CURRENT MISSION

sleep in as many couches as possible:)

ABOUT ME

I love the unknown, the firsts. But I especially admire people that are smart enough to be humbled by the fact that our opinions are but the constructs we built on the ones that were forced upon us, however free we might think we are...

PHILOSOPHY

Nobody has the monopoly over truth, if such a thing exists...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

After I finish this seemingly everlasting PhD program and get a job in Turkey, I am pledging to host as many people as possible in my place...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met quite a few couch surfers and am amazed by their openness and hospitality...

Interests

Cycling, Balkan music, classical Turkish music, cinema as a form of self expression (rather than enchanting the audience)

• coffee
• movies
• music
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Kubrick, Tarkovsky,

books: Aitmatov,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I biked from New York City to Buffalo last summer (2010)by myself...

Teach, Learn, Share

It is worth taking risks to know a stranger.

What I Can Share with Hosts

my outlook on life, a meal coffee my home