Soner Can & Hazal

Turkey
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We are Hazal and Soner from Istanbul, Turkey. We are both students and we study Economics and Political Sciences.

We have and are working in various projects right now! Such as:

-Teaching Turkish to refugee children in Turkey.
-European Solidarity Corps project on educating children in Bosnia.
-Working at NGOs in Kenya, teaching maths to high school students.
-Work away experience at a campsite in Montenegro.
-Leading a student summit on Green Energy.
-Organising the academic programme of a student exchange between two universities from Germany and Istanbul.

Hazal is the interesting one!

She loves to travel, she tries to go somewhere far away every summer; plus, she loves learning about new cuisines so that she can experience them, at least to some degree, in Istanbul!

She is especially interested in Japanese culture; she loves watching anime and reading manga.

She loves taking long walks, especially when it involves mountains or hills, and is very keen on learning how to do proper camping.

Soner is the funny one! (Arguably)

He likes internal topics a lot, such as reading on politics, philosophy, history, architecture and other social science theories, yes he is a nerd. But we would agree that he is one fun nerd to talk to.

He is very interested in social differences between different groups, and fascinated by the stories behind cultures.

Apart from that he can play bass guitar very well and ordinary (boring) guitar to some degree, he has even played with a band for 6 years, in which they have recorded 6 singles and an EP.

Soner also has a huge interest for DIY projects, although this interest is yet to be crowned with a proper know-how.

We believe that interaction with different peoples and cultures is very important for mutual development. We really want to take part and help facilitate this development. We think Workaway is one of the easiest outlooks for such a desire.

We want to help people that are left disadvantaged by history and the current world system. In light of this, we believe that via volunteering internationally; we can better understand these social, political and economic processes.
Interests
Architecture
Writing
Technology
Team sports
Sustainability
Self development
Politics / Social justice
Pets
Performing arts
Outdoor activities
Nature
LGBTQ
Languages
Mountain
Movies & TV
Music
History
Hiking
Events & social
Charity work

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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Turkish: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Japanese: Beginner
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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Some knowledge of:
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
Able to teach about:
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
More details about your skills
We have various skills and knowledge that can be of use to you (:

Together, we are good at the following, mostly due to our Social Sciences Programmes:
-Communication; with children, people, etc.
-Planning; events, systems, projects.
-Organising Programmes
-Teaching; Language, General Knowledge, Maths etc.

In some areas, even though we are not proficient we would like to improve ourselves. Such as in programming languages like Python, R and Stata.

We are also possessing individual skills and knowledge.

Hazal can be of help in:
-Helping with economic and/or marketing matters
-Helping in raising funds
-Organising creative drama Workshops
-Basic cooking
-Hosting people and organising nature tours
-Playing volleyball
-Creating or taking part in a theatre play
-Teaching basic Japanese

Soner is skilled/knowledgeable at:
-Computers (Able to teach about)
-Video, Photo Editing
-Video Games
-Other technology in general
-Teaching English (I am an advanced speaker of English)
-Able to teach about history, philosophy, mythology, politics etc.
-Writing (Both in Turkish and English)
-Playing and Teaching Guitar
-Leadership
-Team Sports like football, basketball etc.
-Carpentry (Basic)
Age
23 & 24
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Hazal is flexitarian, she mostly prefers not eating meat.

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13 Jan 2024

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My time at Camille's has been incredible, never short of fun, and incredibly comfy! Camille is an awesome person, he is caring, relaxed, fun, curious, and outgoing. Thanks to him, I never felt on edge, on the contrary, was always looking for the next thing. I mainly helped him with the garden and cooking, while also speaking English with him as… read more

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5 Jan 2024

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I had an incredible three weeks with Soner! He's really great. From the moment he arrived, I was impressed by his kindness and respect. We spent great evenings together, chatting for hours over good beers. He is a very good cook. Soner is really interesting and cultured, our discussions were deep and enriching.

We also had the opportunity to… read more

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28 Oct 2021

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The 2 weeks spent with with us went sooo fast,shows how much you were to us.We could not believe you were leaving already.You were always present,listening and always ready to offer help with the kindergarten kids, thank you for helping our youngest grade teacher with her big number of kids who need attention all the time.
The Nairoshi Foundation… read more

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21 Oct 2021

Left by Workawayer (Soner Can & Hazal) for host (Stay with us at a school near ...)

We have spent two and a half weeks at David's school and we must say that it has been the most delightful and self-developing experience we had as volunteers in Kenya. David's school is a real and well working organisation despite the obstacles put by the government and tries to provide quality education for the children of the area.

As… read more

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16 Sep 2021

Left by Workawayer (Soner Can & Hazal) for host (Tree planting initiative in ...)

We stayed at the farm for 2 weeks and it was quite a soothing experience. At the time, Anna was traveling to Europe to see her family, so unfortunately we could not meet with her. Eric, Anna's friend and co-host, took care of us in our time at the farm.

The farm is around half an hour drive to the Nanyuki town, which is very developed and even… read more

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7 Sep 2021

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Soner & Hazal are a really nice and fun couple to have around! They taught us a lot about Turkey and the Turkish culture and we learnt a lot from them. They also got along quite well with the kids and local people. Finally, they were quite hard working and planted plenty of trees at the farm despite the harsh weather conditions at the time :)

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13 Jan 2024

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28 Oct 2021

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21 Oct 2021

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16 Sep 2021

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7 Sep 2021

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26 Aug 2021

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It was great honour to meet Soner and Hazal and we really appreciate the good work they did in the Foundation, Soner and Hazal are very good teachers and every subject they were given they were really doing it with passion, the students really enjoyed their lessons.Soner and Hazal also help in the form and honestly I liked their work so much and… read more

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25 Aug 2021

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Our time in Ngeri Village was most special and intriguing. We have had the chance to experience the true African Life, and this have greatly contributed to our world views.

Jacob and his family are the most welcoming and they have done everything in their power to make us feel at home, which we appreaciate greatly. The people of the village,… read more

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