Hello! I am a human among other things that identify me. Also, I am a plurilingual individual (i.e., one who has varying degrees of competence in more than one language and easily switches between them to make meaning). I love traveling and exploring the multilingual and multicultural world through people I meet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I once saw this saying on socials and loved it: "I am a Museum of people I meet, music I listen to, places I have lived, objects I keep, nightmares I have, foggy memories, and my childhood." And I believe every person is a museum with stories waiting to be told. I am eager to listen, learn, and share those kinds of stories with meanings.

Interests

• culture
• books
• photography
• running
• languages
• film photography

Music, Movies, and Books

📚 I am a huge fan of Elif Shafak. I have read 5 of her books already ☺️ Currently reading her latest masterpiece called There Are Rivers in the Sky.

Some books that I can return to and read multiple times a year are The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. I am also very into children's books, I find the simplicity of their philosophy very deep and truthful.

🎦 Wes Anderson, Wong Kar-Wai, Joe Wright, Hayao Miyazaki, Makoto Shinkai

🎬 Some of my favourite comfort shows are My Liberation Notes (South Korea), Dash & Lily (USA), Hospital Playlist (South Korea), A Man on the Inside (USA), Reply 1988 (South Korea), Firs Love (Japan)

🎶 I listen to almost all types of music, a little bit of everything. My recent favorite musicians are Laufey and Olivia Dean. My all time favorites are Ninety One, Arshat, Batyr, Taemin, Exo, BTS, Adele, Andrea Bocelli.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Poland