In my German class we have talked about values and our teacher asked what was important for us and to choose 3 most important.
The options were:
Freedom Money Health Family Faith Friendships Justice Peace Security Success
Democracy Education
For our International group Health was on the first place, followed by Freedom and Justice.
Which ones of these core values are the most important for you? Why?
When I meet someone interesting on Italki, I go to wiki and read about country from where my language partner is coming from. By doing this i kill two birds with one stone. First, I am getting needed background about my new friend. What language does he/she speak, what is the population and climate there. Is it free country or non-free, and what kind of religion is predominant there? I believe that historical background can say a lot about people. This helps me to interact in a better way and helps to understand other cultures and their uniqueness.
From the other hand it makes you more knowledgeable and of course expands vocabulary. And then you suddenly find yourself reading random articles and that is pretty awesome))
Do you read about countries where your language partners are coming from or mostly concentrate on live communication?
