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🌏BLUE PACIFIC OCEAN FOOD, LANGUAGE & NEW FRIENDS CAFE☕️

Vancouver, BC

🌏BLUE PACIFIC OCEAN FOOD, LANGUAGE & NEW FRIENDS CAFE☕️
**A NEW WAY TO:** **🔵 MAKE MANY NEW GOOD FRIENDS** **🟣 LEARN USEFUL CANADIAN ENGLISH** **🟢 LEARN MANY FOREIGN LANGUAGES** **📅 NEXT FUN AND INTERACTIVE EVENT:** **MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH FOR YOUR JOB FUN LUNCH ON SUNDAY, JULY 7TH 🥟😋 🍜🥤🍛🌏🌍🌎.** **POPULAR LANGUAGES TODAY: KOREAN🇰🇷 JAPANESE🇯🇵 SPANISH, ENGLISH🇨🇦 VIETNAMESE🇻🇳 AND RUSSIAN🇷🇺 SPEAKERS MANY OF OUR MEMBERS WANT TO LEARN THESE HOT LANGUAGES🙂.** **👍 GOOD FRIENDS FOR LIFE! 👨🏻👱‍♀️👳🏽‍♂️👩🏻🧑🏽‍🦰🧑🏼‍🦱👩🏽‍🦱** **👍 VISITORS TO CANADA ARE VERY WELCOME TO JOIN US!** **👍 NEW STUDENTS AND WORKERS IN CANADA🇨🇦 ARE VERY VERY WELCOME TO JOIN US!** **👍 FUN EVENTS EVERY MONTH!** **I'M PETE FROM VANCOUVER WHO HAS TAUGHT ENGLISH CONVERSATION TO KIDS IN KUMAMOTO CITY, KYUSHU, JAPAN🇯🇵🐻. I AM A NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING TEACHER WHO CAN TEACH ENGLISH SPEAKING AND ACADEMIC WRITING. I CAN ALSO TEACH SOME JAPANESE CONVERSATION.** **👍 WE ARE A GROUP OF OVER 200 NICE AND FRIENDLY REAL PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS/WORKERS IN THEIR 20'S AND 30'S. ALL OF US ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD, FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING, AND CULTURE ( TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS, TRAVEL, SPORTS, DATING/RELATIONSHIPS, JOB SEARCH, NETWORKING, SPORTS, HOBBIES, ETC.) OF NATIONS NEAR THE PACIFIC OCEAN 🌏🌎🌍.** 🇨🇦 **FREE ENGLISH WORKSHEETS AT MOST EVENTS (Canadian vocabulary, idioms, academic writing, conversation, grammar, IELTS etc.)** **👍 FUN EVENTS ARE MODEST-SIZED GATHERINGS IN MORE PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENTS RATHER THAN IN LARGE NOISY VENUES.** **👍 SCHEDULED FOOD, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE EXCHANGE CAFES: LANGUAGES OFTEN SPOKEN/LEARNT/TAUGHT ARE ENGLISH (CANADIAN, BRITISH, AND AUSTRALIAN) KOREAN, VIETNAMESE, SPANISH, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN, PORTUGUESE, CANTONESE, MALAY, PUNJABI, FRENCH, CHINESE, TAGALOG, ESPERANTO, HAWAIIAN, TAIWANESE, AND EVEN SIGN LANGUAGE.** **👍 VENUES FOR OUR CULTURAL EXCHANGES : ESTEA CAFE, TREES ORGANIC, BAO BAKERY, MILK AND SUGAR BBQ BAR, SUNFLOWER BBT, LIBERTE CAFE, PARKS, AND VARIOUS EUROPEAN CAFE BAKERIES IN VANCOUVER, BURNABY, AND COQUITLAM.** **👍 YOU LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT MOUTH WATERING, CHEAP, AND LITTLE KNOWN FOODS OF THE WORLD🍜🍗🍣? WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT THE BEST CHEAP RESTAURANTS IN VANCOUVER AND CANADIAN FOOD?🇨🇦😋** **👍IF YES, JOIN US ON OUR INSTAGRAM:** **derektravelsforfood** **\* SEE AND LEARN ABOUT FOOD IN 40 COUNTRIES🌏🌍🌎 INCLUDING PERU, DENMARK, JAPAN, LAO, ARGENTINA, VIETNAM, MALAYSIA, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH KOREA, AND CANADA (BC TO NEWFOUNDLAND) 🇨🇦.** **CLEAN, FRIENDLY, AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT** **GROUP FOCUS:** **LEARN/IMPROVE/PRACTICE ENGLISH AND LANGUAGES/CULTURES FROM COUNTRIES NEAR THE PACIFIC OCEAN: SPEAKING, PRONUNCIATION, AND LISTENING SKILLS FOR YOUR JOB, SCHOOL, OR TO MAKE NEW WORLD FRIENDS.** **EVENTS:** **FUN AND INTERACTIVE CONVERSATION EXCHANGE CAFES☕️** **MONTHLY DIM SUM LUNCHES🥟 ;)** **CHEESECAKE AND COFFEE** **BUBBLE TEA SOCIALIZERS🧋** **COOL DESSERT NIGHTS🍰** **ENGLISH ACADEMIC WRITING WORKSHOPS** **IELTS AND CELPIP PREPARATION WORKSHOPS** **ETHNIC FOOD LUNCH/DINNERS** **PICNICS AND POTLUCKS** **UKELELE WORKSHOPS🪕** **RICHMOND NIGHT MARKET** **• FEMALE MEMBERS WILL FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE BECAUSE ALL MALE MEMBERS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZER** **• Improve your English communication skills for your job, school, or to make new friends** **EVERY SUMMER WE HAVE A HAWAIIAN THEME UKELELE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POTLUCK PICNIC AT A PARK NEAR THE JOYCE-COLLINGWOOD SKYTRAIN STATION. WE EAT DELICIOUS FOOD, PLAY FUN GAMES, AND PLAY AND SING WITH THE UKELELE (TOTAL BEGINNERS UKELELE LESSON).** **CONVERSATION TOPICS: Keeping safe in Vancouver, travel and adventure stories, how to find a good Vancouver job, school issues, hobbies, music, yoga and exercising, relationship building, food and drink, movies, pets, cooking, musical instruments, dating and relationship skills, sports, protecting the environment, job finding, Vancouver Canucks.** **EASY TO APPLY FOR A FREE CLUB MEMBERSHIP:** **1) Provide a CLEAR photograph showing your whole face (NO SUNGLASSES, MASKS, OBJECTS BLOCKING FACE ETC.) BE SURE THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON IN THE PICTURE.** **2) Fully answer ALL questions AND ALL parts.** **\* YOUR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION WILL NOT BE APPROVED IF BOTH STEPS ARE NOT DONE**
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LEARN UKELELE, EAT, AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS🪕🍕🥟👨🏻👩🏻🧑‍🦱

