About Me
On a minty April morning, I was born in Karamursel (Turkey), a very small town by the Sea of Marmara. My childhood was not extraordinary except several attempts to make money! I remember one day I organized town kids to have a street raffle with our old toys. With no cost, it was a very profitable business. Good ideas always bring competitors and we had several of those in different streets. But being the first, having good connections and of course threatening kids not to play with them ever again if they go to other raffles made us the market leader. I had no idea that I was actually running a company with real employees at that time. Of course, salary was paid with ice-cream.
I played handball in high school team for 6 years. I was always scared that my hands were gonna be bigger than usual because of the sport that I was doing. Interestingly though, everywhere but my hands got bigger and bigger. I was gaining weight regardless of intense training. There is one person to blame of course...My mom!! She is so good at cooking which makes you eat above your performance. But that's not all. She also has this incredible "insist" tool which literally makes you eat rather than trying to say no. No wonder I didn't have any boyfriends back then. Oh mom, that was your plan, right? :)
I always wanted to be an engineer. Then I got into Chemical Engineering, phew! It was no similar to organizing a raffle or playing a handball game. But it was good, really good. It gave me analytical thinking power. I was able to see the big picture and be realistic with all that discipline and quantitative skills. I am a proud engineer now..oh and I lost about 30 lbs :)
Aside from a diploma, college gave me my other half...My precious..I immediately fell in love with him. His cute smile means a world to me. Even his sole presence makes me feel so secure..Finally, I found my most peaceful place on earth: his shoulder.
To be continued...as I get older...