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Sean, 27

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsPortuguese

My exchange partner isSomebody dedicated to practicing and learning new things about life

My learning goalsI want to speak good enough Portuguese to survive a trip on my own

My favorite topicsAnime, politics, sports, music, movies

Judy, 27

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsKorean

Ideal language community partnerPeople of similar age who want to chat about everyday things, music, or who want to enlighten me about Korea and the culture!

My learning goalsIncrease confidence in speaking and widen vocabulary. Would like to at least achieve comfort in speaking survival Korean.

My favorite topicsMusic, software engineering, learning, healthy eating. My favorite groups are EXO, BTS, Blackpink, and Muse!

Salma, 17

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsKorean, Cantonese

Ideal conversation exchange partnerAnyone, I can help you with conversational English (I’m from California)

My learning goalsTo not forget the stuff I already learned

My favorite topicsFood, animals, music, games, life, everything

Filip, 28

San Francisco

SpeaksCzech, English

LearnsZhuang

Perfect language exchange partner如果你可以明白我嘅要命嘅廣東話講得就好

My learning goals認識好得意嘅人。每日練習少少。

My favorite topics旅行，科技，文化，烹調，迪士尼

Shreya, 23

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish, French

My conversation partnerSomeone that is patient and honest

My learning goalsI want to be able to pick up colloquial nuances

My favorite topicsSocial justice! Food! Cool technology applications/innovations! Photography!

James, 26

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish, Chinese

LearnsJapanese, Zhuang

My exchange partner isEngaging and can make me laugh

My learning goalsBeginner Japanese

My favorite topicsGames, dance, photography, Reddit, memes

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alexia, 31

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish, Japanese, Cantonese

My exchange partner isEasy going, patient and friendly

My learning goalsComfortable, light conversation

My favorite topicsTraveling, love life, food, movies, books ect

Lital, 22

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish, Hebrew

Ideal language community partnerReally easy to talk to, can talk about a wide range of topics, motivated to practice, intelligent, charismatic

My learning goalsI would like to work on my Spanish and Hebrew. Spanish is probably a bigger priority right now but the end goal is to be fluent in both!

My favorite topicsTravel, culture, photography, technology, music, movies, food, personal development, anything!

Wesley, 19

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench, Korean, Swedish

Ideal conversation exchange partnerinterested and willing to assist with language learning, despite different obsessed

My learning goalsTo meet people and understand cultures and people / I'm Chinese-American so I'm always open to learning about new cultures :)

My favorite topicsGeography (what I want to major in university!), environmental issues, languages, design, theatre, and food!

Alex, 45

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsChinese

Perfect language exchange partner我想跟说普通话的人练习。请指正我。强迫我用中文。 I want to practice with people that speak standard Mandarin. Correct me and make me communicate in Chinese.

My learning goals我希望能够参加日常对话。I want to be able to participate in everyday conversations.

My favorite topics语言学习和教学、人工智能、技术。我婚姻幸福。 Language learning and teaching, AI, technology. I'm happily married.

Ryan, 28

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsGerman, Spanish, French

My conversation partnerSmall talk is fine. Make me laugh? I am a software engineer and recently got engaged.

My learning goalsImprove writing and speaking skills.

My favorite topicsPolitics, technology, reading, corgis.

Shadi, 20

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish, Persian

LearnsFrench

My exchange partner isThe ones who don't talk shit !

My learning goalsWanna improve my french from 0 to 0 :))

My favorite topicsArt , sex ,yoga , daily-life , books, movies, food

Ember, 31

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench

Ideal language community partnerSomeone who speaks English well and is available for most of the week.

My learning goalsHelp on my french presentation lundi.

My favorite topicsMusic, burlesque, traveling, learning french, shopping, dancing, great dining.

luis, 39

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsGerman, Indonesian, Ukrainian

Ideal conversation exchange partnerSomeone who is willing to study

My learning goalsCulture language and understanding

My favorite topicsWriting discussing and reading

Jennifer, 19

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish, Spanish

LearnsKorean, Chinese

Perfect language exchange partnerSomeone who is whiling to help me learn, understanding, nice, and funny

My learning goalsTo be able to have conversations

My favorite topicsMovies, music, anything at all

Alex, 36

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish, Italian

My conversation partnerSomeone who is curious, REALLY cares about correct grammar + pronunciation and has a great sense of humor.

My learning goalsIncrease my fluency with Italian and Spanish and perhaps start a new language like Korean or Vietnamese.

My favorite topicsFood from around the world, healthy living, creating things!

Liam, 23

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

My exchange partner isSomeone who is willing to listen, learn, and teach

My learning goalsImproving my language skills!

My favorite topicsTv shows/movies Games Crypto

Christopher, 63

San Francisco

SpeaksEnglish, Spanish

LearnsDanish, German, Chinese

Ideal language community partnerJust be cool and sincere

My learning goalsTo be able to each out to my business partners My friends from this selected countries I just love learning new things

My favorite topicsI am a lonely man though, I would like us to talk about life, I hope we find each other worthy of the time we spend teaching each other