“ 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!! ”

“ 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 ”

“ 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! ”

“ 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. ”

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

“ I am looking for a friend ”

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

“ 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 ”

“ 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? ”

“ Our company is looking for self-motivated people to learn Business Intelligence from us. We will teach for free and find them a job with a company. You can contact us at DatabaseProfessionals@gmail.com. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Hello. I studied japanese for around 2 1/2 years. Havent been using it recently. Need practice... Email me at cafe421@yahoo.com ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i want to excise my french,, ”

“ Hey, I spent my Junior year of college studying Japanese in Hiroshima. I miss going to Izayaka and talking to friends while getting drunk off a nomihodai. I guess we probably can't pull off the nomihodai over here, but I'd like to hang out anyway ”

“ Hi there - stay at home mother of 2 always looking for a chance to keep cooking! ”

“ Hi, I've been studying Mandarin Chinese for 1.5 years now. I'd like to meet other non-native and native speakers for practice and friendship. I currently take Chinese language classes at CCAC and participate in Chinese Corner on Sundays. I also lo ”

“ My little dog loves to be outdoors. We would like short walks since her little legs can't always keep up. ”

“ I want to learn thai. I only know a few words and not much of it can't be used in polite company. >.< ”

“ Hajimemashite. Watakushi wa kokusai bijinesu no benkyou tame ni Sacramento kara CSUF ni tennyu shimashita. Moshi kikai ga areba minasama to aitai desu. I transferred to CSUF to study int. bus. from Sac. and would like to meet everyone! ”

“ I am Japanese and a staff at an English school in Fullerton now. I have taught Japanese in Malaysia, and I would like to be a practice partner. ”

“ Hajimemashite! Nihongo o benkyou shitai desu. Hello everyone! I hope my Japanese isn't too terrible! I very much enjoy different languages and cultures, Especially Japanese and I would love to meet people with similar interests. ”