[ Until October 2024 I can not host someone ]

Hello!
My full name is Fatma Merve Prayogo. I am Turkish and my husband is Indonesian. I have a 5 years old son . You can call me as Merve. If you are Korean you can call me as 다희 because I have Korean name is 유다희.
Actually I studied science education at university .But i left my job after i have worked as a science teacher for 3 years .Because i don't like our education system .
I work about Korea since 2011 . I manage education,travel and culture projects in Türkiye and Korea.
I am known as “Korea Traveller” in my country because I have travelled Korea 3 times as backpacker . Until now I have travelled 35 cities 3 villages in Korea.

I am coordinator of Korea Culture Camp for Turkish and Indonesian people in Jeju island so I go to Korea sometimes and join camp too. and also I manage another programs and tours.

Now I manage my company “튀르키예에서 한국을 살다 Live Korea in Türkiye “and I am working as a Korean language teacher and also freelance translator.I have so many experience about tourism. I have worked as Travel Planning Manager at Korean travel agency.
And I also co-founder “Exploremate” Travel agency in Indonesia.

My husband is Indonesian .He is psycologist but he works as data analyser at Canadian company . After marriage we have lived in Indonesia for 10 months and then we moved to Turkiye . We lived in Turkiye for 5years and now again we live in Yogyakarta , Indonesia.

If you want to know more about me , please check my instagram or tiktok:
Instagram : www.instagram.com/fmerveprayogo
Tiktok : fmerveprayogo

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Honestly when I travel I don’t like hotels. I really like meeting with new people and learning cultures,listenin people’s stories. Sharing is my lifestyle. I like to share and i like people who want to share their knowledge ,language,culture . I am a world citizen so I wanna be here . Couchsurfing makes me more openminded person and I already met so many amazing people and they are my close friends now by couchsurfing. I never forget these feelings so I am always here .

Interests

History, world foods and cooking ,tea, culture, languages , photography ,animals

• animals
• culture
• photography
• education
• cooking
• coffee
• traveling
• camping
• teaching
• history
• languages
• science
• tourism
• tea
• mountain climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

I watch Korean,India,American movies not Turkish.

I like especially historical and science books.

Honestly I am not a music lover. I like listening nature voice and just people talking. I can not listen music for long time maybe for 1 month just 2 hour :) . I listen music only when i am on way.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have travelled Korea as backpacker
I have established Live Korea in Türkiye company

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Turkish,Korean,English languages and cooking Turkish or Korean foods . I am a tealover. I can teach you which tea is good for what and how preparing.

I couldn’t practice my Korean language for 5 years so I need to talk and learn more with natives. I really interest in calligraphy of Korean too.

I am learning Indonesian language and foods now . I wish I can learn Chinese one day its my big dream.

I wanna learn Other countries' history,culture,daily life and languages more than now.

I can share my all experience and my time with you. I really love to meet with new people .

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can help you about English ,Korean and Turkish. I met and lived with so many foreign people so i can teach u other cultures and foods :) also i am a tealover i can prepare special herbal teas for you. My husband is Indonesian and we really love Asian foods . We can cook together for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Indonesia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Turkey