The Alliance Française of Los Angeles is a dynamic educational and cultural nonprofit organization that serves the Greater West Los Angeles and West San Fernando Valley areas. Our mission is to promote and enhance the knowledge and appreciation of French and Francophone culture, to increase the knowledge and comprehension of the French language, as well as to encourage interaction among French, Francophone and American people through educational programs and cultural events.

This is a group for anyone interested in Brazilian Portuguese language. At our meetings I will teach the language and culture, and we'll also learn and practice some Brazilian songs. Welcome! Also visit our website for more information HERE.

If you are looking to connect with fellow Africans and friends of Africa; meet new people, expand your network, and learn about Africa - then you are at the right place.  Lets meet & share with others our diverse cultures, history, and the American experience.  Anyone including non-Africans are free to join this group.  Our meetup will also give our members who are new to the U.S./Los Angeles the opportunity to make friends, thereby easing the process of adapting to the new LA environment. Our …

This group is for Asian Singles to get together to meet others who might have common interests, can share cultures, and who knows, potentially find love!!  This group is hosted by Los Angeles top Asian Matchmakers www.TwoAsianMatchmakers.com, where we host events and get people together. I started this group so we can strengthen the Asian community in Southern California and most of our events will center around single's uniting with other singles, Unlock the Night events, mixers where men are …

Chers amis Please read carefully before you join Our website is a hub that centralizes many French cultural and artistic opportunities. One of my strong beliefs is that being rich of many cultures is a blessing. We will strive to bring together the best of two cultures and that is why the best of American good manners and the best of American French good manners must be one of our rules of conduct. Answering emails from members promptly  and un-registering from events even if at the last minu …

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Want to practice your Danish or get a shot of Danish culture? Looking for Danish play dates for your kids? Got salty licorice? Miss Danish movies? Danish cuisine? According to a recent survey, Danes are the happiest people in the world. Chances are this group won't make you miserable.

Ciao! WE'VE MOVED! We have joined with the world famous Hollywood and Westside Los Angeles Italian Language Meetup to enjoy the benefits of a larger group and greater variety of events. PLEASE JOIN US by clicking http://www.meetup.com/LosAngelesItalian/ where you will still be able to receive announcements and enjoy the same fun Westside Italian Language Meetup events! We are a friendly and enthusiastic group of Italian language speakers who share a love for the Italian language, its cultu …

Let's enjoy speaking Thai together. Anyone who wants to learn Thai, please come and join us and talk about our experiences in Thailand or plans to go there or feelings about it.

Our group consist of over 1000 Spanish speakers ranging from beginners to fluent also native speakers. We schedule meetings in the Los Angeles area all levels of Spanish speakers are welcome.

We all love the US but lets face it, it's good to meet some fellow Europeans from time to time. This is a group to connect with fellow Europeans on a social or business level. This group is not exclusive to Europeans but members should have spent some time in Europe. Join and help us grow this group!

This is a group for anyone interested in free activities for the entire family with kids all ages. We will post free family focused events on the westside, organize "story times" in english and german, arrange playdates in parks or library.

Je veux, donc je peux! "Nous savons, nous savons que nous savons jamais" (We know, we know that we never know) When it comes to food, we can never know everything.  Would you like to join our never-ending food adventure? As food lovers, we cook and dine out together, trade recipes/tips/ideas and discuss all the food magic, maybe in French, too. http://youtu.be/_H3rvT8gVcc Video from "Southern Style BBQ Meetup by Heather" on August 2, 2009: http://www.meetup.com/LACooking/events/10808773/?act …

We are a French language school in Culver City, Ca  http://www.frenchinmind.com. The goal of this group is to create a fun, friendly, and relaxed environment where anyone can come to hang out,  feel comfortable speaking French, and share the French culture. We will meet across our school at the Starbucks coffee shop. 9718 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA

A new French Conversation Group in the Westside - Le Café de Paris Do you want to improve, practice, or refresh your conversational French? Come join us in a relaxed and fun atmosphere, where you can share your passion for this beautiful language. Each week, we’ll explore a different theme such as French cuisine, French music, French films, French cities, French history or current events.You will actively learn French vocabulary and idioms with optional assistance in grammar. This creative an …

