I'm Turkish, born in Istanbul and have extensive experience working, traveling abroad.

I love networking, so feel free to connect with me on facebook with my name (Murat Lakay).

Personality wise, I am adventurous, friendly, outgoing, am a loyal friend, enjoy conversation & making new friends.

I personally don't smoke and I do drink socially but I don't mind if a host doesn't drink or prefers not to have alcohol in their home. I enjoy nature and animals of all sorts.

I love traveling and have visited around 40 countries to date. I love taking photos, swimming, reading, travelling.

Interests

• animals
• arts
• photography
• dining
• coffee
• walking
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• swimming
• languages
• language exchange
• mountains
• travel
• meet new people
• tai chi

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, Soul, Classic, Country music; Chicago; Earth, Wind & Fire; Brecker Bros; Andrea Bocelli; Barry White; Godfather; Notting Hill, Space Odyssey 2001; Hair; Krishnamurti Books...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen Niagara Falls (Canada/US); Various gold, platin mines and a diamond mine in South Africa; Vogalonga in Venice/Italy; Fasching in Cologne/Germany; The Great Wall and Forbidden City in Beijing/China; Ocean Park in H. Kong; Garda Lake, All Dolomite Mountains in North East Italy; Pyramides and Cairo Museum in Cairo/Egypt; Marakesh Market in Morocco; Eurodisney in Paris/France; I've listened the wild forest at S. Africa/Mozambique border all night long; I've made rafting in southern Turkey; I've made a balloon tour at Cappadocia/Turkey; I was Turkey's champion swimmer in 1972,73,74 and participated to National team...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Germany, United States