Hello group! My name is Ivan, I'm from Chile. I'm a social science researcher, especially in criminology. I enjoy trying new sports and activities, lately I've been learning goldsmithing and practicing table tennis. In my free time I like to travel by motorbike, play music, watch movies or series, and look at pictures of cats.
I would like to improve my English by orienting myself towards the practice of open speaking. Although I can understand the language spoken by other people relatively well, I have little confidence in being able to express ideas spontaneously, which has caused me some anxiety issues in informal (but also formal work-related) meeting situations.
I can offer myself as a practice partner in Spanish. Although my home country Chile has a reputation for speaking very fast and with different slangs, I have had good experiences adjusting my speech to a more understandable tone for other Spanish speakers from different countries in Latin America.
In principle, I would like to be able to make the exchange through some videoconferencing software, ZOOM or meet preferably, but I am not closed to the possibility of making an exchange through other software (Discord, Teams, etc.) or even through audio only. In case someone is interested, we can also use a more interactive platform like VrChat or RecRoom.
Thanks in advance!