I am German speaking but currently I live in the US, 7 hours later than your time, not sure if that is helpful
I am also a beginner, I mostly do C++ in Unreal. I have limited time, mostly only evenings and mornings because I have a full time job. Would you want to start similar projects and then help each other out? Or do one project and collaborate via Github (I am not a GitHub expert but can learn it)?