Hi there!!
My name is Ovgu. I'm 23 years old and Im from Istanbul, Turkey. I enjoy playing drum, sports and listening rap and reggae music. Last summer for the first time in my life i went abroad. I went to Canada to study English for 4 months and thanks to this amazing experience i had chance to meet with numerous people from all around the world. By interacting with this different cultures my desire to see the world only got raised. As a result of this desire and Canada experience then i traveled to Cuba, i visited 4 cities in there and stayed with locals.

When I go to different countries I rather to see actual culture and history with locals than only seeing touristic spots. I prefer to walk on streets of Cuba instead of having meal in a restaurant in New York. Maybe also because i am extremly into Latin American culture :)

My interest for Latin American culture has started by reading books of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Eduardo Galeano few years ago. Latin people I met in Canada they just made this interest increase more and more every day. And they made me make my mind for my future travels.
I want to see and experience all the cultures and countries in South America, I want to walk in every street of countries in there as much as I can.

If you read so far thank you for your time! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to spend time in the local places, not just the tourist places where I go. I think that I will learn about the actual experience of the countries, living with the citizens of that country.

If you really want to get to know a country, it is best to stay with the citizens of that country, not the hotels!

Interests

• drinking games
• movies
• latin music
• drums
• law
• volunteering
• travel
• tv series
• world politics
• reggae
• rap
• latin america

Music, Movies, and Books

Musics: Reggae ( Bob Marley , Sizzla , Ziggy Marley , Fantan Mojah , The Wailers , Alboroise , Protoje , Ky-Mani Marley , Gondwana, Dread Mar I, Fidel Nadal )
Latin Musics ( Gal Costa, Cafe Tacvba , Buena Fe, Aventura, Calibre 50, Banda Tierra Sagrada, Los Enanitos Verdes)
Rap ( 2Pac , Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube, Dr.Dre, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Fetty Wap, Joey Bada$$ , Xibit, Kodak Black, Future, 2 Chainz, NWA, Travis Scott)

Films: Pulp Fiction,The Godfather, Cidade de Deus, Fight Club, GoodFellas, Hermano
TV Series:The Sopranos,The OZ,The Wire, Six Feet Under

Books:Las Venas Abiertas de America Latina, Cien Anos de Soledad

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was hitchhiking for 12 hours when I was 16, and at the end of the night I was just sleeping with the towel on the beach

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my experiences in my own country and in the countries I visit, I can talk about music, politics, art and share my thoughts.

Overall a lot of talk :)

Aaaannnnddd can teach how to make Turkish coffee!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Turkey