Welcome! We're a Meetup for International and ESL friends in San Diego interested in meeting other culturally-minded people. Come meet new friends from around the world. We have many members who speak English and want to meet to help you practice, as well! We get together often to share fun, music, delicious food, culture, dancing, and language. If you have a genuine interest in the focus of our group, we look forward to having you and meeting you soon.

This is a group dedicated to bringing people of all different backgrounds together in San Diego, promoting inter-cultural awareness and understanding, and organizing fun social events! Whether you are an expat living in San Diego, an international student, someone who has lived abroad, speaks a foreign language (or languages), a native Californian wanting to meet new people and experience different cultural activities, or any "internationally minded person", this Meet-up is for you! We organize …

The International Breakfast Club are for the Well-Traveled Foodies that love cultures and crave great food from all over the world, welcome to our world - meet, greet and eat -  explorations to live life to the fullest plate! (Some special private access invitationals may require ticket purchases - we'll be sure to announce!)

Love homemade, plant-strong meals? Join this group to team up with other cooks and prep food for the week to take home with you. Learn new recipes Stretch your food dollar Share the workload and get it done faster Build your cooking skills Make new friends New to plant-strong diets? You can learn more here: http://www.forksoverknives.com/ http://engine2diet.com/ Let's all do more with: teaching people to cook, finding sustainable/local farmers, encourage buying from artisan sources over big bo …

Welcome to OC Social Foodie Group. We are a Foodies Social Group where we bring together everyone that is a foodie that wants to explore restaurants with new and old friends. We will host foodie socials for single foodies, mingling mixologist foodies, wine foodies, food truck foodies, small cafes, International Cuisine Foodies, Happy Hour Foodies, Breakfast Foodies, Lunch Hour Foodies, and more. We will add more details about OC Social Foodie Group soon. We will research and find cool places to …

Animal Protection and Rescue League is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which works to document and expose animal cruelty occurring behind closed doors, educates the public on animals issues through innovative outreach campaigns, and works with policymakers and politicians to implement humane change. Since forming in 2003, APRL has garnered the attention of national and international media, influenced animal protection legislation, conducted numerous rescues of abused factory farmed …

Do you love wine? Do you love sharing and discussing your wine knowledge with others? Are you interested in learning more about this exciting past-time? Toastmasters Founder's District Division A has a new Specialty Toastmasters Club for people who love and enjoy wine. Open to all new or experienced Toastmasters, this club features semi-monthly wine tastings with speeches and toasts related to this timeless drink. Share your knowledge and learn from others in a friendly, social atmosphere. Toas …

EXPLORE, DREAM, DISCOVER... You have always dreamed of visiting "wow" places. You have done some serious traveling but your bucket list keeps getting longer. Magazine clippings of the top 50 best places to see in the USA are now turning yellow in your drawer. You speak a foreign language or multiple languages. You are interested in the global culture, love ethnic food, like to meet new people and learn about different cultures and customs. San Diego is a vibrant city that is home to people of ma …

This wine tasting forum is dedicated to blind-tasting high-end red wines at shared cost in a fun dinner setting, for everyone who likes wine, wants to learn more and wishes to meet like-minded friends. The OC Wine Elite aspires to be the best wine tasting group in Southern California, specializing in expensive (and sometimes mid-range) wines from around the world, with sommelier-guided discussions and a fun blind-tasting approach. We blind-taste all the wines out of order - no one knows which wi …

Are you ready to meet true foodies in San Diego with a genuine passion and interest in all things FOOD? Do you search out specialty ingredients, follow the comings and goings of local restaurants and specialty shops? Do you constantly try new foods and travel the world by what’s on your plate? If you like to tempt your palate with rare and delicious culinary items, then, the Culinary Adventure Club may be just what you've been waiting for! The Culinary Adventure Club: San Diego (CACSD), will aim …

Do you love travel? Do you love food? Then this is the group for you. We're traveling around the world not with our passports, but with our palates! The goal is to enjoy the local cuisine of every country on the world map. Each meet-up we will venture off to a new restaurant that feature's a different traditional cuisine. Occasional outings to cultural festivals & events.

This is a group not just for czechs and slovaks, but for all those who would like to explore all the tastes of central european cuisine like czech and german, which you may know about for example from 'Octoberfest' or because of names you heard like goulash, dumplings, kolatch, etc. Its in a way 'exotic' because its not known here that well (in comparison to other imports), but it in no way means dull or unhealthy. We meet for food parties, potlucks and other activities which also could be cultu …

This group is for people who are fluent in Japanese, are learning the language, or want to learn the language. Let's meet up around OC and make friends. If you are interested, we can host classes on learning the Japanese language and/or culture. We can have movie nights or order Japanese food in Japanese.

