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Language exchange in Santa Barbara

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Santa Barbara

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French

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Portuguese

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Arabic

My favorite topics

Running, hiking, and traveling...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who can subtly correct me while having fun

My learning goals

To be able to talk to someone without doubting if it was right or not

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J.

Santa Barbara

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Finnish

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German

Ideal language community partner

People who bring new ideas and knowledge...

My learning goals

Being able to get around in a number of different languages

My favorite topics

Spontaneous Adventures, Trying New Things, Meeting New People

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Santa Barbara

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My learning goals

Become more conversational in italian and french and my other...

My favorite topics

I like books, nature, culture, and I looove food! I also love linguistics so if you’re a language nerd hmu

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is easy and fun to talk to and who talks a lot, and who likes experiencing new things and new cultures

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Santa Barbara

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Swedish

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English

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Faroese

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Italian

My favorite topics

Tv and film, books, music, and real lif...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone fun who, when time permits, can talk all day, but is also okay with picking up where we left off two weeks ago.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to have simple conversations in topics I'm interested in (and preferably with good grammar)

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Santa Barbara

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English

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American Sign Language

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العربية Flag

Arabic

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Basque

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French

I want a conversation partner who is

Can talk about a wide range of topics and is dedicated toward...

My learning goals

Conversational fluency

My favorite topics

Politics, culture, ethnicity, philosophy, history, economics, computer science, biotechnology, renewable energy, drinking, sports

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Y.

Santa Barbara

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French

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Italian

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Aprender mucho ma...

My favorite topics

Turismo cultura

My language exchange partner is

Amistosa libre de expresion

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C.

Santa Barbara

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Literature. Music. Movies. Nature. Travel. Coffee. Vegan and...

Ideal language community partner

An engaging conversationalist with a good personality.

My learning goals

I enjoy learning more about different languages, cultures, and countries.

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A.

Santa Barbara

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Spanish

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English

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French

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Conocer gente de diferentes culturas sus costumbres y tradiciones...

My learning goals

Prácticar con un nativo inglés y que me ayude a mejorar

My favorite topics

Leer,escuchar música, hacer ejercicio

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D.

Santa Barbara

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My learning goals

Las máximas que se puedan...

My favorite topics

Tecnología, cultura, viajes, deporte, música.

Perfect language exchange partner

Dispuestos a aprender y enseñar el idioma.

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Santa Barbara

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Spanish

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English

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Russian

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Italian

My favorite topics

Any topi...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who helps practice, corrects mistakes, etc

My learning goals

I want to improve the languages that I've learnt

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D.

Santa Barbara

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Spanish

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My language exchange partner is

Persona amable y dispuesta a descubri...

My learning goals

Mejorer los mas que se pueda mi ingles

My favorite topics

Deporte, musica, peliculas, viajes

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B.

Santa Barbara

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Learn more Japanese I would like to be a nurse there when I receive...

My favorite topics

Anything really as long as I’m comfortable with the conversation topic

Ideal language community partner

Someone interesting and enthusiastic about talking and learning along with me because who knows what it can lead to

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A.

Santa Barbara

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Life love and movie...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone funny and nice

My learning goals

I want to be able to have a conversation with someone in French

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Y.

Santa Barbara

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Japanese

Perfect language exchange partner

友善,互相帮助,开...

My learning goals

在有趣的学习过程中,同时交到好友

My favorite topics

绘画,动漫,学习

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M.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

I want to talk with you about your culture, and your passions,...

My favorite topics

Volunteer, Chemist, Culture, series and movies.

I want a conversation partner who is

Friendly and interesting.

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J.

Santa Barbara

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Coffee, travel, busines...

My language exchange partner is

Fun and good sense of humor. Wants to practice a new language

My learning goals

Practice Portuguese

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Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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M.

Santa Barbara

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Spanish

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English

Ideal language community partner

Buenas personas...

My learning goals

Speaking English

My favorite topics

Aprender.

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O.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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Russian

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English

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French

My learning goals

Become conversational in Frenc...

My favorite topics

Cooking, travel, fitness, outdoors, wine, history, books and many other things

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Curious, genuine, happy.

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Y.

Santa Barbara

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

travel habit movie...

Perfect language exchange partner

young female english- spoken

My learning goals

English

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C.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

No hay excepción algun...

My learning goals

Corregir mis errores gramaticales y perfeccionarlos

My favorite topics

Deportes, tecnología

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H.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

I want to have conversational spanis...

My favorite topics

Music, culture, travel

My language exchange partner is

Someone who wants to practice Spanish often and can correct me

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D.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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English

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French

Español Flag

Spanish

My favorite topics

Traveling, eating, anything that has to do with nature of general...

Ideal language community partner

Someone patient because my Spanish is very limited!

My learning goals

I’d like to become conversationally fluent in Spanish and pronounce things correctly

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Y.

Santa Barbara

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Japanese

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French

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Around same age, master student or worker, person in scientific...

My learning goals

Speaking English fluently

My favorite topics

Foods, nutrition, manga

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F.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

My learning goals

Una muy grande que pueda expresarme sin dificulta...

My favorite topics

Gastronomía , culturas, aventuras.

Perfect language exchange partner

Soñadora, que tenga metas por alcanzar.

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Santa Barbara

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German

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Reisen, Party, Freund...

I want a conversation partner who is

Jemand, mit dem ich beim Lernen Spaß haben kann

My learning goals

Grundkenntnisse der spanischen Sprache, um mich in cancun und cuba unterhalten zu können

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A.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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French

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German

My language exchange partner is

someone open-minded, easygoin...

My learning goals

meet new people, learn new cultures, get better in french and german and improve my english and maybe learn another language

My favorite topics

I love science, music, ed sheeran, sports, books, meeting new people, travel and more

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Y.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

LEARNS

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English

My learning goals

能夠與人正常溝通交流,互相交換想...

My favorite topics

熱愛與藝術相關的事也喜歡美食、文化與音樂。

Ideal language community partner

跟我相同興趣或嗜好都可,隨和而親切

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C.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Zero waste, environment, swing dancing, kayaking, the ocean,...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who is patient, reliable

My learning goals

I want to become confident in having a casual conversation

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D.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

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Spanish

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English

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Italian

Perfect language exchange partner

Quien quiera empezar una amistad...

My learning goals

Hablar el idioma fluidamente y aprender nuevas culturas

My favorite topics

Libros, comida, amigos nuevos, películas

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H.

Santa Barbara

Fluent

中文 (繁體) Flag

Chinese (Traditional)

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English Flag

English

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Spanish

My learning goals

希望可以用英文和外國人流暢的對談,以及可以自己出國時用英文溝通旅遊。I hope I can speak English...

My favorite topics

寵物、潛水、健身、化妝、棒球、電影、旅行、不同文化。❤️pets ,diving ,workout ,makeup ,base ball ,movies ,travel,different culture

I want a conversation partner who is

友善、有耐心、幽默、善良。friendly,patient,humor,kindness.

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Santa Barbara?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 37 speakers in Santa Barbara looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in Santa Barbara?

There are 37 members in Santa Barbara on Tandem.

Which other locations in Honduras other than Santa Barbara are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/honduras/tegucigalpa />Tegucigalpa, <a href=/language-exchange/honduras/comayaguela />Comayaguela, and <a href=/language-exchange/honduras/san-pedro-sula />San Pedro Sula.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 37 do it in Santa Barbara.