Researcher/Traveler/Pet and Housesitter

About this sitter

Hello!
I‘m Deniz. I‘m a researcher and phd student in a small city in Finland. I‘m originally from Turkey (I was born and raised there). I lived in various countries such as the US, France, Germany, Slovenia and Finland.
I‘m an avid traveler. I travel very often for my work; to attend conferences, workshops and meetings. Also, I travel very often for myself as I enjoy learning about new cultures and I visit friends who live in different corners of the world.
I love my job which is mainly teaching, researching and publishing academic papers. My topic is about sustainable packaging; specifically biobased plastic packaging and reusable packaging. I love learning in general.
I love to cook as well as I love to eat out. I can say trying new restaurants and cuisines is my hobby.
I love swimming. I grew up with swimming competetively in a team and training 6 times a week. Right now, I‘m swimming a few times a week. Water is my element :)
Seaside is my favorite place to be. I love warm weather; even though I learned to love snow after I moved to Finland :)
I‘m kind, quite sociable and easy to talk to. I love spending time with friends. I‘m kind and affectionate; also honest and direct. I have a good sense of humor as well as a good sense of responsibility. I‘m quite reliable, tidy and organised.
Here is the link to my Linkedin account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deniz-turkcu/ .

Why they want to house sit

I love traveling to meet new people, experience new cultures, try new food and check out the art scene in a new city/country. I have flexible working hours and I can work mostly online. Hence, my life conditions make it possible for me to travel often :)
I‘ve been living in many different countries in the last 17 years. Hence, I‘m used to the systems in different countries and international settings. I enjoy being mobile very much. House sitting allows me to be mobile :)

Their experience

Yes. And I’m happy to share my old accounts from petsitting. I’m well experienced in cleaning, feeding, playing, giving medications and even basic training. I’ve also walked dogs :)

What can they bring to the assignment

I do not own a pet right now. However, I love animals. I‘m usually the favorite aunt of my friends‘ pets and a sweet mama for all the stray animals.
I‘m responsible, great at housework and taking care of plants/ other house chores. I find it very relaxing to live in someone else’s place while traveling as I simply don’t like staying in hotels or even airbnbs. I‘m happy to take care of your place :)
I‘ve done petsitting as a part time job during my studies. It‘s been the best job I ever had. I’m more than happy to share my old petsitting profiles in catsitting websites with you. I unfortunately do not have any pets right now as I travel very very often. Taking care of pets for friends is the closest I get to enjoying pets‘ companionship right now :) I don’t see petsitting as a chore at all but a pleasure. I love hanging out with pets and I believe they are the greatest friends. I get along very well with them as I can sense and read their needs, boundaries and feelings. I‘m happy to hang out with your pets (and hopefully snuggling with if they also enjoy it) while working, chilling and sleeping.