I am originally from Turkey. I came to the Unites States at the age of 22 in 2001, and have spent the rest of my life in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. I did my BA and MA in neighboring universities, George Mason and George Washington, and decided to settle in the US after finding a decent job in IT field in a government agency.

Even though my current job does not involve any academic activity, I consider myself as an academically oriented person. Therefore, I spend a good portion of my free time seeking intellectual improvement. I frequently stop by at a university library and do some readings for several hours to increase my knowledge and understanding. 

I do not have a specific leisure time or an activity pertaining to this time, but I like taking walks by the river or going on picnics with my friends, as I find extra time from my work and reading activities. I generally enjoy being in nature and use opportunities to be in nature. I also enjoy traveling, as long as the place I am visiting has some genuine aspect, whether it is natural beauty, an authentic architectural structure or some aesthetic quality. So far Santa Barbara, Sequoia National Park and Princeton Campuses, along with their surrounding areas, are the places I liked the most in the United States among the places I have visited.  

Although I do not have a clear picture of the personality type I am looking for in possible companion, I find good manner, kindness, intelligence, self-confidence and attention to details – not as an obsession – attractive. I also believe that sometimes one particular personality trait or physical characteristic might make a person quite attractive. In either case, I consider compatibility or mutual attraction, which would be fostered by the efforts of the parties as the circumstances change, as a key to mutual happiness.