In 2009, I was new to the area and wanted to create a community.  I lived in Germany and speak fairly fluent German. I was no longer using the language professionally and missed the interaction. I decided to form a group of German speakers in the Fair Lawn, Ridgewood and surrounding areas, to meet once every month or so, on a weekday evening. I welcome the opportunity to meet like-minded people, both native and non-native speakers. We do in fact speak German when we meet, so please be prepared.

Meet and mingle with fellow German speakers near you! Come to a German Language Meetup to practice speaking, build vocabulary, and learn about German culture. We're a nice bunch of people, both native speakers and those that are still learning, and currently meet every first Wednesday of the month. There's usually between 15 and 20 people at the gatherings, which allows for great in depth conversations (in German as much as possible!) as well as fun chit chat. So come join us soon - all ages and …

Hallo! This group is for Austrian Expats living in New York City and surrounding areas. It is a chance to meet with fellow Austrians, have a beer or two and get together regularly. We are having monthly informal meetings in a bar so far. Suggestions very welcome! See you all soon, Stephanie

Do you want to learn or practice a foreign language and have the opportunity for language exchange? Regular practice is the key! Join us at this well established weekly language exchange meeting organized every Sunday from 4pm to 6pm to brush up on a foreign language or learn some key sentences before traveling abroad. More than 40 members split into smaller practice groups to improve their french, german, english, spanish, portuguese, korean, chinese and many other languages, and you can also h …

Come to our monthly breakfast to make conversation and business contacts. Each month each member will have an opportunity to introduce yourself and your product/service. Several times a year we will invite germane guest speakers to address the group.  We are a casual yet professional group of small business entrepreneurs who meet monthly to get to know one another and resultingly grow our revenues through word of mouth contact and learning more about each other's enterprises. The more you know t …