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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, Turkish; learning Spanish
  • 46, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • translator/interpreter
  • college with major in interpreting studies
  • From Mersin, Turkey
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

reducing the degrees of seperation between minds

ABOUT ME

meditteranean-at-heart, who loves the sun all the tme and a good laugh once in a while, sign is taurus (feel free to draw clues :-)- friendly, easy going, hospitable (see, all the good stuff :-) music lover, especially ambient & lo-fi (which some people irreverently classify as elevator music - grrr), lover of camping, languages, pickles

PHILOSOPHY

dive in life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

heard from a friend whose friends surfed couches. I had been surfing 'coaches' and planes up until now, thought it might be interesting to surf a couch for a change

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none so far. hope to have tons!

Interests

i guess "all about you" pretty much covered it

  • drawing
  • music
  • camping
  • surfing
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Air, Erykah Badu, Zap Mama, Jamiroquai, Thievery Corporation, Morcheeba, Frou Frou, Josh Pyke, Tame Impala, The Police, Angus and Julia Stone, Sarah Blasko, Miike Snow, Manu Chao, Bebel Gilberto, Ceu, Federico Aubele, Caravan Palace, Hooverphonic, Gustavo Cerati, Saint Etienne, Nouvelle Vague, Phoenix, Foltin, NOHA, Bat for Lashes, Cocorosie, The Cardigans, Twilight Singers

Movies: Los Lunes Al Sol, No Somos Nadie, A Clockwork Orange, I am Love, Somewhere, Abre Los Ojos, Lost in Translation, Mullholland Drive, L'Auberge Espagnole, Habla Con Ella, Silence of the Lambs

Books: Angels in America, Almost Moon, Linked, Don Quijote, Invisible Monsters, Juliet Naked

Teach, Learn, Share

i hope teach and learn as I go about surfing. will keep you posted!

Countries I’ve Visited

Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Turkey

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