American Penpals (u.s., U.s.a.) - Pen Friends For Exchange Of Language And Culture

Name	Country (City)	Native Language	Practicing Language	Description
person Mari favorite_border Add to Favorites March 31, 2026	United States (Berkeley)	Spanish English	Korean Japanese	Hi, I’m Mari! I love technology, reading, and talking with people. I’m currently a beginner in Korean and I really want to get better at speaking Japanese. As a teacher, I believe learning these languages helps me support my students and make them feel welcome in my class.' translate
person Alec favorite_border Add to Favorites March 27, 2026	United States (Berkeley)	English	Spanish French	Hello! I'm Alec and I love learning languages. I lived for a couple of years in Madrid and since then have worked in Spanish my whole career. I'm always looking to interact more with the language, and also practice my French! translate
person Mike favorite_border Add to Favorites March 16, 2026	United States (Berkeley)	English	French	Je m'appelle Mike. Je suis Américain de Californie. Je veux pratiquer parler français et en échange je peux vous aider en anglais. J'ai fait plusieurs échanges français/anglais et je les trouve bénéfique pour améliorer les compétences des langues. Je veux parler des sports, des voyages, des films, n'importe quel sujet d'intérêt. J'ai travaillé trente ans dans l'inform... See more translate
person Val favorite_border Add to Favorites March 7, 2026	United States (Berkeley)	English Spanish	Purépecha (Tarascan) Gaelic (Irish) French	US student trying to connect with their roptá through Tarascan Language. translate
person Gabriel favorite_border Add to Favorites February 22, 2026	United States (Berkeley)	English Filipino (Tagalog)	Spanish French Portuguese	Hello! My name is Gabriel, but you can call me Gab. I'm a transportation engineer living in San Francisco, California, but originally from the Philippines. Learning languages has been a great interest of mine since I was young, and I would like to someday visit countries where my target languages are spoken. I love to read and listen to music in my free time. translate
person Jessica favorite_border Add to Favorites February 12, 2026	United States (Berkeley)	English Spanish	Korean Japanese Chinese, Mandarin - Other -	Hi everyone! My name is Jessica and I'm 21 years old, studying art in college. I love animating and playing open-world video games! I'm also a big fan of animated shows such as American cartoons or anime. In my free time, I draw a lot. I also enjoy drinking tea, especially a good roasted oolong. I'm looking for an exchange buddy who enjoys similar interests and would be willing t... See more translate
person Ashley favorite_border Add to Favorites February 6, 2026	United States (Berkeley)	English	Chinese, Mandarin Japanese Korean Spanish	Hi, my name is Ashley. My heritage language is Mandarin, and my strongest languages other than English are Mandarin and Japanese. I speak and read Korean and Spanish at a survival and 'express basic opinions' level, but I haven't had a lot of conversational practice. I'm open to practicing all of these languages. My hobbies are watching anime, reading (mostly science fiction an... See more translate
person Kirby favorite_border Add to Favorites January 24, 2026	United States (Berkeley)	English	Spanish	Hello... Currently, I am taking a Spanish class and I am looking for someone to practice what I have learned. Since Spanish is the primary language for 30 countries, and I very much enjoy traveling, I selected it as a second language. I am looking forward to exchanging languages. translate
person Joseph favorite_border Add to Favorites January 2, 2026	United States (Berkeley)	English	Italian	I have been studying Italian for a couple of years -- just for fun, but I am getting close to retirement and hope to spend more time in Italy. I can read Italian pretty well now, but speaking is a bit of a struggle. I recently took a course in Siena and my level there was B1. I am taking lessons online but would like to form or join a language exchange group to get more practice speaking and liste... See more translate
person Patrick favorite_border Add to Favorites December 30, 2025	United States (Berkeley, California)	English	Spanish	I am a retired teacher who had lived in Mexico and Costa Rica, now back in California, with time to improve my language skills in spanish and to help others with their english! translate