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10.01.2011, 15:26
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i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
Italian, from scratch
German, according to Migros high B1 but this is definitely not the case (vocabulary-wise at least!). I would have placed myself at A2 a while ago, but it's been ages since I spoke it 
French, not actively learning it, but would say I'm around C1 (I hope!), if not that then definitely B2.
ii) language(s) you speak natively
English (native)
Spanish (very fluent)
iii) your location
Neuchâtel
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
Languages
Playing classical music
Socialising in general (karaoke, dining etc)
v) short introduction about yourself
24-year-old EFL teacher, play French horn and piano, am enjoying living here!
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11.01.2011, 11:26
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| | Re: Find Your Tandem/Language Exchange Partner on EF! i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
English ii) language(s) you speak natively
Spanish iii) your location
Basel Stadt iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
Travel, walking, reading, music, film, TV series, etc. v) short introduction about yourself
I'm 25, female, piano player and a cheerful person. I would like to meet once or twice per week.
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12.01.2011, 14:25
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(i) language(s) that you are learning, including level German, A1
ii) language(s) you speak natively English
iii) your location Basel
iv) personal interests Sport, Family, Film, Sport again.
v) short introduction about yourself I have been in Basel for almost 2 years. I have done two A1 courses, but I don't want to continue in a classroom situation anymore. I would be interested in meeting up with someone 2-3 times per week during the day to have a German/English conversation exchange. | 
12.01.2011, 16:28
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Hi,
Just joined this forum & hope to meet up with someone wishing to improve their English in exchange for helping me with French.
i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
French Migros level A1/A2
ii) language(s) you speak natively
English
iii) your location
Pully near Lausanne
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
Walking, crafts, cooking, reading, & learning about what Switzerland has to offer.
v) short introduction about yourself
I am a qualified florist but not working until I have improved my French. My husbands job bought us to Switzerland. I am from the UK & have lived in Paris & Milan
I have a grown up family.
I am free most afternoons but can be flexible to suit.
I would like to improve my conversational French.
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14.01.2011, 17:49
| Newbie 1st class | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bern
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i) language(s) that you are learning, including level German-beginner
ii) language(s) you speak natively Romanian-Russian
iii) your location
Bern
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc) Movie making, nail art design,music(jazz,classic),painting
v) short introduction about yourself Friendly and open to explore the world, I'm interested in all topics . | 
14.01.2011, 20:20
| Newbie | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland, Zürich
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i) language(s) that you are learning, including level Spanish (A2) (still) learning English
ii) language(s) you speak natively natively - Russian, Ukranian; pretty fluently - (High-)German, lived 10 years in Germany; pretty good - English (just passed CAE), Thank Goodness is over!
iii) your location Zürich
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc) languages, traveling, salsa, oriental dancing, music
v) short introduction about yourself I am female, 43, have been since 2006 in Zürich, looking for someone to practise my Spanish. Meeting time doesn't matter. No ejercicios gramáticos, para charlar solamente! ¡Gracias y hasta pronto! | 
18.01.2011, 10:04
|  | Newbie | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Geneva
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i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
English - Intermediate
ii) language(s) you speak natively
Polish
iii) your location
Geneva (CERN)
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
Motorbikes - spring is coming, any motorbike-maniacs here? ;-)
Sailing - my home region in Poland is full of lakes, it's almost impossible to grow up here and not sail a bit,
horses - my family keeps horses for generations, those are my favorite animals - but I like animals in general.
v) short introduction about yourself
I'm male, 24 and started ma 12 month contract at CERN on November last year. I'm looking for somebody to practice my speaking english - I prefer personal live conversations, but I'd be also happy speak a bit over Skype.
Feel free to contact me at: cern (at) jurewicz (dot) pl | 
18.01.2011, 10:42
| Newbie | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Aargauu
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i) language(s) that you are learning, including level German(a2) ii) language(s) you speak natively Portuguese
iii) your location Brugg
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc) languages, traveling, dancing, sports, reading, writing.
v) short introduction about yourself Im female, 23 years old. I moved here since december 2010. I would like to practice conversation in german. I could teach in exchange portuguese and english. | 
18.01.2011, 19:12
| Newbie 1st class | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Basel
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i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
English
ii) language(s) you speak natively
Spanish
iii) your location
Basel Stadt
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
Travel, walking, reading, music, film, TV series, etc.
v) short introduction about yourself
I'm 25, female, piano player and a cheerful person. I would like to meet once or twice per week.
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21.01.2011, 23:07
| Newbie | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Zurich
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| | Re: Find Your Tandem/Language Exchange Partner on EF! i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
German (begginer), English (advanced) ii) language(s) you speak natively
Russian iii) your location
Zurich iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
snowboarding, swimming, tango argentino, books v) short introduction about yourself
Currently I'm living and working in Zurich and I would like to improve my spoken English. I'm not sure that there are many people who are interested in Russian but I'll be glad to help everyone | This user would like to thank nastia for this useful post: | | 
25.01.2011, 12:31
| Newbie 1st class | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Zürich
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| | Re: Find Your Tandem/Language Exchange Partner on EF! Hi Everyone!