Vancouver, BC

LEARN UKELELE, EAT, AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS🪕🍕🥟👨🏻👩🏻🧑‍🦱
**NEXT AWESOME GROUP EVENT: FREE INTRODUCTORY TOTAL BEGINNERS UKULELE LESSON AND DIM SUM LUNCH ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024 🪕🥟🥢👍😋!** **JOIN THIS LIVELY GROUP IF YOU WANT TO :** **1\. LEARN TO PLAY AND SING WITH THE UKULELE🪕** **2\. EAT DELICIOUS FOODS LIKE DIM SUM\, PIZZA\, DESSERTS\, RAMEN\, SUSHI\, AND VEGETARIAN 🥟🍕🎂🍜🍣🥗** **3\. MAKE NEW VANCOUVER UKULELE FRIENDS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES 🙂🌏🌎🌍\.** **🙂 WATCH OUR COOL AND FUN 💥🌈✨❤️ INSTAGRAM EVENT/LESSON VIDEOS BEFORE JOINING. SEE PHOTOS📸 AND VIDEOS 📹 OF OUR FUN, LIVELY, SUPPORTIVE, UKULELE LESSONS, FOODIE EVENTS, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES 👍🥳** **LEARN UKELELE, EAT, AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS (INSTAGRAM)** **INSTAGRAM USERNAME: @UKULELEVANCOUVER** [LINK TO INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/ukulelevancouver) **JOIN OUR WHOLE UKELELE, EAT, AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS COMMUNITY:** 1. LEARN UKELELE, EAT, AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS **\*MEETUP AND INSTAGRAM** **LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE UKELELE AND EAT DELICIOUS FOODS WHILE BUILDING YOUR FRIEND CIRCLE** 2. PETE'S BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATES UKELELE LESSONS **\*MEETUP** **HOW TO PLAY AND SING WITH THE UKELELE LESSONS** 3. DEREKTRAVELSFORFOOD **\*INSTAGRAM** **USERNAME: @DEREKTRAVELSFORFOOD** **SEE AND LEARN ABOUT TASTY AND CHEAP EATS IN 40 COUNTRIES 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇻🇳🇹🇼🇵🇭🇦🇹 🌎🌏** **YOUR OWN UKELELE NOT NEEDED TO JOIN🙂: WE HAVE EXTRA QUALITY UKELELES 🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕TO USE FOR FREE!!!👍👍** **LEARN TO PLAY BEATLES, HAWAIIAN, ABBA, DISNEY, MOVIES, CLASSIC & NEW POP, TOTORO, TOTAL BEGINNER SONGS, & MORE ON A/YOUR UKULELE.** 🌈 SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW BY ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWO'OLE IS OUR UKULELE GROUP'S CURRENT THEME SONG 🎼. **AFTER EVERY UKULELE LESSON THE WHOLE GROUP GOES FOR A DELICIOUS LUNCH NEARBY 🍣**🥟🍕🍜🥘🥗🍰🧋 **⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FIVE STAR (OUT OF 5 STARS) AVERAGE RATING OF PAST LESSONS ( RATED BY OUR MEMBERS)** WE ARE A **465 MEMBER** COLOURFUL, FUN, AND VIBRANT ENGLISH SPEAKING AGES 20'S - 70'S COMMUNITY UKELELE SOCIAL AND ACTIVITY GROUP THAT LEARNS HOW TO PLAY AND SING WITH THE UKELELE, 🎼😎🪕🥏🎸🎉🍕EAT, AND MAKE NEW UKE FRIENDS. **BESIDES BEING SUPER FUN , OUR CLUB IS VERY WELCOMING TO NEW MEMBERS AND ACCEPTING OF TOTAL BEGINNERS** **FRIENDLY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT** **🤗 PRIVATE/GROUP SINGING AND PLAYING UKELELE LESSONS FOR CHILDREN🧒👦🏻, ADULTS👩👨‍🦱👩🏻AND CORPORATE ARE AVAILABLE AT A LOW RATE: DISCOUNT FOR MEMBERS (FAMILY AND FRIENDS TOO) OF