Bienvenidos! Welcome to the Chicago Hispanic Professionals Meetup Group! Are you looking to network with other professional Latinos within the city? Chicago HPMG is looking for members that are interested in networking through fun, unique, social events that'll help unite the Hispanic community. Meet other local Hispanic Professionals from diverse career fields and enrich your life socially, culturally all while making new friends with similar interests.  This group is bilingual but it is not …

Want to PRACTICE the Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian Languages? Meetup with others in your area who are also interested in the B/C/M/S Languages and Cultures.   Adults learners of any age with prior basic B/C/M/S languages skills and native speakers are welcome!

Official Filipino American Network (FAN) website -- http://www.FAN-Chicago.org/ We invite you to meet, find, have fun with, help out, educate, learn from and network with other Filipino American's in the Chicagoland area! We are not your parent's organization. We are a mix of professional, entrepreurial, not-for-profit, 1st+ generation, expat, Mestizos who believe in unity and want to do our community good! (http://www.FAN-Chicago.org/) To accomplish this mission, we have launched several initia …

Witamy! Zapraszamy do nowej grupy dla wszystkich, ktorzy maja chec porozmawiac po polsku. Meet fellow Polish language and culture lovers for conversation and fun! This group is for speakers, listeners, and students of Polish of all levels and ages. Come to our meetup and make new przyjaciele, while practicing your Polish skills. We organize various meetings, depending on what's happening around town (e.g. Polish Film Festival, Taste of Polonia, etc.). Please reach out if you'd like to organiz …

¡OJO! Este grupo es para lectores comprometidos, activos, y voraces. El Círculo de Lectores Chicago fue creado para discutir libros contemporáneos populares en español. Eso significa que nos enfocamos en novelas recién publicadas (últimos dos o tres años) en español (nada de traducciones) de toda América Latina y España.  El objetivo es divertirse, leer una variedad de libros populares y utilizar el español. Nos reunimos en restaurantes conectados con el libro escogido (ambiente del libro o na …

This is a meetup group for desi film/movie lovers from any culture or background. Although the primary focus will be on Hindi ("Bollywood") movies, we can change things up once in a while up with movies in other languages (Malyalam, Urdu, Tamil, etc.). We'd like to start with simple Movie outings and maybe some Dinner + Movie nights. These could be at theaters or at someone's place (it would have to be for movies that aren't newly released). However, we'd like to expand into more creative ones s …

Our group will meet one time per month to offer specific and generalized techniques to assist adults with accent reduction when speaking standard American English. Regardless of the language or languages you speak, our strategies will benefit you when speaking American English.

Love the French Language? Your French getting a little rusty? Just looking for people to practice your French and make friends? Vous avez envie d’apprendre le Français dans une ambiance détendue tout en vous amusant? Meet friendly nice people in  a small group with high quality of Conversation. Anyone can speak. That's very calming, relax, and simple. We learne a lot while speaking French. Come have French immersion, and networking,  by joining us now. You will   connect with Native French speak …

Are you a professional from Europe living and working in Chicago? Or are you a professional American or from some other part of the world who has European heritage, loves to travel to Europe or just wants to meet some new people and learn about their cultures! There are lots of meetups here dedicated to foreign cultures and languages but they all seem to meet in the same places every month with not much diversity or it is aimed at speaking the language. I wanted to start a casual and friendly me …

We are a group of World Music Lovers. We welcome those who share our passion for music; are willing to broaden their musical horizons and enjoying making new friends. Let your ears transport you to distant places as you enjoy live music from around the world. What better way to learn about different cultures than immersing yourself in music while seeing great live performances and making new friends. We enjoy music from all parts of the world Nordic, Celtic, Latin, African, Arabic, Asian, Indian …

This group is designed for Germans, people of German descendant and people from all around the world who are interested in German culture. Our meet ups are about an up to date Germany which is way more than oomptata music, beer and brats. It is about theater, literature, music and a modern and ever changing culture. Join the fun - wir beißen nicht :)

Interested in Japanese culture and want to explore in Chicago? Join us!

