Hi Everyone!

I’m Scott, a individual who just graduated from UNSW with a major in AI. I’ve been living in Sydney for around 2 years, and I really enjoy this city. Now, I’m looking for a friendly language exchange partner who is interested in improving their Mandarin while helping me improve my English.

What I Offer

  • I’m a native Mandarin speaker and can help you with:
    • Pronunciation and tones.
    • Grammar and sentence structure.
    • Fun slang or cultural expressions.
  • Whether you’re a beginner or advanced learner, it doesn’t matter! We can learn and grow together.

What I’m Looking For

  • Someone fluent in English who can help me:
    • Learn idioms and colloquial expressions.
    • Understand how to make funny, non-offensive jokes in English. (In Mandarin, I know how to be humorous, but in English, I often sound too serious and struggle to expand on topics.)
  • Ideally, someone open-minded and friendly who’s willing to engage in face-to-face or online conversations.

About Me

  • I’m currently looking for a web development job in Sydney and hope to stay here long-term because I love the warmth and kindness of the people in this city.
  • However, I’ve noticed that the language barrier can be a significant challenge for me in making local friends.
    • For example, during university group projects, I enjoyed working with my teammates, but after the course ended, they often stopped replying to my messages.
    • Even when selling items or chatting with people I meet, I find it hard to establish lasting friendships.

I hope to find someone who can help me break the gap and build meaningful connections with native speakers.

What We Can Do Together

  • We could practice languages while enjoying fun activities like:
    • Photography outings（ I am good at taking photoes, and I have camera ）
    • Hiking on the beach.
    • Swiming in the pool. ( Just enjoy, I am not professional )
    • Exploring Sydney’s beautiful natural views.
  • I’m open to people of all genders and backgrounds (male, female, gay, lesbian, or non-binary). I deeply respect everyone’s identity and comfort level.

A Little Extra

  • Looking for partners who are committed to learning/speaking/practicing English. My goal is to get at least an overall 7. My current speaking skill is about 6.5-7,depending on the topics and the person I am facing. I am still rubbish at reading and listening, they are about 5-6, I have been trying so hard to fix it for one year, but still tough.🥲🥲🥲

    I have social anxiety easily.. So that is why it is hard to make progress in general

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  • happy to help

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    Do you wanna add any social media of mine

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    let's just start with on here

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  • I found the following users who may fit your language exchange criteria:

    Username Date Post Link Relevance Offered Matches Sought Matches
    u/umigasuki 2024-08-31 Post 5 English Chinese
    u/pages_shake 2024-11-03 Post 5 English Chinese
    u/outrageous_bar_8000 2024-09-25 Post 5 English (C2) Chinese
    u/ipenr 2024-11-14 Post 5 English Chinese
    u/thatdiscussion9037 2024-11-05 Post 5 English Chinese

    Please feel free to comment on the above posts to get in contact with their authors.

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