Today I met with one of my language partners for the first time. His name is Fran, he is 25 and has recently finished his studies. He studied science - mostly physics (aka stuff I know nothing about), and now just got his first job as a telemarketer for a political campaign until he decides what he wants to do (ie get a full time job or do his masters). He is from Barcelona and last year he did a four month exchange to England to learn English. It's very hard for Spaniards to practice their English in Barcelona/Spain, so they love it when international students want to do a language exchange. So we met for lunch, and went to a very cheap chinese restaurant (which wasn't too bad). We spoke in Spanish first for about 40 minutes and then switched to English for another 40-45 min. After lunch we walked a bit down to Parc Ciutadella, which is a beautiful parc that has lots of palm trees, green space and a large fountain. While walking we spoke mostly Spanish but would switch back to English at times... especially if i didnt know a word for something lol. He's a really funny guy and likes to laugh a lot like me :) We are going to try to meet up atleast once a week to practice and just hang out.
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