THIS MEETUP GROUP** **NO PREVIOUS SINGING OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO JOIN** 🙂👍👍 **MOST MEMBERS ARE BEGINNERS: TOTAL BEGINNERS WELCOME TO JOIN** **🙂ALL AGES WELCOME** **🙂EVERYONE WELCOME** **WE SPEAK ENGLISH ONLY AND ALL SONGS ARE IN ENGLISH, SO IF YOU ARE LEARNING ENGLISH, YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH SPEAKING, GRAMMAR, AND LEARN NEW WORDS :)** **THRILLING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PICNICS, CONVERSATION CAFES, POTLUCKS, LUNCHEONS, HIKES, FRISBEE, RICHMOND NIGHT MARKET, DIM SUM LUNCHES, FESTIVALS ETC.** **😷MASKS WEARING REQUIRED WHEN SINGING.** **💥SUPERLESSONS INCLUDE FREE PIZZA 🍕!** **WE MEET ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY COOL POPULAR MUSIC GENRES (ABBA🇸🇪, BEATLES🎸🇬🇧, BTS, AIR SUPPLY, BLACKPINK🇰🇷, CARPENTERS, CHILDRENS, CHRISTMAS🎅🏻, COUNTRY, DISNEY🐭, HALLOWEEN🎃, HAPPY BIRTHDAY🎉, JAPANESE🇯🇵, KOREAN🇰🇷, MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS🎼🌈, SPANISH, POP, TOTORO🐰, HAWAIIAN🏄🏻‍♂️🍍🏝, 50'S - 90'S🕺🏻🛼, AND MORE🙂)** **VANCOUVER NEWCOMERS, TOTAL BEGINNERS, GUITAR/VIOIN PLAYERS ARE VERY WELCOME TO JOIN :)** **ONE OF VANCOUVER'S MOST POPULAR MEETUP GROUPS** **🎼 WE ARE PART OF A NETWORK OF ALMOST 600 UKELELE LEARNERS IN THE LOWER MAINLAND.** **IN- PERSON GROUP UKELELE MUSIC LESSONS ARE HELD IN A CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE STREET FROM AN EAST VANCOUVER EXPO LINE SKYTRAIN STATION.** **😷WE PRACTICE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS (BC GOVERNMENT) SUCH AS MASK WEARING DURING SINGING.** **🇨🇦CANADA'S LONGEST RUNNING AND CURRENTLY ONLY BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATES UKELELE MEETUP GROUP: 2015 - TODAY :)** **CANADA'S SECOND LARGEST UKELELE MEETUP GROUP.** **The ukelele is a cool sounding and cute small guitar-like Hawaiian musical instrument that is currently exploding in popularity worldwide including Vancouver, Canada.** **🏝🏄🏻‍♂️🍍EVERY SUMMER WE HAVE A HAWAIIAN THEME UKELELE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POTLUCK PICNIC IN A PARK NEAR A EAST VANCOUVER SKYTRAIN STATION. WE EAT DELICIOUS FOOD, FUN GAMES, AND PLAY UKELELE :)** \*\*\ \*\* **🎅🏻🎄 FUN CHRISTMAS PARTY: WE PLAY CHRISTMAS SONGS ON THE UKELELE AND EAT FRESH TASTY PIZZA** **CRITERIA : PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE REQUESTING TO JOIN.** **1.) All applicants and their guests must be a beginner (total - upper) or intermediate ukulele player.** **Sorry, no advanced or professional ukulele players** **2\. \) Applicants MUST provide a recent CLEAR PHOTO \.** **(no sunglasses, ,masks, objects, blocking their face etc.)** **3) Applicants MUST answer ALL questions/ALL question parts AND submit a recent clear photo of themselves.** **\* JOIN REQUESTS WILL BE DECLINED IF ALL STEPS ARE NOT FULLY COMPLETED!** [LINK TO INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/ukulelevancouver)
492 members · Private

Extremely Shy - Looking for Friends?

Vancouver, BC

Extremely Shy - Looking for Friends?
Welcome to Extremely Shy, now the #1 most active meetup group in Canada! Join Social Media [YouTube](YouTube.com/@extremelyshyapp), [Instagram](instagram.com/extremelyshyapp), [Facebook](Facebook.com/extremelyshyapp), [TikTok](Tiktok.com/@extremelyshyapp), [X](x.com/@extremelyshyapp) Do you want more excitement in your life? Are you looking to make new friends and do fun stuff? Join us! The great thing about this group, and the reason for our success, is we encourage our members to actively plan events! Members who have attended at least 1 event are welcome to post an event of their own as long as it doesn't conflict with any of our group policies. Just contact Nick to get set up with event hosting access. Please also note that writing people on meetup whom you haven't met is against our policies. Meetup is for meeting people in person at events. Anyone found sending unsolicited messages will be removed from the group. Please inform Nick immediately if somebody you haven't met has sent you as message or if you have received a message that makes you uncomfortable. We would like to do everything in our power to make meetup a fun and safe space for everybody. If you don’t like showing your photo or video in our meetup or website, contact Nick to remove it. What about our group name? The first thing that comes to many people's minds when they see "Extremely Shy- Looking for Friends" is: Do I have to be extremely shy to join this group? NO: People of all levels of extroversion and introversion can be found in our group. Many of our members are not shy, and many more have largely overcome their shyness since joining our group. That being said, I know what it's like to be very shy and i know that signing up for your first meetup event can be scary and intimidating. Part of what this group is about is making that first step as easy for you as possible. Shyness is not something that anyone here will judge you poorly for. And if there's anything we can do to make it easier for you to attend your first event then please let me know by sending Nick a message. Please note that although members aged 19 and over are welcome to join, our member base is primarily in their 20s, 30s, and some in their early 40s and many of our events designed to cater to these demographics.  Thanks for joining. See you soon!
47399 members · Public

Are you new in Vancouver? Come make friends! (6600+)

