How do I find Crosstalk partners?

Here are a few recommendations of places where you can find partners. Unless you have a specific preference, we suggest you try them in this order:\n\nThe mobile apps Tandem and HelloTalk.\nLook for local language exchange events on Meetup.com.\nPost on https://reddit.com/r/Language_Exchange specifying the language(s) you’re offering and the language(s) you are learning.\nSearch for Facebook groups for language exchange or for people learning your language and post your offer there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/\n\nMake sure that you explain very clearly what your intentions are, even right from the first message. We recommend messaging several people at once, since there are bound to be people who are inactive, are not serious about learning, or are looking for a more traditional language exchange. This is advice that we have found useful and has allowed us to find regular Crosstalk partners:\n\nVery few people know what Crosstalk is. Expect to have to explain it and demonstrate how to do it.\nSend a very clear first message in which you explain that you're only interested in doing video calls (or meeting in person) and that you'll be speaking your language only and you expect them to only speak theirs.\nBy choosing who you message and being very clear about your intentions you'll be able to avoid people who are there for reasons other than learning a language.\nMessage around 10 people at once and expect maybe 2 or 3 responses that may end up in 1 actual call.\nUsually it's better to ignore incoming messages if the person doesn't match your language pair.\nPolitely deny if they want to only chat or to practice their speaking.\nOn your first call, expect them to have forgotten about Crosstalk and explain again what it is. Politely ask them to switch back to Spanish if they switch to English. For most people you'll have to do this a few times on your first call.\nIf your first call went well, at the end of the call you should set up a regular time with them. It's easier to do it then than later over text.\nOn Tandem you can't search for people nearby without a premium subscription, but you can choose the countries of residence, so it's easy to only see people in timezones that are compatible with yours.\nIf you want to meet in person, it's worth paying for premium for one month and using that time to find a few partners you can talk to regularly.