Who I Am:
· I am Serdar to some, Kaya to others· I am Kay in Starbucks
· I am in my forties
· I am a social scientist, traveler, stock photographer & videographer
I am interested in:
· apes, group psychology, cults· spirituality in big history
· stories of travelers, migrants, expats, and people from all walks of life
· social media, show business, film industry
· AI, the digital future
I like:
· colorful people (e.g., David Choe, Jamie Lee Curtis, The Amazing Randi)· BC's draft dodgers from the U.S.
· beatniks, hippies, The Beatles, Pink Floyd
· rationality and intelligence with wit (e.g., Monty Python, Emily Yoffe as Dear Prudence)
· devotion to something beautiful and finding peace in it (e.g., Jane Goodall, Rick Rubin)
· Hip-hop, rock music
I enjoy films, documentaries, and trivia on:
· American civil rights movement of the fifties· the counterculture of the sixties
· hip-hop history
Background:
· I am Canadian -- and perhaps more Vancouverite than Canadian· I was born in Turkey to Georgian parents
· Besides Turkey and Canada, I lived in the United States and Australia
· In the U.S., I completed degrees in Finance, and International Relations
· In Canada, I completed a doctoral program in political science
· In Australia, I worked at a university as a research fellow
· I was fortunate enough to travel far and wide
· The Pacific Northwest is my home -- but I love the entire West Coast
· I adore cultures, and I consider myself a world citizen
· I vote, but I am not partisan
· I don't identify as anything but cosmopolitan
Last Updated: Summer 2021