Student Focus

Can has been out of school for quite some time. I thought maybe some of you missed him, so I thought he would be a good subject to interview this week. He seems to be the man of mystery, although I do know that he has been at Koç longer than some of his teachers!

Introducing the always smiling, Can Peker!!

Full Name: Onur Can Peker

What does your name mean?: Can = Life and Peker is like, “Pek” = lots/many and “er” means soldier, so lots of soldiers and Onur = Honor

Why did your parents name you that?: It is just a name “Onur” it is not on my passport.

Place of Birth: Milwalkee, Wisconsin, USA

Why were you born there?: My parents were living there. My father was working and my mother was studying.

Age: 14 ... and a half. I was born in January and now we are in October.

Locations you have lived: I lived in Milwalkee for 2 yrs and then we moved back to İstanbul in Beykoz.

What hobbies do you have?: Playing tenis, playing soccer, water skiing and wakeboarding.

Brothers or sisters?: I have 2 twin sisters. They are 2 yrs younger than me. They are going to MEF. I like them.

What schools did you go to?: I was in a British school when I was in Kindergarten and then I started at the Koc School in 1st grade.

At 8pm at night you are: Watching TV in my bedroom or in the kitchen or with family in the living room. On Mondays and Wednesdays I have English lessons...just talking lesson.

Worst habit: I don’t have any.

Embarrassing moment: I don’t have any.

Favorite movie: Zohan – Adam Sandler’s movie, Get Smart, 88 minutes. I watched them recently and I like those. I watch a lot of movies. I can’t remember all the movies, so I just mention the new ones.

Favorite Holiday: I like going to Miami. I go there 3 times a year because it is summer everytime. I like summers and they don’t have a winter.

World’s worst problem: Global warming because when I live in İstanbul, I want it to snow. I like cold when it snows. So, if it is cold without snow, I don’t like it and that is the problem with Global warming.

Who is your hero?: I don’t know...like who...I don’t want to be like someone, I want to be like me.

Biggest decision you are thinking about right now: I am thinking, what should I become in the future. What job should I pick. When I was 3 yrs old, I wanted to be a policeman. Now, I am sure I don’t want to be a policeman, but I am not sure what I want to be.

One word that describes you: Lazy.