i) language(s) that you are learning, including level
German, currently doing a B1 level in Alphasprachstudio, my vocabulary is limited dough. ii) language(s) you speak natively
Spanish, from Bogotá, Colombia, Latin America (they say one of the nicest  ) iii) your location
Zurich iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc)
Traveling, Motorcylces, Amateur photography, v) short introduction about yourself
Currently a PhD student at ETHZ, in Chemistry, living in Zürich since 2 years and shamefully not speaking the language yet. Open minded and willing to know more about the Swiss/German culture. I also hope to be able to help somebody with his/her Spanish, which i feel is getting popular among the languages | 
26.01.2011, 14:56
| Newbie | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Zürich
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| | Re: Find Your Tandem/Language Exchange Partner on EF! Hello zürich people, i) language(s) that you are learning, including level English ii) language(s) you speak natively German iii) your location Zürich iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc) Travel, , sports, music, film, TV, clubbing, etc. v) short introduction about yourself I'm 29, male, I'm living and working in Zurich and I would like to improve my spoken English. I'm also can help somebody, to improve their German. | 
27.01.2011, 16:17
| Newbie 1st class | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Zurich
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| | Want to learn German - I Speak Swedish and English
Hi!
i) language(s) that you are learning, including level German - at Berlitz level 1 (beginner)
ii) language(s) you speak natively Swedish - native language
English - fluent
iii) your location Basel Stadt iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc) Movies, yoga, music, nice food and wine, art v) short introduction about yourself I'm Anna, 25 years old and come from Sweden. I am a cheerful and easy going person who likes to enjoy the good things in life. My goal is to learn German fluently. Looking forward to hear from you! | 
27.01.2011, 17:27
| Newbie | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Zug
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Hi all,
Here is my info: i) Language(s) that you are learning, including level:
Sporadically learning German (kinda B2 in written German and A2 orally) and Japanese (JLPT3, working on JLPT2). Would be interested in learning Italian, Russian, Arabic, Thai or Chinese as well. ii) Language(s) you speak natively:
Native French speaker. Fluent in English. Used to be fluent in Spanish. iii) Your location:
Zug. iv) Personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc):
Sports: mainly tennis (looking for players around Zug as of January 2010), but also skiing and swimming.
I also like good food, good wine and good books. v) Short introduction about yourself
Moved to Zug 6 months ago.
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28.01.2011, 16:12
| Newbie | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: zurich
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| | Re: Find Your Tandem/Language Exchange Partner on EF! Hey zurich people!
i) language(s) that you are learning, including level English level 1 (beginner)
ii) language(s) you speak natively German - native languaget
(as a consideration i offer a good german / swissgerman for talking and/or some help in writings.)
iii) your location Zurich Stadt where you like (have cafe / culture-shows / sports ...) and when you like (except tuesday evening).
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc) art, music, film, nice food and wine.
v) short introduction about yourself I'm Michel, 37 years old, artist & art-teacher and come originally from Graubünden. I'm an open-minded and easy going person who likes to enjoy the good things in life. My goal is to improve my English. Looking forward to read from you! | 
30.01.2011, 10:22
| Newbie | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Basel
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Hi all,
For those in Basel: i) Language(s) that you are learning, including level:
French - B1 level ii) Language(s) you speak natively:
Native English speaker iii) Your location:
Basel. iv) Personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc):
Sports: triathlon - running, swimming and bike riding
I also love Thai food and tasting wines from around the world. v) Short introduction about yourself
I am an Australian working in Basel for the last two months. Before that I have lived in Paris, The Hague, Dubai.
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01.02.2011, 23:16
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i) language(s) that you are learning, including level French - level B2
ii) language(s) you speak natively English - mother tounge iii) your location Lausanne
iv) personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc) All Sports, especially running ans swimming,
v) short introduction about yourself I am working in Lausanne, would be great to improve my french, and teach English, as I used to be an English Lit teacher in Canada. | 
02.02.2011, 18:16
|  | Newbie | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Zürich
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| | Re: Find Your Tandem/Language Exchange Partner on EF! i) Language(s) that you are learning, including level:
I am learning French and German both at a beginner level, ENglish at fluent level ii) Language(s) you speak natively:
I speak Spanish natively iii) Your location:
I live in Zurich iv) Personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc):
I love traveling, guitar, reading, watching films, writing, photography, tennis, chess,...! v) Short introduction about yourself
I'm 26years old from Spain, I have been living in Sweden, USA, and now in Zurich... I love travelling and meet new people...I always interested in learning something new or hearing diferent opinions about life, cultures... | 
03.02.2011, 17:25
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i) Swiss German, currently none, except a simple greeting.
ii) English and can get past in Afrikans that I learned as a kid.
iii) Baden
iv) Film, culture, politics, having fun.
v) I am a professional who has come to live in Switzerland, is currently looking for a job and is very keen to learn the language.
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07.02.2011, 20:27
| Newbie 1st class | | Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Fribourg City, Switzerland
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| | Re: Find Your Tandem/Language Exchange Partner on EF! i) Language(s) that you are learning, including level: I am learning French, beginners level ii) Language(s) you speak natively:
I speak English natively iii) Your location:
I live in Fribourg (in Fribourg) iv) Personal interests (eg sport, film, music etc):
I enjoy traveling and new experiences, cooking, eating out, skiing poorly, golf, wine, socialising and the odd beer and life. v) Short introduction about yourself
Easy going sociable person, get on with most people, I have been living in Switzerland for just 5 weeks, on a permit B, work in aerospace, yes Switzerland has one, wife and kids (6 & 9 yrs) months will be joining me in August, I have lived in Cheltenham, Oxford, Germany, Scotland and periods in South Africa. A young 46, wanting to improve very basic French.
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