CURRENT MISSION

trying to learn as much about the world and its inhabitants as I can while still mobile

ABOUT ME

Hello there! I'm Vicki, born and raised in Portland, Oregon and living in Central Anatolia, Turkey for the past two years. I enjoy dinner parties and late-night conversations.

PHILOSOPHY

meaningful connections with people from all walks of life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can host CSers or at the very least, meet for coffee. (Currently traveling so am unable to host at the moment, apologies!)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

hosted a couchsurfer who was making her way across the world by bike

Interests

experimental and underground media of all types, dystopian fiction and films

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East

good coffee, baked goods, always up for trying anything new

• cooking
• coffee
• running
• walking
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• cycling
• communications
• history
• rivers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

wandered through the medieval ruins of the old Armenian capital of Ani, touched the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, Communist history walking tour in Belgrade

walking down empty streets at night on the first snowfall

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you how to cook some traditional Turkish dishes and give you a run-down of the Hittite civilization, also recommend some other cities and cool archaeological sites in Turkey

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Poland, Romania, Serbia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States