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140 language exchange partners in Waterloo looking to learn languages

Veronica, 28

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench

My exchange partner isI'm not sure... Maybe someone around my age? Someone with similar interests.

My learning goalsI want to speak French fluently. I want to learn how to understand native French speakers.

My favorite topicsMusic, films/ movies, books/ literature, current events, science & environment, history, nature & wildlife

Daniel, 17

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench, sgn-gb

Ideal language community partnerMy ideal Tandem partner would be helpful and kind and enjoy talking about things I enjoy! They would also need to be good at correcting my grammar 😂!

My learning goalsMy goal is to get a good grade in my A Level to get into university. I also go on holiday to France and would love to be able to chat with the locals with my new french skills! :)

My favorite topicsI enjoy discussing music and film (especially Disney!). I’m studying french for my A Level (similar to the french ‘baccalauréat’) and would love to discuss anything relevant to it! ;)

Kerry, 29

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsBosnian, Croatian

Ideal conversation exchange partnerYou

My learning goalsI want to be fluent, but I at least want to be able to communicate easily with people around me.

My favorite topicsAnything

Kevin, 30

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish, Vietnamese

LearnsJapanese, Korean, Chinese

Perfect language exchange partnerPatient, respectful, anyone that enjoy talking..haha

My learning goalsTo communicate with others, learn about different cultures and language.

My favorite topicsTravel, food, lifestyle, anything interesting.

Jessica, 20

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench, Sign language

My conversation partnerSomeone understanding and open to life's different paths

My learning goalsI would like to increase my knowledge of other languages

My favorite topicsMusic, life, shows, superheroes

Gavin, 20

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSwedish

My exchange partner isSupports and answers questions. Active and good at responding.

My learning goalsSpeak in Swedish

My favorite topicsI enjoy books, my work, and cultures around the world.

Mark, 35

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench

My exchange partner isPatient, knowledgeable about inane trivia, interested in sports from the analytics side

My learning goalsI have two sons who will both be attending French language schools, and my wife is fluent in French. I would like to be able to have a conversation with them about their day and what they got up to in school

My favorite topicsVideo games, sports, history

Emily, 28

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish, exx

LearnsFrench

Ideal language community partnerMy perfect Tandem partner is French and will help me slowly with my French.

My learning goalsI am travelling to France in March and need to be able to communicate with others.

My favorite topicsI like to discuss music. As well as food.

Zee, 24

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish, zu

LearnsSpanish, Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partnerFriendly, open, can talk about anything, listens well, enjoys conversation

My learning goalsI want to be able to speak conversational Japanese and Spanish. Learn and teach what I can

My favorite topicsFood, Culture, Language, Literature, Movies, School, Religion, History, Anything and Everything, Comedy, War and Peace

Austin, 24

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench, Sign language

Perfect language exchange partnerSomeone who is patient, talkative, and active, someone who wants to be a friend. Anyone who can talk about anything.

My learning goalsImprove general French understanding, introduce myself to something new.

My favorite topicsTechnology, games, art, them, and anything about music — whether composing, playing, or simply listening.

Adrien, 22

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

My conversation partnerAnyone who’s down to learn English and help me learn Spanish :)

My learning goalsUltimately I want to be fluent, but for now I just want to hold a conversation

My favorite topicsmusic, travel, life growing up

Jawad, 21

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsChinese

My exchange partner isSomeone who is friendly and always trying to laugh!

My learning goalsI'd like to put into practice all the theory I learn about languages. I like studying language (sort of as a scholar) but it's hard to study language and languages without having practical experience in them~

My favorite topicsI like talking about technology, ancient stories (like epic of Gilgamesh), and film :3

Anthony, 26

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsChinese

Ideal language community partnerSomeone I can get along well with

My learning goalsI want to become better at mandarin

My favorite topicsTravel, life, programming

William, 27

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsRussian

Ideal conversation exchange partnerFun, easy going, and interesting people

My learning goalsFluent in Russian and Chinese

My favorite topicsTravel, art, culture, flying

Daniel, 29

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

Perfect language exchange partnerSomeone who is open to all kinds of conversations. Knowledge of Comprehensible Input and/or Crosstalk is a plus.

My learning goalsTo reach fluency

My favorite topicsEverything!

Vedrana, 26

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

My conversation partnerSomeone funny who can chat about anything

My learning goalsI’d like to learn to speak basic, conversational Spanish

My favorite topicsFunny stories, adventures, deep life chats, goals and random tangents turned rants

Omas, 29

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

My exchange partner isAnyone who is willing to speak Spanish or wants to learn English!

My learning goalsLearn spanish and help others with English

My favorite topicsGames Comedy Movies Food

Apratim, 27

Waterloo

SpeaksBengali, English

LearnsFrench

Ideal language community partnerjovial, honest, straight-forward, loves sports, appreciates different cultures, loves music

My learning goalsLearn how to converse fluently in French with French-speaking people.

My favorite topicsbasketball, ice hockey, soccer, tennis, travel, education, cooking, music, Arsenal, Raptors, Leafs

Mara, 23

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench

Ideal conversation exchange partnerAnyone, I’m open minded and like chatting with everyone!

My learning goalsI want to be able to speak French confidently.

My favorite topicsBooks, food, arts and culture, sports, science

Margaret, 60

Waterloo

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

Perfect language exchange partnerSimilar age as me and a crafts person or artisan who enjoys making and eating food.

My learning goalsTo be proficient enough to travel

My favorite topicsDaily activities, food

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