I'm a competitive powerlifter, cosplayer, sci-fi nerd and PC gamer. I grew up in NC, then lived in Istanbul for 3.5 years, finished my degree back in NC and now I live near Seattle. I also have two cats named after Star Trek: The Next Generation characters: Geordi and Guinan. And I enjoy making my favorite comfort meals more nutritious yet still flavorful.

After I returned to the states for my degree and living in Seattle, I didn't travel internationally for about 9 years. I changed that last year visiting Stockholm for 2 weeks. Now I'm looking forward to at least 1 international trip each year.

Lastly, I'm passionate about advocating for marginalized groups' to have equal rights.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

To learn from others as I travel and to challenge myself to try something new along the way.

Интересы

Competitive powerlifting: I first began lifting around age 15 with dumbbells and typical gym equipment. In my late 20s, I challenged myself to learn how to squat, bench and deadlift incorporated in hypertrophy / bodybuilding-style workouts. I seemed to be more concerned about the strength I could achieve as I progressed in the gym so that's when I got into powerlifting. I competed twice last year and hope to compete 3 times this year.

Cosplay: I typically have chosen characters from Blizzard games, like World of Warcraft and Overwatch. This year I hope to expand my cosplay to include more comic book and anime characters.

Video games: I first started out playing on a game gear handheld console as a kid. I went a little overboard for my family's liking so I didn't have access to video games till I was on my own in my mid-20s. I proved to myself I was able to balance studying, work and playing WoW. Now I play when I've met my work and personal lifting goals, which loosely translates to about once per week.

• photography
• powerlifting
• video games
• traveling
• instagram
• sci fi
• star trek
• vlogging
• computers
• seattle
• istanbul
• kyoto
• stockholm
• tokyo
• intersectional feminism
• conventions
• tallinn
• helsinki

Музыка, кино и книги

Music: mostly electronica, hip hop/rap, symphonic metal, Turkish

Movies: sci-fi or action

Books: Because of my ADHD, I typically will listen to audio books.

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

I earned my 1st don black belt in tae kwon do after 7 years of commitment.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

Teach:
I recently learned more about a non-profit in the States called code.org and I'm looking forward to getting involved with them in order to teach K-12 kids how to code.

Learn:
Re-learning Turkish fluently, would like to learn Japanese as my third language. I'm also eager to learn basic conversational level of the countries I visit.

Share:
Travel and lessons-learned stories, recipes

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

I can cook some Turkish recipes that my family has passed down to me.

Где я побывал(-а)

Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Scotland, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Где я жил(-а)

Turkey, United States