.....gay in San Francisco, black in South Africa, an Asian in Europe, a Chicano in San Ysidro, an anarchist in Spain, a Palestinian in Israel, a Mayan Indian in the streets of San Cristobal, a Jew in Germany, a Gypsy in Poland, a Mohawk in Quebec, a pacifist in Bosnia, a single woman on the Metro at 10pm, a peasant without land, a gang member in the slums, an unemployed worker, an unhappy student and, .....

Left Istanbul after 33 years of education and a sales/marketing professional in multinational companies.
Now I am living in my home town in my own farm house with 4 dogs, 2 cows, 1 cat, 1,000 chicken and 38 geese.

I am selling local and organic food (especially eggs) to a limited number customers located mainly in Istanbul and Ankara and I am growing the best walnuts in Turkey with 500 trees

https://www.instagram.com/kuzeybahce/

http://dizdarogluciftligi.blogspot.com/2016/10/dizdaroglu-ciftigi-sinopa-12-km.html

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice
When I shout it out loud

It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive

My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said,
"I did it my way."
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life

Interests

Too many things to do, too little time. Some of them I am quite good at, some of them I am learning and a few ı am planning to get involved soon

• dogs
• horses
• street art
• seafood
• cooking
• coffee
• wine tasting
• organic food
• off-roading
• movies
• homebrewing
• minimalism
• rock music
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• atheism
• paragliding
• swimming
• trekking
• naturism
• activism
• street food
• recycling
• bicycling
• new cultures
• gastronomy
• hospitality
• new friends
• new places
• environmentalism
• espresso
• science and technology
• organic farming
• local cuisine
• knives
• knifemaking

Music, Movies, and Books

Directors :
Chistopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Brian De Palma, Luc Besson

Books :
The Praise of Folly, by Erasmus
The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin
Prisoners of Ourselves, Totalitarianism in Everyday Life, by Gündüz Vassaf

Music:
Metallica and Iron Maiden. Hans Zimmer sound tracks, jazz covers by Robyn Adele Anderson, Goran Bregovic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2013, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey to protest Erdogan’s authoritarian policies. I was there, at Taksim Square to taste tear gas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Uwh971f6w

Faced death in a rescue swimming for 2 drowning people

Gave life to a wounded falcon, found, fed and trasported her to hospital

At age 40, challenged a physical self test, 40 km bike run in the forest under the sun heat of 40 degrees

Sneaked secretly into a meeting for building a nuclear energy plant in my home town againts huge security measures, did what had to be done, protested loud and got arrested

On August 17, 1999, more than 17000 people were killed when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Turkey. I attended severel rescue and social aid missions

Teach, Learn, Share

I am open to all new experiences and I would gladly share anything in my knowledge

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook. Anything under any circumstances.
I can share a warm and honest heart and my hospitality when you are my guest
Maybe a little souvenir from my country

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey