[prmoustache]

When I switched to another country where I didn't speak the same language I started attending language exchange meetups.

In fact that is where I met my current partner.

[LeanderK]

this really sounds like a fun and promising way to make friends. I've seen it happen at universities with "tandem" partners (italian comes to germany and wants to learn german, the german wants to learn italian), but they usually leave after the exchange.