Hey! I don't have any couches but I can show you around -williamsburg- if you'd like. I have a studio in there where I work so I know the area somewhat well.
Jussi Pölkki 31, Male Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland Friends since September 2006 "Met during his stay in Finland, became great friends" Friendship Type: Best Friend 30+14
Ville Välikoski 25, Male Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands Friends since October 2006 "Through a mutual friend :)" Friendship Type: Close Friend 22
Erbil Karaman 27, Male Istanbul, Istanbul Turkey Friends since February 2004 "just coincidence " Friendship Type: Good Friend 1
Kunter Gültekin 24, Male Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia Finland Friends since September 1998 "Since primary school." Friendship Type: Close Friend 1
Guillaume Blavette 27, Male Nacka, Stockholm Sweden Friends since October 2007 "Got in touch with Cemre when I was exchange student in Finland" Friendship Type: Friend
Satu-Maria Hellsten 33, Female Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland Friends since August 2007 "We met while he was a student in Finland" Friendship Type: Friend
Mehmet Deveci 25, Male Columbus, Ohio United States Friends since September 2005 "school" Friendship Type: Good Friend
Jouni Hyotyla 30, Male Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland Friends since September 2007 "via theater production" Friendship Type: Friend
Aysegul Kayagil 24, Female Ankara, Ankara Turkey Friends since September 2002 "worked together at the high school newspaper:)" Friendship Type: Good Friend
Tero Liimatainen 27, Male Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland Friends since August 2007 "Met at a theater-production, In finland" Friendship Type: Friend
After almost 3 years in Finland, mastering the language, making lots of local friends and becoming almost famous, I'm in New York. I live alone in a big and cool (literally :) loft in Williamsburg. The location is super convenient for visiting NYC, and we have amazing views of Manhattan too. Come share the fun!
How I Participate in CS
I did host a lot of people in Tampere, Finland and showed them around. I think I won't (need to) be as active in New York. As Tampere was quite an obscure place I felt the need to be a good guide, but I think New York speaks for itself :)
CouchSurfing Experience
I have done more hosting than surfing because of my travel arrangements. I hope I can surf more! :)
Interests
Learning languages spoken by nobody (yes, that's Finnish), getting lost in foreign cities
Philosophy
Whenever I imagine something very crazy, it ends up happening.
Going to Finland the first time to the countryside, going to Finland again to university, touring Europe, taking my Finnish friends to the oil wrestling matches in Turkey :), moving to New York... These were all jokes in the beginning but somehow I made them happen, which is kinda cool :)
I like people who think a bit more than they need.
One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done
In finland, going to the sauna then jumping into a hole made in the frozen lake. It's called Avanto.
Working in Eurovision song contest as a translator and being in the backstage and seeing everything happen from there for two weeks.
Teasing the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland during his visit to Turkey with a question in Finnish and then appearing in Finland's biggest newspaper's third page with a huge picture :)
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I really wish I had more time to get to know Cemre because he was a fascinating person. SXSW kept us both wildly busy but when we had time to chat he was obviously incredibly smart, talented, and interesting. He was a very gracious guest that rolled with the punches of my crazy schedule and even brought me a bottle of Raki. Next party I'm getting blitzed Turkish style! He's always welcome back!
Cemre was very very kind to help me to host my friend Eve and me when we stayed without accommodation in NYC.
He is very helpful and trust persom. He also helped me to leave my heavy bags at his loft when I went t o travel on the west sid of USA!
Thank you very much!!!
- fake bachelor
- retired geek
- elitist redneck
- skinhead neekeri
- laissez-faire anarchist
- tekojuntti
- turkish homeboy let loose to finland :)
That's what he is, and I am sooo glad that I met Cemre and shared a portion of my lifetime with him, trying hard for a common passion, to create value.
How could you NOT like a Turkish guy who can sing karaoke in Finnish? I was impressed by Cemre's determination to learn Finnish and how he showed me some very funny things in my culture.
I met Cemre at an improvisation theater-course in Finland. The fact, that he joined the course and after that got involved in making set-up for our theater-show, tells quite a lot of his openminded and readiness to do stuff exchance-students wouldn't normally do. He's very positive person and easy to come along with. I really recommend, oujeah!
I met Cemre in 2006 during his stay in Finland and quickly became friends with him. I have hosted him on several occasions and he has been my guide in Istanbul where his expertise was priceless. He is a great guy and very easy to get along with!
From Nik Gervae San Francisco, United States Oct 24, 2008
Positive
While I didn't stay at his place, I hung out with Cemre in Helsinki while in Finland. After I got back to the States, he was here for work and crashed at my place (or just left his stuff here) on weekends while he checked out San Francisco. I think he had a lot of fun 'cause I hardly saw him some days! :-D
In taxing circumstances, Cemre showed his true character. I am thankful for getting to know this very conscientious and imaginative guy with a razor-sharp sense of humour. I think anyone will find him both a perfect guest and a perfect host.
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