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Forrest Spellman, 25

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsJapanese

My exchange partner is優しいとおもしろい👨‍🍳

My learning goalsビジネスの日本語!

My favorite topicsテレビゲーム、たべもの、休み、学校すきです！

John, 25

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish, Portuguese

Ideal language community partnerI’m open to anyone. As long as my partner is eager to learn or teach my languages of interest, I’m happy to get to know them.

My learning goalsNo specific goals at the moment. But I’m eager to get used to using many of the verb tenses in Spanish and Portuguese. And in general, get used to practicing the accents and pronunciation.

My favorite topicsFood and Hobbies, Hopes and Dreams, Academic Subjects

Chris, 40

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

Ideal conversation exchange partnerCurious, good listener

My learning goalsComprehension, overall improvement

My favorite topicsScience, guitar, running

Elizabeth, 30

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

Perfect language exchange partnerSomeone who tells a lot of jokes and wants to explain or teach, or want a to learn about me or my culture.

My learning goalsImprove my spanish speaking skills.

My favorite topicsScience, nature, psychology, funny stories, learning about another person's culture, religion, food, movies, music, and animals.

Brent, 32

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

My conversation partnerMy perfect tandem partner is someone who is easy to talk to and interested in learning and discussing a variety of topics

My learning goalsMy language goals are to increase my vocabulary and improve my professional language skills for the workplace.

My favorite topicsI enjoy discussing culture, traveling, and current events.

Matthew, 25

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish, Hebrew

My exchange partner isSomeone thoughtful and intelligent

My learning goalsImprove my vocabulary and speed

My favorite topicsPolitics, technology, philosophy, literature, history, economics, art, etc

Jacob, 24

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsItalian

My exchange partner isSomeone to practice with!

My learning goalsHolding a conversation!

My favorite topicsAnything and everything.

Chase, 24

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish

Ideal language community partnerI would love to talk with someone who is patient as I am just beginning to learn and is enthusiastic about learning by enjoying talking with one another 😊

My learning goalsI would like to be able to understand and communicate well enough to travel in a Spanish speaking country and speak Spanish comfortably. I would also like to learn how to write in Spanish.

My favorite topicsI love talking about books, art, music, culture, and history.

Roni, 22

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish, Japanese, Korean

Ideal conversation exchange partnerSomeone who listens attentively and understands the struggles of learning another language. Someone who is patient and can communicate effectively.

My learning goalsI want to be intermediate in my target languages by the summer of 2020. I want to be able communicate with natives through speaking and writing.

My favorite topicsLanguage studies, animals, psychology, movies (documentary), cooking/baking

Julie, 30

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench, Polish

Perfect language exchange partnerOpen minded, curious, sense of humor

My learning goalsTo keep up my fluency in French, to constantly learn new trends in the language (slang, cultural references, etc), and to practice my rusty Polish

My favorite topicsGastronomy, books, wine

Anna, 31

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsKorean

My conversation partnerAnyone who would like to practice their English and help me with my Korean. It would be awesome to meet in Korea in the Spring! 🙅🏻‍♀️ not here for dating.

My learning goalsJust got back from 서울! I can’t wait to go back in spring. I’d like to have beginner level conversation skills by then. 😅

My favorite topicsDaily life, fashion, beauty, travel, and food! I have a beauty/lifestyle blog. I’m really into small everyday happiness.

Bri, 20

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench

My exchange partner isOther university students looking to work on their target language!

My learning goalsI want to study abroad in a French-speaking country

My favorite topicsI love talking about politics, current events, food, music, and travel!

Cristian, 25

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsArabic, German

Ideal language community partnerSomeone who laughs a lot at anything

My learning goalsHow to engage someone in a riveting conversation

My favorite topicsLife, ideas, math, love, economics

Kenneth, 20

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsChinese

Ideal conversation exchange partnerSomeone easygoing, patient, who can explain well. I’m also happy to teach in English !

My learning goalsTo become more fluent at basic conversation

My favorite topicsFashion, sports, food

Ryan, 25

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsHungarian, Russian

Perfect language exchange partnerI want to learn new Russian words and I can help you learn English!

My learning goalsSpeaking fluently without so many stops and starts in the middle of my sentences

My favorite topicsAnything and everything about music 🎶 I love to travel in Eastern Europe 🗺

Sabrina, 23

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench, Italian

My conversation partnerFunny, kind and willing to exchange intercultural ideas

My learning goalsImprove my Italian vocabulary

My favorite topicsMusic, physics, aliens

Kiarash, 24

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsArabic, Persian

My exchange partner isWalk me through the core of the language

My learning goalsLearning and socializing

My favorite topicsEnjoy discussing cultural routines and personal interests and entrepreneurship

Kathryn, 23

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsFrench, Italian

Ideal language community partnerSomeone who loves to travel and enjoys talking about anything

My learning goalsTo be fluent in French

My favorite topicsPolitics, movies, art, backpacking and hiking

Dennis, 22

Berkeley

SpeaksEnglish

LearnsSpanish, French, Japanese

Ideal conversation exchange partnerSomeone who is easy to talk to

My learning goalsI would like to eventually be able to form sentences without having to spend long periods of time trying to translate English to another language.

My favorite topicsI enjoy discussing traveling, politics, history, pop culture, and food.