My names include:

Steven/Rüzgar/يحيى/Мирослав/Սեւակ

Im a PhD student at Stanford, working on Ottoman history and pursuing a minor in computer science

From 2022 to 2023 I took a gap year to explore my passion in languages and folk songs. I love history, language learning, and world music. I enjoy meeting and talking with all kinds of people, and singing with friends and strangers alike.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to provide convenience to travelers and make friends from around the world.

Interests

Music, history, languages, poetry, politics, mathematics, karaoke, cooking

• music
• world music
• languages
• arabic

Music, Movies, and Books

World music, Turkish art music, Armenian folk, Sevdalinka, Fayrūziyāt, Anatolian rock, Yugo rock, East Asian Indie, Cumbia

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got a fellowship to travel around the world for a year!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I’d love to share my points of view on history, politics, and languages that are topics of my academic focus. Other than that, I can play and sing songs in some 15 languages from my repertoire of world music:D

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Cyprus, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Peru, Qatar, Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Georgia, Japan, Jordan, Turkey, United States