CURRENT MISSION

traveling and writing from a local perspective whereever I go...

ABOUT ME

Wanderlust. Cinema lover.
Energetic, social minded, heavy thinker. (Have an advil pls?)
Studied International Relations in Istanbul and did master's on International Business in London. Journalism background. Writer, editor...

Made the hardest decision of her life, leaving the corporate world for cinema...(june 2010)

PHILOSOPHY

Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had hosted some nice people but I hadn't tried it personally until july 2010. I spent a week in Biagio's place, and I felt like I had met him via my friends long time ago and I just went over to visit him. It was great.
I really hope that everybody has the right perception of and attitude towards this system, because in the long run, it really can change a lot on the face of earth. We all should believe and insist in the idea that love and understanding are concepts that we have to take universally. Whether you are beautiful or ugly, rich or poor, consider yourself as a success story or a failure, a happy person or a total depression, I am happy to know you and co-exist with you. And I'd be glad to teach you how to do that with me...

Interests

Filmmaking, and writing, my life...
Latin language, soccer, books on politics, history, human nature... Turn on some blues, and have some peace of mind. Stay near the seaside, travel as much as you can, write as much as you can, save your memories; that's all you'll have left eventually.

• writing
• books
• film making
• running
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• blues
• soccer
• business
• history
• international relations
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Almost all of Michel Gondry, especially ESOTSM. All Gael Garcia, Inarritu, Almedovar, Javier Bardem's...Cinema is the only guy I'm in love with...

Ayn Rand, Eric Hobsbawm, Alain de Botton, some Maeve Binchy, Montaigne!, Brecht, Nazim Hikmet...

Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, W.Houston, Aerosmith, Doors, some Nirvana, all Sezen Aksu, Beady Belle, Pink Martini, Mor ve Otesi, Sebnem Ferah...

Gangsta's Paradise...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

the amazing sunsets I've witnessed; at the top of Nemrut, and in the Bosphorus in Istanbul.

I'm still waiting for that one 'thing' I haven't 'met' yet: Love.

Teach, Learn, Share

Best of all; best of Istanbul!
To laugh until you fall down!
To be listened, deeply...

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United Kingdom