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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Spanish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • Aid worker
  • Conflict Resolution MA
  • From Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
  • Profile 80% complete

About Me

I`m trying to locate myself on this earth. I care for people, animals, I means for the nature. I tried doing this in the cities where i was able to fight for it as being part of civil society and trying to do personal steps. Then, I spent a year working as an aid worker in Turkey Syrian border for the Syrian refugees fleeing from the war in Syria where I heard some war stories which I hope nobody has to share with anyone never in their life.
Now I`m on the edge of something that I don`t really know. I expect people and the nature to help me to figure it out soon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I`m here to share experiences and stories with people; to visit a place from someone`s eye and to hear about my place from somebody else`s perception, basically seeing the different human experiences in this world by being a witness to a person's life in another place in world and being the subject of that witnessing in my place.
and adding to that I really hate staying in hotels, maybe they also preserve a lot of stories but it is so hard to track the signs of those experiences in a temporary habitation where as being a guest or hosting someone means to me opening your very secret to someone- which is very precious sharing activity for us as humans

Interests

Im very much interested in the politics and civil movements specifically women, ecology and human rights movements, I love meeting with other movements in other places and sharing ideas and experiences in the field

I used to do theatre even though I don`t feel myself very good at it but I love the idea of putting a story into a scene with real people. I would love to be a writer but instead I`m trying to be a good reader now.

In the ecology movement, I was always in the city part of it, where we were only able to `talk` about what kind of transformation we should perform to turn this mess into a livible place for every kind on the earth. Now, I feel more like I should take a step more to really try to show if it is possible, at least for myself, if not for the planet, i should do this,

  • animals
  • writing
  • performing arts
  • human rights
  • dining
  • cooking
  • politics
  • track and field
  • ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

I recently realized that i don`t have life long lasted favorites.
Usually the time, the place and the people bring what i need to listen or read in that period. For exemple it was mostly arab music and traditional turkish folk music what I was listening recently but as my context changes it is changing as well.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share with you some stories.
and I would like to hear yours.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Not now but when i restart hosting people, I can share my time to show you around and my food, I love cooking and eating together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey

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