[ 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 4 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 30 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.

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.
I am also Honorary Reporter of Korea.net ( Web portal of Ministery of Sport and Tourism Korea)

My husband is Indonesian .He is psycologist but he works at Indonesian consultant and he is also data analyser at Canadian company . After marriage we have lived in Indonesia for 10 months and then we moved to Turkey. Now we live in Istanbul,Türkiye.

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