
• running
• pottery
• political science
• psychology
• sociology
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

There is no specific kind of my music preferences, I am open for different types, but I prefer more rock and grunge! Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Deep Purple, Queen, Pink Floyd, Doors, David Bowie, Rammstein.

Also, I like listening to protests and ethnic/local music. Like Jose Feliciano, Amel Mathlouthi, Souad Massi, Mohsen Namjoo.

About movies and TV series, I enjoy watching dystopian, science fiction, sociological films/series. Charlie Chaplin's films (Modern Times, The Great Dictator, City Lights), also Woody Allen's ( Zelig, The Purple Velvet of Cairo) Fight Club, Groundhog Day, The Village, The Matrix, Black Mirror, Fringe, Sherlock, Breaking Bad. Also, I am a big fan of Iranian cinema. Asghar Farhadi is one of my favourite directors!

Also I really really like to watch Japanese animations and read manga! Hayao Miyazaki is my favourite director. Howl's Moving Castle, Grave of the Fireflies, Spirited Away, The Wind Rises, Death Note, Steins Gate, Shin Sekai Yori, Akatsuki No Yona.

About books!
I read a lot about sociological theory and also interested in ethnology and cultural anthropology. Frantz Fanon, Michel Foucault, Richard Sennett, Pierre Clastres, Theodor Adorno, J.P. Sartre, George Ritzer.

Novels, classics and poem; George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Albert Camus, Franz Kafka, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Chuck Palahniuk, Tolstoy, Goethe, Dostoyevski, Mihail Bulgakov, Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen, Stefan Zweig, Balzac, Charles Dickens, Rilke, Forough Farrokhzad, İsmet Özel, Turgut Uyar.

Teach, Learn, Share

It would be amazing if I could find an opportunity to practise my German or my Persian with you in exchange for your Turkish. I have worked as a Turkish language teacher with Syrian children, and I would say that I am a good teacher if you look for a language exchange :)

I can cook traditional Turkish foods or make Turkish coffee for you and teach you how to cook. Otherwise, I can share with you my adventures, road stories, and we can talk about the world, cultures, countries, politics, social theory, foods.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom