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Jay, 35

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench

My exchange partner isSomeone with the same interest that, Just so you know I am the male and that is my sister's

My learning goalsTo be able to speak French to fluency

My favorite topicsCinema, language, culture, science,

Caitlin, 29

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsJapanese

Ideal language community partnerSomeone I can have interesting and fun conversations with. I can help you improve your English!

My learning goalsTo be able to speak confidently in Japanese so I can travel someday

My favorite topicsBooks, movies, tv shows, makeup, culture, travel, figure skating, and life. Anything and everything!

Eleni, 34

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsGreek

Ideal conversation exchange partnerI'm looking for a native Greek speaker to speak with and gently correct me when I am incorrect and help me expand my vocabulary through conversation. I can exchange in English.

My learning goalsBe a more confident speaker, expand my vocabulary, and improve my grammar.

My favorite topicsEvery day events, health and medicine, music, culture

Drisana, 24

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsGerman

Perfect language exchange partnerNon--judgemental and patient.

My learning goalsI spoke German growing up (half of my family is Austrian), but I have lost a lot of my German fluency since then. I'd like to start speaking again and regain my confidence with the language.

My favorite topicsMy interests include biking, plants, farming & drawing. On a quest to start reading more and would love talk about that!

Abdullmusawwir, 62

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsArabic

My conversation partnerPatience but fun and interesting

My learning goalsTo communicate well

My favorite topicsDay to day activities and traveling

Michael, 22

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

My exchange partner isHelpful, patient, engaging

My learning goalsTo become better at speaking Spanish

My favorite topicsBasketball, learning, ideas, traveling, hiking, start ups

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Kasia, 19

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish, Polish

LearnsFrench, Korean, Sign language

My exchange partner isSomeone who is knowledgable in a lot of topics, and is very helpful especially when something is very hard to understand.

My learning goalsExpand on my French knowledge in ways that I'm not able to in a classroom as well as help someone out to the best of my abilities!

My favorite topicsBooks and movies, Steven Universe, civil rights, and drawing/art

Dayja, 31

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsAkan, Spanish

Ideal language community partnerI like people that are easy going and have a bold sense of humor.

My learning goalsI would like to conversational in a few languages just to broaden myself.

My favorite topicsI’m a pretty open and creative person. People’s life experiences, culture, and journeys interest me.

Daniel, 24

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsDanish

Ideal conversation exchange partnerPersonable and fun person

My learning goalsI want to become fluent in Danish

My favorite topicsCurrent events, sports, life

Daniela, 16

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish, Spanish

LearnsFrench, Japanese, Korean

Perfect language exchange partnerChill, funny, nice, and can deal with my short answers

My learning goalsI want to have a normal conversation in the languages I've chosen

My favorite topicsMusic, art, travels, books, journaling, cultural differences, jokes/puns, comics and the tea

Claudia, 20

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish, Spanish

LearnsArabic, Korean, Portuguese

My conversation partnerEverybody

My learning goalsI want to learn more about cultures and more about the language

My favorite topicsThe society, music, food, everything

Senna, 22

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsGerman, Spanish, French

My exchange partner isI would love to talk to someone who is as interested in plants as I am, and who finds the weird parts of language to be fun!

My learning goalsI want to improve my conversational skills in Spanish, and to start speaking conversationally in German, French, and other languages I hope to start learning soon.

My favorite topicsI like talking about birds and plants, especially growing plants. I enjoy science, reading, cooking, and linguistics. You can ask me random questions about plants!

Manuel, 26

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish, Italian

LearnsRussian

Ideal language community partnerAlmost everyone, I am really talkative ahah

My learning goalsI wanna learn russian, french and spanish.

My favorite topicsSnowboarding, books and that holy temple you call gym.

Ann-Claude, 26

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench

Ideal conversation exchange partnerFriendly native speakers of French

My learning goalsI want to move from an intermediate level of French knowledge to conversational fluency

My favorite topicsBooks, movies, theatre, fashion

Casey, 24

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish, exx

LearnsSpanish

Perfect language exchange partnerSomeone who can improve my Spanish!

My learning goalsImprove my Spanish to a conversational level

My favorite topicsMusic, and anything else!

Meg, 42

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsKorean

My conversation partnerSomeone who is patient with mistakes and won’t hesitate to correct me

My learning goalsTo travel to Korea, to be able to have conversations, watch 냉장고를 부탁해 without subtitles, and hopefully read poetry in Korean

My favorite topicsFood, cats, travel, movies, music, books, plants and gardening, knitting. 음식, 고양이, 여행, 영화, 음악, 책, 식물, 뜨개질과 바느질

Jessica, 36

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish, Spanish

LearnsFrench, Italian

My exchange partner isOutgoing, funny, friendly and easygoing

My learning goalsBecome conversationally fluent

My favorite topicsI enjoy discussing food, cooking, gardening, animals, nature and education.

Ryan, 33

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsItalian

Ideal language community partnerSomeone compassionate, mindful, patient, and open!

My learning goalsLearn to speak Italian!

My favorite topicsSpirituality Yoga Music Art Nature Travel Mindfulness Philosophy Recovery

Chris, 25

Chicago

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsChinese

Ideal conversation exchange partnerSomeone who enjoys laughing and learning new things. Also someone willing to correct my mistakes. 我想要跟喜欢笑的人练习。也需要愿意该我的错。

My learning goalsSounding more native in Chinese, practicing Chinese grammar. 帮我的口音听起来跟流利

My favorite topicsAdventure, anime, gaming, politics