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my name is Carlos Jordan Alexander Williams Santos de Oliveira...

My language exchange partner is

They are willing to be themselves and outgoing regardless of outer opinions. I am out going and funny I am bisexual I am very passionate about people and their stories I create poetry and stories I love learning about other cultures

My learning goals

To be able to connect and form bonds with people from different cultures I enjoy Indian Eastern European west African and Chinese traditional dances . I listen to almost any kind of music . I love food and fun

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Ideal language community partner

Interesting and knowledgeable people...

My learning goals

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Culture, fashion, food

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Houston

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Voglio migliorare il mio italiano perchè penso che sia una lingua...

My favorite topics

Trascorro il mio tempo libero scrivendo, leggendo, guardando film, cucinando tutti i tipi di cibo, e giocando ai videogiochi di tanto in tanto. Inoltre, adoro fare qualcosa che mi permette di esprimermi artisticamente.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Qualcuno di interessante ed educado

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I am down to discuss basically anything. I really like anime...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is a French native speaker because I want to practice and get better at French. As for personality, someone who is nice, patient, relatively available to talk to so we don't go weeks without speaking.

My learning goals

My main goal is improving my French.

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I want a conversation partner who is

someone who is kind hearted, funny, intelligent and cheeky...

My learning goals

I want to improve on my language skills and hopefully help others on theirs

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I'm going to move to 北京 next year~ let's be friends ^^ I'm currently living in Japan

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My learning goals

Learn a new language. I am willing to help those with the English...

My favorite topics

Art, dogs, food, Kung Fu, music, TV shows and movies.

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, patient, and helpful people.

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Houston

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My favorite topics

Sports,music, culture, existing things...

Ideal language community partner

The person who would like to talk about anything in the world

My learning goals

To knows a lots of languages

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Houston

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone that likes movies, work, tv shows, quarantine....

My learning goals

To be fluent, to pronounce words correctly,

My favorite topics

Movies, tv shows, food, running, cycling

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/ / / / — If you only talk to me in English, it will be a...

My favorite topics

Philosophy, existentialism, travel, dreams / goals, what matters to you in life, struggles in life, relationships and social dynamics, personal growth and self-improvement, spirituality and religion, nature and the environment, hobbies and interests.

Perfect language exchange partner

Anyone who does not: 1) start messages with, “hey bro” or 2) try to talk to me about work. Otherwise, Responsive, chatty, enthused, out going, intelligent, friendly, caring, funny, good sense of humor.

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Video games, education, books, psychology, linguistics, world...

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who is very chatty and friendly, likes to share facts about their culture, and has a good sense of humor

My learning goals

Become conversational in the three languages listed, focusing mostly on Mandarin as I teach English online to Chinese children

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who has a lot of patience. I have SA so it's difficult...

My learning goals

To be conversational and come up with my own things to say without needing a script. To be able to travel and speak with the people, hopefully without getting lost.

My favorite topics

Languages, music, books, anime, health, mental health

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My learning goals

Feeling more natural while speaking other language...

My favorite topics

Other cultures

Ideal language community partner

A friendly, open minded, world traveler

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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Languages & Cultures Politics & Foreign Countries Star Wars ️emes...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone who has the same interests as me and is quite chill.

My learning goals

Meet new friends and learn more languages. I am currently studying Japanese and hope to start on French pretty soon. 私の日本語は上手じゃないです。

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Perfect language exchange partner

A person that is not afraid to correct me and is fun to talk...

My learning goals

Speak ok in many languages

My favorite topics

Food, Traveling, Flags, History, and Vocabulary

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Houston

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My learning goals

I want to proceed my language skills to almost perfect...

My favorite topics

I would like to speak about language,history,photography,cinema,sports,cars,countries,travel.

I want a conversation partner who is

Outgoing,talkative,easygoing,

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Science EECS/Robotics Gaming (PC and tabletop) Music Philosophy Travel Comics...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who shares the curiosity I have about the world we live in. Good senses of humour doesn’t hurt.

My learning goals

Fluency and friends

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Ideal language community partner

Talkative, funny, open-minded, travelers, polyglots... just people...

My learning goals

To Become a fluent speaker in my target languages.

My favorite topics

I love learning languages, I fell in love with Portuguese and right now I'm trying to learn Turkish and improve my Esperanto… I enjoy eating out, watching Netflix, making new friends, learning about historical facts, culture, and board games!

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My learning goals

to speak with ease, grow my vocabulary & have a good accen...

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tv shows, books, writing, our ambitions/goals, traveling, anime, music, languages, culture, & your interests/hobbies/work!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

positive, kind, funny & committed. people who prefer to make video calls. I’m also an English tutor so I would love to talk with you in English 30 minutes & pick your brain about your language for the other 30 until I can speak

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Books, podcasts, travelin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Unlimited/dark sense of humor, adventurous

My learning goals

Be able to hold a solid conversation with minimal help/English

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Houston

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I want a conversation partner who is

Open-minded, funny, patient, enthusiasti...

My learning goals

Maintain my French and speak at a more advanced level, get comfortable speaking basic German and Russian

My favorite topics

Travel, film, music, art, literature, jokes, local culture, history, fashion, language learning , yoga, environmental sustainability

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My learning goals

I don’t really have any expectations...

My favorite topics

Movies, music, culture, climate

My language exchange partner is

I love to learn, so someone who is willing to teach.

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I have a passion for helping people and living a healthy lifestyle....

Ideal language community partner

I'd like to talk to people who are committed to practicing with me.

My learning goals

I would like to be able to hold a conversation in Spanish.

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Houston

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Мне всё равн...

My learning goals

Разговаривать (на русском языке) свободно как носитель языка на любую тему

My favorite topics

Спорт, путешествия/разные культуры, математика/школьные темы, новости

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Houston

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My learning goals

To learn some Italian, French, and Chinese...

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Food and cooking, travel, yoga, medicine, motherhood

Perfect language exchange partner

People Interested in learning English or those who like to teach their language.

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Vida diaria, futbol, cultur...

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With everybody, really I love conversations where no one can't find finish

My learning goals

Aprender, conocer y proximamente viajar

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My language exchange partner is

Someone who enjoys learning languages and meeting new friends...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in my second and third language, German and Arabic.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing new cultures and languages. Politics, astrology, human history, and the secrets to life.

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My learning goals

To be at least intermediate in around 2-2 1/2 years...

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Art, video games, school, animals

Ideal language community partner

Nice, willing to deal with my mistakes

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Houston

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

Una persona a la que no le moleste variar los temas de conversación, abierta de mente, y mejor si le gusta la cerveza

My learning goals

Poder mejorar mi portugués lo más que se pueda

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I would like to meet a person who likes traveling and sharing...

My learning goals

I want to learn several languages besides Portuguese, English, French and Spanish and become much more fluent in those.

My favorite topics

Traveling, food, cultures, history, arts and politics. I'm open-minded.

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Being fluent in Spanish and learning Japanese ....

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I want to talk about culture, music, food and others

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice and courteous

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Houston, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 231 English speakers in Houston looking to learn English together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for English language exchange in Houston?

In Houston there are 231 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Houston where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/ann-arbor />Ann Arbor, <a href=/learn/english/mission-viejo />Mission Viejo, and <a href=/learn/english/colchester />Colchester.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 231 of them coming from Houston.