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Bahçelievler, Istanbul Province, Republic of Türkiye
@FLAMBOYANTST
Member since 2012
CURRENT MISSION Trying to shape my life with the beauties of the World ! ABOUT ME Hello Dear CS members ! My name is Tolga. ''Somewhere along the way in life I gave up a sedentary lifestyle and wanted to hit the road, always moving somewhere new, seeking new experiences.'' This sentence explains a lot about my lifestyle nowadays. I like travelling so much but that doesn't mean I go somewhere and stay there in a hotel or something like that, as a Couchsurfer i am sure you know what I mean. I like to meet locals and learn as much as i can from them about their culture, norms, values and lifestyle... ''I cannot explain exactly what makes me move except to say that I have this wanderlust inside of me that drives me on, to feel the earth spin beneath my feet, to wake up and see a new horizon, feel a fresh breeze against my face, to be a stranger in a strange land. '' It always makes me happy to be the stranger in new places.. I have studied Political Science and Public Administration for 5 years including English preparation class.. Graduated in 2013 I did my Erasmus in Budapest in 2012 ( I can say , the best time of my life ) Erasmus has changed my lifestyle and life perspective a lot. Thanks to that i really found myself and after meeting almost 300 exchange students from all around the world i got a new perspective of life. I was a footballer and playing professionally when i was 17 18 and then i had to move to another city because of my father's job.. After that I needed to give up playing football and get ready for the exam to go to a University. I don't know when i am going to stop living like this and go for a sedentary lifestyle. But for now i am really enjoying living like this. I need to learn MORE AND MORE.. Hope to see you somewhere along the way and share something together. PHILOSOPHY If one can do it, I can do it. If no one can do it, I must do it :)
Interested in Adventure Sports
Fluent in English
Learning French
1 Vouch
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING When I was an Erasmus student my friend told me about this. I found it so useful and nice and then i participated in. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I have had lots of experiences in Couchsurfing. Most of them are really amazing and awesome. I like the Idea so much ! visited 22 states (9.77%)Create your own visited map of The World or Amsterdam travel guide for Android
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies : 3 idiots Into the wild Life of Pi La belle verte Peaceful warrior Bin-jip Amélie Fight club Titanic Pirates of the Caribbean Se7en 12 Angry Men Forest Gump Matrix Triology Silence of the Lambs Leon Slumdog Millionaire and soooo forth ... Books : Almost every fantasy books... Harry Potter series Lord of the rings Hobbits Metro 2033 Metro 2034 ... Music : Beirut Mumford and Sons Flogging Molly Parov Stelar Lily Allen ( I love her accent ) Rap is like a mountain, it's mostly black but white at the top :)
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Erasmus ! Best idea ever . The Best time of my life ! Desert Trip in Morocco. Watched the first sunrise of the year - 2017 at the top of Morocco, Toubkal Mountain. (4167 mt) European Voluntary Service (2 Times) When i was flying from Budapest to Milano , watching the view of Alps from the plane Visiting Roma ! Incredible city ! You can live in 2012 but 100 mt away you can feel the time 2000 years ago ! Discovering Pisa Tower ! Best monument I've ever seen !
Teach, Learn, Share
Cooking is really important for me it is the way I live. So I have been always open to share and learn for new recipes :) I love language exchanges as well. For a short time some useful words could be funny and handy to learn sometimes. Travel experiences ! Love to hear them :)
What I Can Share With Hosts
!!!!!!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!!!!!! I live in Bakırköy a bit far from the city center. Everyone is welcome to my flat. I can share all of my stories my recipes and some experiences with my surfers. We can go to Bosporus have fun etc etc... Since I work I also miss to go there. If you are looking for some fun, nice conversation, international flat, JUST COME ! I am sorry but I am not really keen on hosting couples, well, come on they are always together and not open to share anything... I have had some bad experiences.
My Interests
I Love Cycling and Cooking SO MUCH. I can say these two are my best hobbies apart from travelling of course. +++ I am really intrested in Human Psychology. I wanna do my master on that. So Someone who knows and studies pscyhology please talk to me :) Also people who know cooking well, You are always welcome here :) Running is my new addiction. I do 20 KM per a week :) I am getting better and better day by day.. My Pace is between 4:50 - 5:00Min. per kilometre (KM). I like to swim and play football. As i said before i was a professional footballer so you can guess how i enjoy to play that :)