Please graze around this site - ya' don't have to read it all at one time... * Be Sure to Read Part 2 to kinda 'get' where we're 'at' - so plz SCROLL about 1/3 the ways down this page ~ thanks & enjoy ! Part 2 is a MUST read, guys ! ___________________ . ~ LOCATION ~ Driving DIRECTIONS & Parking Info see PAGES tab back up on the Nav Bar The LAUGHING BUDDHA MEDITATION SANGHA Santa Monica CA 90405 _________________________ Beginners Very Welcome ! ______________________ C O N T A C T   …

WE ARE MOVING OUR ACTIVITIES TO ANOTHER SIMILAR GROUP. PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER WITH THIS GROUP BUT FOLLOW THE LINK AND REGISTER WITH FRENCH-LANGUAGE-FRIENDS: http://www.meetup.com/French-Language-Friends/ Chers amis Please read carefully before you join Our website is a hub that centralizes many French cultural and artistic opportunities. One of my strong beliefs is that being rich of many cultures is a blessing. We will strive to bring together the best of two cultures and that is why the b …

Welcome to the Belgian meetup of group in Los Angeles! The main idea of this group is to bring together people that are Belgian expats living in the Los Angeles area, but we also welcome members with a Belgian heritage, relatives to those and everyone interested in the Belgian culture.

Si hablas español (bien o lo quieres mejorar) ¡te invitamos!!!  ¡Ven a compartir el idioma y la cultura con nosotros!  Nos reunimos TODOS LOS SABADOS a las 2 de la tarde (más o menos) en el PATIO ATRAS DE Peet's Coffee.  Tomamos un cafecito (o té o agua o nada, como quieras) y conversamos ¡de todo un poco!  ¡Tenemos un buen sentido del humor y nos reímos bastante!  Queremos que te sientas cómodo y bienvenido, estamos " entre amigos".  Mira el almanaque a ver que más hacemos. Con nosotros tienes …

The So Cal COMMUNITY IS LARGER THAN REPRESENTED BY THIS SITE & IS ON ANOTHER low volume, nonmeetup EMAIL LIST which you can join in addition to, or instead of this, meetup(info provided in your welcome email): we've added this meetup site to expose more people to these events & provide more social media options to our community so that the email-list stays low volume.  Plus our focus is around sharing experiences together in the real world, not spending time reading & typing on the internet: The …

The Renaissance Man Support Group is to support, guide, and educate awakened men who seek deeper spiritual relationships, to understand the language of women and the feminine divine, including understanding their own feminine energy, to cultivate meaningful lives, to be in alignment with their purpose, to develop emotional intelligence and resilience, to be more grounded and PRESENT, to learn how to alleviate the stress and cultural pressures including the role of being a father, to transcend be …

This group is for people who love learning about sake...and more importantly, love drinking sake in the Los Angeles area. We're looking forward to having a lot of great sake tastings! Be sure to follow us on twitter! http://twitter.com/lasake Check out our new website (it is still under construction, we'll be adding more info soon): http://losangelessake.com Kanpai!

This WOMENS only empowerment group is to help guide women to cultivate their radiant, feminine energy, to better understand their bodies in relation to sacred sexuality and spirit, to help them feel more grounded and yet free, to liberate them from the collective consciousness of societal pressures and anti-feminine history, to develop healthy boundaries but remain vulnerable, to teach them how TO BE LOVE rather than always seeking it, to heal psychic wounds, to connect them to their powerful li …

This group is for Europeans who are single in the LA and OC areas. If you want to meet other singles and get together with them, please join us.

Students of French in the U.S. may hit a wall, when they realize they can't travel to France every other week, and there is no "Little Paris" in L.A., where they could mingle and use their hard-earned French skills. I am opening my humble house to you, where you can perfect your French savoir-faire while continuing your classes in Los Angeles, meet other like-minded people, have fun and be creative... all in French! In a very relaxed and intimate setting, converse in French, while mingling and s …