Ideally an Intercambio/Sprachaustausch (ES, DE or NO) partner is studying English regularly, meeting weekly incentivises us to work on new themes, to build vocabulary and learn rather than repeat the same conversations over and over again with different people. If you are not a native speaker of Spanish, German or Norwegian (including dialects) then keep an eye out for a tutor page, I cannot coach English without compensation. You may be mad keen on English or unconventional, scientific, literate, sporty, a rocker, a young fogey or a geek, I am many of these things and more! Studies show pressure and stress inhibit learning languages, so I don't appear to take it seriously but I just keeping at it regularly and little by little I do learn! We should expect to make mistakes, embracing them for when we don't we're not reaching for the next level.