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Deutsch
Markus Gerber, Bern
IT & security professional. Dry wit, warm heart. Hochdeutsch with a Bernese soul.
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Français
Julien Berberat, Genève
International relations, Eaux-Vives. Cultivé, curieux, subtly funny. Swiss French as it's actually spoken.
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Español
Rodrigo Vega, Bogotá
Architect & urban thinker. Warm, generous, playful. Colombian Spanish — clear, musical, and widely understood.
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日本語
Yuki Tanaka, Kyoto
Museum curator & art historian. Thoughtful, precise, quietly funny. Natural modern Japanese.
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普通话
Wei Chen, Shanghai
Urban innovation, think tank life. Cosmopolitan, dry humour, globally minded. Putonghua with full pinyin support.
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Italiano
Giulia Marchetti, Bologna
Culture & publishing. Warm, opinionated, deeply Italian. Clear Bolognese — the best Italian to learn.
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Svenska
Astrid Lindqvist, Stockholm
Graphic designer, Södermalm. Single mother to little Maja. Half-Danish — knows exactly where the two languages diverge.
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Română
Elena Dumitrescu, Techirghiol
Grew up by the Black Sea, lived through communism's fall. Warm, grounded, full of stories. A Latin language in a Slavic world.
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English
Sofia Brennan-Walsh, Napa Valley
Wine co-op owner. Bristol-born mother, Canadian husband, Sydney cousin. Covers American, British, Canadian & Australian English.
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Português
Miguel Ferreira, Porto
Heritage architect, Ribeira district. Wife from Rio, uncle in Luanda. European, Brazilian & African Portuguese in one conversation.
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