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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, Turkish; learning Spanish
  • 52, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • No occupation listed
  • University, Philosophy
  • From Istanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
  • Profile 85% complete

About Me

I'm a bit shy person, especially in the beginning, but in generally friendly and easy going. I like meeting new people and learning from them. Lastly I'm living with Duman, a cat, almost for ten years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Not to be a tourist. I want to set real contacts with the people of that place.

Interests

History, Politics, Economy, Daily Life, World Music (especially African and Balkan Music), Travelling, Movies (just for watch), Ancient Greek Philosophy, Swimming and transforming the capitalist society:

  • cats
  • culture
  • cooking
  • politics
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • world music
  • swimming
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Traditional West African Music, Music of Ethiopia - especially 70's mixture of jazz and traditional music, Anouhar Brahem, Bratsch, Hector Zazou, Miriam Makeba, Gypsy music of Balkans, Mercedes Sosa, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, etc.
Movies: Films of Akira Kurosawa, Wong Kar Wai, Theo Anglepoulos, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Yılmaz Güney and Incendies, Seven, Le Trou, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Historias Minimas, Garage Olimpio,
Books: Zorba of Kazancakis, The Magus of John Fowles, The God of Small Things of Arundhati Roy, Seven Mads of Roberto Arlt, books of Eduardo Galeano, Carlos Fuentes, Cortazar, Romain Gary, Henry Lefevbre, Marx, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The life itself

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn how people organize themselves in a communal way to produce themselves, daily life, culture and a bit cooking.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My couch and home .

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, France, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Netherlands, Uruguay

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