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    Lessons Learned from 6 Million Language Exchanges (Interview with Tobias Dickmeis, Tandem) ♫ 6

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    About this Episode

    What if there was a way to make friends with a native Spanish speaker and practice at any time and any place for free? This week we are joined by our guest Tobias Dickmeis, one of the co-founders of the popular language exchange app Tandem.  The app has close to 6 million users in over 150 languages – ¡Dios mío!

    Tobias shares with us some of the factors that contribute to a positive language exchange experience, how to find the right partner, and how Tandem makes finding language partners safe and convenient. He also gives us some advice on how to make language learning fun, relevant, and interesting from his own experience learning English, Spanish, and French.

    Show Notes: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/tandem

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    Tobias Dickmeis, Tandem Co-Founder


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