CURRENT MISSION

learning and exploring the world

ABOUT ME

I live in Usak, Turkey, with my husband Yavuz.

I'm a person with curious mind. I love music, books and films, art, drinking coffee, singing, walking about the town or in the country, skating & dancing, seeing new places & people. Photography has always been my passion, recently I started to learn how to do it better.

I'm a teacher of Russian as a foreign language. I really love this job. It is always interesting to look at one's native language (such an everyday thing!) from another side, to compare cultures and to listen to what other people have to say.

I enjoy learning languages (as well as teaching). During the last year Turkish has been my main goal, but sometimes I'm also trying not to forget my other languages. ;)

I always regret that a day has only 24 hours.

For me, authenticity is the most valuable part of travelling. I enjoy getting to know different life styles and feeling the true atmosphere of the places I go. I like seeing the sights, and I like art, but also meeting local people and seeing some non-touristic places. I always try to learn a few local words when I travel.

I'm always ready to join an interesting project/undertaking!

PHILOSOPHY

Carpe diem

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host, sometimes surf, exchange languages and meet travellers in my city from time to time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met lots of wonderful people through CS! Some of them became my friends.

Interests

languages, linguistics, non-conventional methods of teaching, music, vocals, photography, Deutsch, türkçe, svenska, English, dance, art house movies, modernism, semiotics, critical theory, psychology, decadence, photography, art, fin de siecle, new wave, xx century, silent films, travelling, carnivals, dandyism, different cultures, wandering, literature, poetry, retro, fairy tales, theatre etc. etc. etc.

• arts
• books
• literature
• poetry
• singing
• photography
• dancing
• coffee
• walking
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• billiards
• music
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• psychology
• language exchange
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

to name just a few -

Music: rock, swing, alternative & indie, post punk & new wave, jazz and lots of other good music.
Bauhaus, Killing Joke, Ausgang, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Joy Division, Depeche Mode, the Doors, the Cranberries, the Pixies, Detektivbyrån, Pomplamoose, KUKL, the Cure, Агузарова & Браво, Tequilajazzz, Ned Hoper, Telenn Gwad, Morphine, Garmarna, Björk, Dresden Dolls, 16 Horsepower, Dota und die Stadtpiraten, I am X, Kaisers Orchestra, Movits, Raduza

Movies: art cinema, V. Schlöndorff, F. Akin, W. Wenders, J. Stelling, M. Antonioni, Kim Ki-Duk, etc.
Yury Norstein, good old soviet cartoons, Muzzy

Books: H. Hesse, M. Ende "Die Unendliche Geschichte", J. M. G. Le Clézio "Poisson d’or" (Золотая рыбка), F. Kafka, Daniil Harms, В. Руднев "Словарь безумия", Oscar Wilde, Mayakovsky, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- being in the mountains over the clouds
- dancing outside in the dark and cold Moscow night of Dec. 27 at 4 a.m.
- swimming in Kleopatra's pool near Pamukkale (now I look 10 years younger! ;))

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some Russian! :))
Could share my language skills with you.
I am always open to learning new things, but it would be especially great to learn some rock'n'roll or boogie :)

LANGUAGE EXCHANGE needed:
German, Swedish and English for my Russian

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Turkey

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