LOVE to cook? LOVE to eat? LOVE all things food? Constantly taking pictures of wonderful plates of food?  Do you drool when looking through food magazines and cookbooks?  Love sharing all of the above with friends?  Then maybe this group is for you! I am starting this group because I qualify for all of the above and more. I have a varied background in that I love to cook and eat, engaged in a small catering concern years ago and want others to join me that have similar interests. I encourage all …

Dining with others who share an interest in ethnic food has always been an enjoyable experience for me. So being a newbie to the area, I started this group with the purpose of bringing people who share an interest in dining and discovering the bounty of ethnic restaurants lurking beneath the flashy chain-restaurants in the area. You are perfect for this group if you have a curious palate that wants to taste all the delishcious-ness and variety this world has to offer right here on the north side …

This is a group for anyone interested in Thailand (travel, food, culture and causes). We'll get together bimonthly for a fun gathering to share food and fellowship while experiencing some Thai culture. We will also host special Thai cultural events such as Thai New Year.Photo here from our April 13, 2013 Songkran event in San Marcos.

ARE YOU A SOJOURNING WANNA-BE-PHILANTHROPIST? JOIN US! Travel4Good is the meet-up destination for people who love to travel to far off places and love to do-good. Why not see the world, while making a difference along the way? We're creating a community of sojourning wanna-be-philanthropists to: swap travel tips, travel-hacking, and do-good experiences share ideas for new destinations and causes make new dreams for traveling-with-a-purpose a reality. We want to be more than a talk-about-it gro …

Welcome~ Benevenuti! (Previously Italy Traveler) This group has been re-christened Italian Culture & Social Club. The group and it's events are open to all San Diego North County Italophiles and beyond. The group is for everyone enamored with enjoying and exploring Italy's culture, history, art, language and culinary arts while having fun with others of similar interests. Events will include playing bocce, watching Italian movies, eating Italian food (picnics, potlucks, restaurants, cooking d …

Culinary Historians of San Diego (CHSD) brings together people who are interested in the role of food and drink in society. We are interested in how taste, techniques, culture, and ingredients bond to form ethnic flavors and styles of cooking. We are food enthusiasts with a love of good ingredients and a respect for the individuals who grow, catch, and farm our food. We respect and learn from talented people who combine these good ingredients into perfect meals. Our mission is to learn more abou …

Anyone who is interested in understanding more about how they can improve their general health, help prevent degenerative diseases, or who is interested in losing weight, getting deep regenerative sleep, detoxifying, speeding the healing of tissue injury or burns, lessening pain or depression, decreasing lymphatic congestion, cellulite, lymphedema, or wanting safe enjoyable & relaxing cosmetic improvement without surgery etc. is encouraged to join. Free community education classes are ongoing an …

Pack your bags it's time to discover Australia. Let's get together for a little Aussie wine and food at the Australian Grill in Carlsbad. Where you will be introduced to Australia "The Land of Plenty". We'll meet once a month to explore destentations that are uniquely Australia. You will learn there is no other place like Australia.

This is a group for anyone interested in the finer things in life, including; international and local wine tasting, beer tasting, cultural food tasting, enjoying time in our rustic ranch venue located on a private winery in the City of Corona, California. All skill levels welcome. I started this group because I wanted to meet other culturally diverse individuals who enjoy the our outdoors and opportunity to participate private winery events; including international wine tasting, international be …

Welcome to the 30's and 40's Quality Social Group! We aim to create a sophisticated group where you can meet new friends and spend good time while exploring all that San Diego can offer! Our motto is to enjoy quality socials outings with like minded professionals in their 30 and 40's. Believing that there are a lot to discover and enjoy in and around San Diego, we will be doing weekend trips, art events and discovering the hidden treasures of Southern California. Come join us to discover cozy re …

This group is essentially an all-levels-welcome, drop-in Italian Study & Conversation class. Excellent for anyone learning the language or looking to keep their language skills fresh. The group has been going strong since 2010. Every week Jodina, group organizer and teacher, prepares a fresh new lesson to help you make progress in this beautiful language. * Open to all who study Italian, whether formally or independently * All levels welcome -- including total newbies :) * Informal, supportive …

We're back! (even though we never really went anywhere since our last Meetup Group). By popular demand we decided to reach out again! We're not a traditional Rotary club in the sense that our age range is 20's-50's (60's-100's are welcome), we don't sing at our meetings or participate in group invocation, but you may find us networking with a beer or wine glass in hand while we concur community & international projects. Most people join to meet like-minded men and women professionals throughout …

The purpose of this meetup group is to promote Helmsmen Toastmasters Club 770 in Huntington Beach. Helmsmen is the leading Toastmasters club in Orange County. If you want to improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills, or you just simply want to meet new people, socialize and network, Huntington Beach Public Speaking Group (aka Helmsmen Toastmasters Club 770) welcomes you. It is free to join this meetup group and there is no cost to attend the meeting as a guest (unless you …

Please see the OC Global Warming Committee website Also see Facebook Page We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting Some humor backed up by awful truth: The Colbert Report - outlawing climate change science New Law in North Carolina Bans Latest Scientific Predictions of Sea-Level Rise Latest Technology on Monitoring Environmental Changes at a Macro Level: New Landsat Earth-monitoring satellite launched from California ___________________________________________________________________ …

It's hard meeting other young couples when you work all day. Orange County Couples Club is for young professional couples (committed relationship, engaged or married) in their 30's to early 40's, who are looking to meet other fun, like-minded couples in Orange County. There will be 2-3 events per month - mostly in OC area for dinner, movies, comedy shows, happy hour, hiking, bowling, game nights, or anything else we decide that might be fun to do as a group. If you have suggestions/ideas for fu …