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No language partners Does anyone want to be a pen pal/ language partner? I appreciate that you are not supposed to ask here, however, not a single person has replied on the language partner message system. I have been learning Norwegian online for about 18 months, and have read some Danish as well. Happy to speak to anyone in either language, or happy to have a go at Icelandic or Faroese as well. I'm a former high school teacher (although I taught History) and a native English speaker. Tusen Takk.

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It's never easy to find language partners at the best of times, and it's twice or maybe three times as hard with a language like Norwegian. Not only is it a language with relatively few speakers - only 4 million odd - but most of those who do speak it also tend to have an excellent command of English. Compare that with, say, Chinese, Russian or Brazilian Portuguese ( vast numbers of speakers and relatively low proportion of proficient English speakers) and you'll see why you're dealing with a proverbial needle in a haystack. So, it's hardly surprising that you haven't been inundated with offers. Have you thought of approaching people directly? For example, https://www.italki.com/user/3899332? One other tip: profile pics do matter. Your avatar is fun, but not exactly friendly. I know it's not for everyone, but providing you don't look like Hannibal Lecter, it might be worth putting a pleasant-looking mug shot of yourself on your profile. People like to know what their potential partners look like.

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