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Izmir Province, Republic of Türkiye
@RCONNARD
Участник с 2010
I'm Ross. I'm American. I moved to Izmir in January 2016 following love. I guess that was the right decision, because I married Ezgi, the love of my life in 2017 :) Before that I lived in Istanbul for four years. I'm working as a creative director. I have a warm and curious personality. I'm vegan, missing practicing yoga and meditation, but still on a path towards awareness and kindness. Professionally I'm a graphic designer who works in motion, web, 3D, video, and print. Personally I'm interested with sign painting and calligraphy.
Интересуется: Искусство
Свободно владеет: Английский
Изучает: Турецкий
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Почему я на Couchsurfing
I've been a member of CS for a long time, and really disagree with its recent developments. Somehow the site seems to get worse and worse. However, I traveled Europe for a year with CS and hosted around 50 people in years past. I must admit CouchSurfing has enriched my traveling experience more than anything else in my life. Exchanging personalities, knowledge, and ideologies with someone who was raised in a different environment; finding widely varying points of view, but also discovering core similarities. Hanging out with locals and dissolving the barrier between tourist and local – completely different from staying in a hostel; when I stay with a local I'm immersed in their environment, in their house, surrounded by their possessions, enveloped in their life, language, and friends. So I'm still giving it a shot..
Музыка, кино и книги
Music I'm digging: - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - The Electones - The XX - The Black Keys - Bright Eyes - The Arcade Fire - Weird Al - Michael Jackson - Sally Ford and the Sound Outside - LCD Soundsystem - Jimi Hendrix - Led Zeppelin - Osho - 'World' music - Nina Simone - Death In Vegas - The Beatles - Scissor Sisters - Dead Can Dance - Beethoven - Dvorak - Vivaldi - Grateful Dead - Hot Chip Books I'm digesting: - History of My Life - Giacomo Cassanova - Sex and Superconsciousness (Osho) - Moving into Stillness (yoga) - The Prophet (wow) - Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Brave New World - The Better of McSweeney's - The Art of Loving - The Little Prince - Hamlet - Siddartha - Huckleberry Finn - Ishmael Movies and TV: - The Walking Dead (currently addicted) - Breaking Bad - Rocco's Modern Life - Angry Beavers - Any documentary - Water World - Gladiator - Anything by Miyazaki (Totoro, Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, etc) - The Transformers Movie (1986) - Pan's Labrynth - The Waking Life - The Godfather Trilogy
Одно удивительное, что я сделал
Biking the Hills of Tuscany on a 1 Speed Bike Camping on the Cliffs of Cinque Terre Biking 100KM From Vevey to Geneva Exploring the Calanques of Marseille Furthering My Meditations With a Master Four Day Hitch Hike to Córdoba Spending a Week at Carnival in Cádiz Learning Tantra in Southern Spain Learned kite surfing in Tarifa Spent a night in the Sahara Desert Eating 14 Portuguese pastries in one day Getting a free ticket to Glastonbury Music Festival from a couple I met in the desert Falling more in love more deeply I ever dreamed possible
Учить, учиться, делиться
Teach: - Graphic Design (logos/ branding, stationery, web sites, signs, any print material) - Metal and wood fabrication/ construction - Design thinking and problem solving - Photography - Web design - Blogging/ Social networking - Meditation - Fasting - Waiting - Cooking - Juggling - Tarot Reading Learn: - Card games - Meditation - Languages - I enjoy listening to and reading sentences from non-native speakers because they are not confined to our 'standard language' and can be hilariously precise. - I am fascinated in learning about the free lifestyle because I've noticed that my favorite life experiences have not been based around money and I think the artificial inequality our economy creates is silly. Consumerism is tainting society with its ideals that money and possessions bring happiness. If you are a dumpster diver or a squatter, I'd like to pick your brain. Share: - Love
Что я могу предложить хостам
I'll make you dinner, wash your dishes, make you laugh, and minimize my impact on your home.
Мои интересы
• Talking trash. • Dreaming of traveling. • Enjoying fresh the possibility of every day. • Making some art. • Growing plants. • Finding trouble. • Exploring abandoned buildings. • Feeding my cats. • Street photography. • Hitting up museums.