CURRENT MISSION

travel easier than ever

ABOUT ME

Starting in September 2012 I will be studying history and working at Koç University in Istanbul. I have been to a lot of Eastern Europe in my day- I've studied in Russia, Ukraine, and Germany, and have visited Poland, Georgia, Armenia, Estonia, etc.

PHILOSOPHY

Working on this one...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to help host people and show them the city and let them have a good time traveling. With Coachsurfing, way more people can travel more easily and safely.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had nothing but good experiences using couchsurfing in France, Germany, Estonia, and Russia.

Interests

Reading Writing History Current Events Foreign Languages Friends Music

• writing
• reading
• traveling
• music
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Franz Kafka, Arthur Schnitzler, Heinrich Böll, Arundhati Roy, China Mieville, Wolfram Fleischhauer, Richard Dawkins, Freud, Nietzsche, Tolstoy, Chekov, lots of random books on modern history

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen Siberia, visited Finland in the dead of winter, and jumped from a 60 foot drop into a lake.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've discovered that people's stories of their experiences are often the most important gift anyone can give.

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