I've tried Reddit so many times, but I never feel entirely comfortable there. Are there any good sub-reddits where you feel comfortable? In the tech ones, people jump down your throat if you ask a dumb question. (Same for r/Colombia)

¿Dónde están las personas que no hablan inglés? Vivo en el norte de Bogotá, y casi todos mis amigos hablan inglés. He ido a eventos de teatro, tecnología, y juegos de mesa en búsqueda de amigos. Hay pura gente de la clase media (que habla inglés). ¿Tiene sugerencias de otros pasatiempos para probar?

My Spanish-speaking friends don't give me feedback when I speak or text. (I've asked, and I know I need to ask more. But my then-girlfriend made it clear she didn't want to "be my Spanish tutor.") So feedback on speaking and writing. But more importantly cultural insights, particularly about dating.

Thank you! Even with four years of high school Spanish and four years of college Spanish, I had "only" reached B2 by the time I graduated. It took *a lot* of focused time and effort to go from B2 to C1. Passing the DELE exam was tough!

In that regard, I would disagree with myself too. But it's important to balance the short-term (motivation) with the long-term (discipline). I'm very unmotivated to improve my Spanish beyond C1, but I'm sticking with my Spanish tutor out of loyalty and discipline.

Awesome! That's much appreciated. I'm not sure which is better: my smaller more active following here or my larger less active follower count back on Twitter. Haha!

As far as non-dating apps being used for dating, I know a woman who met her husband on Twitter. And a diff woman who met her long-term boyfriend on Twitch. But obviously some of us come on these apps to learn and share thoughts.

Okay, that's really surprising. I remember when I was in high school I saw a woman post a picture of just her arm with a sunset in the background. It was a nice picture, and she was getting matches and messages. (This was on OkCupid if you can believe it.)

My recommendation would be to focus on the journey, not the destination, i.e. read for two hours per week or take four classes per month. You can control inputs; you can't control outputs (results).

If I remember anything about being an adolescent boy, I think that would just attract them even more. 😹

I haven't been active lately, but I'd like to be included.

What if hypothetically I were a contractor for a large multilateral organization teaching English lessons? They'd still need English lessons, right? Right!? 😬

I don't work in tech, so I don't get how this affects me, even if it is true.

Unintentionally! But, yes, it was pretty cool that everyone was trilingual, except him of course.

But, yeah, I have teaching accounts with a few different platforms. None of them pay well by my standards, but some people are able to make a living that way. I'll need to change soon.

Oh, yeah! I saw that from italki. I called them out on Twitter about it, and their response was defensive "Oh, we'd never replace our tutors with AI." I'm not sure about Preply, but my profile is inactive.

What have you heard bad about them? Technically, I work for them because I have an inactive tutor profile, but I think there are better places to work than a language marketplace.