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Overview

  • 9 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Turkish; learning Spanish
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Social researcher
  • Sociology graduate
  • From Istanbul, Turkey
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About Me

PHILOSOPHY

''let it happen late but complete'' which indicates patience that I've troubles with.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've discovered couchsurfing while i was planning my interrail trip in 2008. Since then, I have hosted and spent time with several people from different countries and also been hosted a few times. In recent years, I couldn't really spare time for this community but still trying to follow.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CSers came to Istanbul,

Joe, India, April 2008
Lina, Finland, August 2009
Stephi, Austria, April 2010
Arek, Poland, February 2011

And I've been hosted by,
Gualtiero, Rome, Italy, July 2008
Sandra, Sopot, Poland, March 2012

I've hosted Federica & Alicia in September 2011.
I've co-hosted Sete in August 2012.

Interests

  • cats
  • literature
  • running
  • music
  • cycling
  • gender studies
  • languages
  • volunteering
  • travelling
  • cinema
  • research

Music, Movies, and Books

You can check my music taste from here: http://www.lastfm.com.tr/user/jimicienne/

There're some movies that i like watching over and over again such as fight club, amores perros, Gegen die Wand, Soul Kitchen, Im juli (basically most of Fatih Akin's movies), Mine Vaganti, 25th hour, american history X and yes i really like Edward Norton, great actor!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share/suggest really good turkish music, bands, movies and directors that i like.

I can teach you basic turkish, how to play backgammon which is like a "traditional game" in Turkey.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Turkey

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