“ I play soccer and tennis for fun. I go to gym sometime. Trail hiking is my new groove! Working a lot, and wanna play a lot, too!! ”

“ I like the Japanese language meetup group because I study Japanese. I would like to meet people that speak Japanese. Or people that study Japanese. ”

“ Hi! I was born in Mexico and I've been living in california for 14 years.I would like to meet new people. ”

“ Hi Everyone , I just came back from Japan and I want to go back again! I want to learn the culture and language. So I hope to further my knowledge while making friends. I hope to direct some movies there one day. Thanks everyone ”

“ Hello, I love to ski- ”

“ Moooo karimakka? Hello, I'm an American who enjoys Japan and loves Asian culture. If you're interested in exchanging language and your Asian perspective, I've enjoy talking with you. I speak Japanese and am working on Mandarin (it's tough!). Yoro ”

“ Hi - my names is Dave. I've been to Japan twice this year. I work with Japanese musicans, but I'm only a beginning-level Japanese speaker. ”

“ nihongo o hanashimashou! ”

“ Hi, I am interested to get to know more about this meetup. I can make more new friends. ”

“ I am so new at this and having a difficulty navigating the site. The ones that I can attend has to be in West LA and not on certain evenings as I will be taking a night class. ”

“ i am sorry to have missed your sept event. i am always looking for new friends! cheers! ”

“ I've been to Japan 3 times and love the language, culture and lifestyle. I speak a little but want to learn more. I took a semester class before. ”

“ Hello~ Nice to meet you. I've studied Japanese as a minor and would like to keep brushing up. Looking forward to meeting new friends here. ”

“ I work with 3d graphics (both as an artist and as a programmer). I use Maya and Studio, and I'm currently writing my own renderer. ”

“ Looking forward to meeting others interested in pushing their limits! ”

“ hello everyone im a half japanese and latino would like to meet other that know japanese ”

“ I am looking for a friend ”

“ to be culturally diversed ”

“ I like to venture in chartering, fractional jet business. I would enjoy the brain storming and new ideas. ”

“ Hi. I'm from Korea. Japan is near to Korea and I like Japanese dramas so~~ much. I learned Japanse for 1 year. I'm not that good at Japanse, but I want to share opinions, meet and talk. I want to join your group. ”

“ Hello I'm Greg. ”

“ Konnichiwa, I am 3rd generation Japanese. My daughter and I are the only family members that speak Japanese. I only started teaching myself in Nov. of '07. I would like to meet other Japanese speakers to learn from, practice and have fun. ”

“ im seriously trying to learn to speak japanese ”

“ Hello, Everyone!(Minasan Konnichiwa!) I'm Japanese, and I just moved to the States 2 years ago. I like talking with people from other country. I'm exciting to meet you all! ”

“ I have visted Thailand a few times. I like the food. I hope to meet new friends for friendship/culture exchange. ”

“ Hi there! How have you been? ”

“ Hi. I moved from San Diego a year ago. Nice to meet everyone. ;) ”

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“ i love people ”

“ I enjoy studying languages and the broader human understanding that comes with it. In the summer I'll be taking a trip to the Philippines. I need to learn the basics of Tagalog, and I'd rather learn in a group than alone. ”

“ I studied Japanese at UCLA Extension on Saturdays for half a year--classes are on hiatus now. I'm very much a beginner, but I hope to find friends with whom I can practice! ”

“ yoroshiku onegaishimasu...hi..want to meet keep up with my japanese skills and make new friends... :) ”

“ Looking forward to meet some awesome people! ”