Skupina je určena pro všechny co bydllí v Chicagu a okolí, domluví se česky nebo slovensky a mají zájem o společné aktivity. Smíšené páry (us / cz) s malými dětmi jsou obzvláště vítány, ale nejsou podmínkou. Vídáme se jednou měsíčně a další se upřesňuje až podle zájmu. Come hang out with Czech and Slovak speakers who live in Chicago. We are a Czech-American couple raising kids in Chicago taking the best from both worlds. We'll meet up at least once per month in cafes or restaurants within the c …

El Grupo de Conversación Evanston fue creado para darnos una oportunidad de charlar en español (sea su idioma nativo o no) y establecer amistades con nuestros vecinos compartiendo el interés común de la lengua y cultura hispana.

Let's watch live International Futbol (soccer) and Rugby matches! Chicago has a huge International community that supports Soccer and Rugby teams from all around the world. Let's go to the many different Sports Pubs around the city and watch the matches live and have breakfast. And since Chicago is a big sports town in itself and we have many people from around the country living here...we will also plan to watch American sporting events! So, come on out and support your country, your city, your …

We meet monthly to speak Italian, trade Italian restaurant names and ideas for Italian vacations. We eat Italian food, drink Italian wine and spend an enjoyable evening with old friends and new.

SAEC is a network of meet-up groups around the world that bring together South Asians on amazing long distance trips. Skiing, the beach, hiking, European cities or safari's in Africa - we'll plan any trip thats a unique opportunity to see the world and meet great people. Come join us to travel, get info, or organize international group trips!

For fans of sumo, for those who would like to learn more about it, or even for those who want to do it. We will gather from time to time to watch the sumo tournaments (with English commentary). If there is enough interest, perhaps we can even find a way to do some sumo wrestling.

We are speakers of the International Language Esperanto who meet for conversations in and about Esperanto. All interested are welcome. We can teach you if you are a beginner, and we will help you become proficient fast.

Are you trying to practice your Spanish in a fun way? I am a Spanish teacher and I encourage my students to go to events to emerge in the Latin culture. My vision is to organize events so that people meet new people, practicing Spanish and having fun in the mean time. I am from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I still remember my adolescence, when I used to sneak from my English classes to hang out with my friends and failed all the exams. Actually, I hated English because it was something imposed by my …

Todos estan bien venidos a este grupo! This group is for anyone interested making new friends and exploring out what Chicago neighborhoods have to offer... We will go out to dinner, movies, clubs, bars, museums, cafes, picnics, swimming, pool, bowling, sport arenas and concerts...I am open to new ideas, so feel free to suggest...

If you're someone who has lived formative years and significant periods of time in two or more cultural environments outside the US, and developed ties to several but claim ownership to none, forge bonds and form friendships with others just like you.

Members of Nova Roma living in the province of Lacus Magni.

The purpose of this group is to have meetups and exchange our members' language knowledge. We want to invite speakers with an intermediate-to-advanced command of a pair from a list of seven European languages to speak with interlocutors bearing a reciprocal command of such pair and have fun while refreshing/improving their own knowledge.

This group is being created to meet other Pakistani professionals (and friends of) in Chicago and surrounding suburbs in an informal, social setting. Our primary focus will be to network, discuss culture (language, music, politics, etc.), make new friends and contacts. We hope this group can help each individual in their personal and professional domain. This group is not affiliated with any religious or political party. Anyone and everyone is welcome even if you don’t have any ties with Pakista …

This is a group for anyone who speaks some French and would like to discuss en francais a host of interesting topics from politics, to food, to theatre to philosophy. While we welcome all levels of French, it does help if you have a good basic knowledge of French so that you can participate in conversations.

This group is for parents of (or married to someone of) South Asian descent who would like to meet for play-dates and family activities. I started this group to get together with those who are interested in preserving language & culture, socializing, doing philanthropic projects that involve our kids, or just a great picnic.

Vuoi parlare italiano come un madrelingua? Do you want to speak Italian like a native? Se stai cercando un gruppo che ti aiuti a migliorare il tuo italiano... If you are looking for a group that will help you improve your Italian, not only practice what you already know... Questo è il gruppo per te! This is the group for you!! Come and practice your language skills, in a RELAXED setting, with other Italian speakers and enthusiasts, and the SUPERVISION OF A MOTHER-TONGUE TEACHER. The CONVERSATION …