This article would be of interest to researchers in discourse analysis. The article reports the nonnative perspectives on L2 conversation through the observations of American women (English L1, Spanish L2) living in Venezuela. The participants identified factors that influenced their ability to participate successfully in conversation with native speakers. Their experiences highlight the role of individual differences, the link between conversation and culture, and intercultural sensitivity (Bennett, 1993). Their observations also reinforce the need to raise learners' awareness of factors that may affect their fluency (Van Lier and Matsuo, 2000) and L2 competence.#1.Communication #All #2.Cultures #All #Proficiency #JournalArticle #Research #Substantialmention #LearnersandLearning