My names include:

Steven/Rüzgar/يحيى/Мирослав

Im a PhD student at Stanford University taking a gap year to explore his passions in languages and songs. I love history, language learning, and world music. I am open minded, and always curious. I enjoy meeting and talking with all kinds of people. I love 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, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Cyprus, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Peru, Qatar, Serbia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

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