I've done tons of language exchanges, mostly in the US.
I was once the victim of a gaming of sorts during a language exchange. Gloria. After about 10 sessions together, it turns out that she was looking for someone to marry and get a green card. (At the time, she was working illegally in the US at a bilingual daycare center.) She always complained about her bad back. I pity whoever she ended up snagging.
Another language exchange story: the chick was a private Spanish teacher, also in the US illegally. One of her private students was a border agent who was trying to improve his Spanish to get a promotion or something.
I was once the victim of a gaming of sorts during a language exchange. Gloria. After about 10 sessions together, it turns out that she was looking for someone to marry and get a green card. (At the time, she was working illegally in the US at a bilingual daycare center.) She always complained about her bad back. I pity whoever she ended up snagging.
Another language exchange story: the chick was a private Spanish teacher, also in the US illegally. One of her private students was a border agent who was trying to improve his Spanish to get a promotion or something.