Yusuf Bay

I usually can't write these things, but I'll give it a try. I'm a 17 years old boy living in Turkey and desperately dreaming of getting out of this city where I've lived my childhood and teenage years and going abroad, seeing new things and meeting new people. I don't have a plane to these things yet but I'm going to.

In between exams and homeworks and the pressure of being a 17 years old teenage in a strict family and country, I'm trying to take photographs with my not-so-great phone. I'm trying to save money to buy a decent camera but it's not going well these days, because, I'm saying it again, 'being a 17 years old teenage in Turkey' is hard. In my free times, if I don't want to go out and take pictures, I read book or watch American TV series, because, you know, fictional American Dream themed shows are always great. I also like following the awards seasons, I always have time for Oscar nominated movies. I'm planning to open a blog one day to write my critics. But only planning. First, I need to know how to make a theme and how to make people read it and stuff.

I like meeting people online and become good friends with them. There is nothing good like meeting a total stranger from the far end of the world and become friends with them and talk about everything! Yes, talking about 'everything' is another thing I like. I like talking about space, religion, history, art, people, etc...

About my future plans, beside traveling the world, because for doing that I need to make money first, I'm planning to study translation studies in university. I like translating things and I thing it's cool that making money by doing something you like to do. But I've also always dreamed of becoming a journalist, but that field of occupation is too risky here in Turkey.

So, that's me. I don't know what would time change but for now these sentences are telling you a part of me. :)

(If you'd like to look at my unprofessional photographs, you can click the link above.)