Vancouver, BC

Are you new in Vancouver? Come make friends! (6600+)
Welcome to VanCity Newcomers Group !! Come and make new friends! For anyone between the age of 20-50's has moved to the GVA recently and wants to branch out and make new friends/connections/memories and learn about living in BC. VanCity Newcomers is a Social Networking Group for newcomers who want to meet other Locals and Expats in a relaxed and casual environment. Our meetups are held once or twice every month.   VanCity is a wonderful place but it is much nicer with friends who would like to make interesting connections with newcomers! While we are called the Expats Club, everyone is welcome to join. There is nothing better than expatriates and locals interacting and socialising together.  It allows for interesting conversations and enriching experiences. We will help you shrink the time it takes to create a social network and that too with others who are also new here. Click on the link to have a look at some of our past events - [Photo Album](https://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-Newcomers/photos/32637107/) Here you can see everyone from different cultures and races meeting and having a great time and this is what we tend to achieve everytime we host! Here is how we will do things differently Ever since Covid has occurred the world has changed ways in how we function and operate. Meeting people of various cultures has become difficult with various restrictions and with online events people rarely have the opportunity of meeting face to face and this results in not getting the right opportunity to meet in person. We will always have hosts at all our events. You will always be greeted by someone at all our events and introduced to others. (Warm & welcoming hosts to help you mingle!) Click on the link to understand [WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO SOCIALISE AT OUR MEETUPS!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LRateMtBKE) We will minimise no shows by requiring attendees to pay a deposit in advance. No shows are misleading and not fun for organisers nor for members. We will not disguise organisation costs in opaque ticket prices, commissions from bars or inflated set menu prices. We will instead ask for a small charge of a few pounds to help us manage the group and its activities. (Very Transparent) We will strive to attract a high quality membership who prefer higher quality venues and events. We will not be driven by happy hours, free food etc...(as all of these are eventually balanced out by much higher prices later) We will constantly request members to help us host events and take a lead on activities so that we have energy and variety. Click on the link to our website and have a look at our other cities that we host in - [https://meetconnectdevelop.com/](https://meetconnectdevelop.com/) I very much hope that you will join us and create a vibrant social community which is close knit and high quality.
7176 members · Public

55+ Women's Circle of Friends

Surrey, BC

55+ Women's Circle of Friends
**Cost to join: - $35.00 annual fee for 2025 (January to December) to attend unlimited events. First event you attend is free.** **This is a Women's Social group in Surrey** **for Women 55+** You **need to live in Surrey or adjacent cities to Surrey to join our group**. When joining our group you will need to **provide a photo of yourself, otherwise your request will be declined.** This helps us know who we are looking for at an event. Majority of our events are based in Surrey but we do venture outside this area from time to time Participation is an expectation when joining our group, as we are an active club. Members who do not attend any events in 6 months will be removed from the group. We proactively review our member list on a regular basis. **\*\*Repeated cancels or last minute cancels** will have you removed from the group **\*\*NO SHOWS - 2 No Shows** to any events and you will be removed from the group. **\*\*Harassment and Belligerence** is not tolerated and will have you removed from the group All monies collected are used for various events and activities associated with running the club, such as cost of using Meetup to post our events (it’s not free) or rental of meeting rooms to host events are just some of the expenses. We host various events each month such as, Morning Walks, Ladies Luncheon, Ladies Dinner Out, Music Bingo, Movie Matinee, Theatre events depending on what interest members have. If you have an idea for an event or would like to host an event let anyone of the Organizers know. 55+ Women’s Circle of Friends is a wonderful way for women to meet other women, make new friendships and a great way to get to know the community if you are new in town. "A circle is round and has no end, that's how long I want to be your friend." \~ Author unknown
78 members · Private

International friends in Vancouver (6500+)

Vancouver, BC

International friends in Vancouver (6500+)
Welcome to VanCity Newcomers (20's\~30's) Group !! For anyone between the age of 20-30's has moved to the GVA recently and wants to branch out and make new friends/connections/memories and learn about living in BC. VanCity Newcomers is a Social Networking Group for newcomers who want to meet other Locals and Expats in a relaxed and casual environment. Our meetups are held once or twice every month.   VanCity is a wonderful place but it is much nicer with friends who would like to make interesting connections with newcomers! While we are called the Expats Club, everyone is welcome to join. There is nothing better than expatriates and locals interacting and socialising together.  It allows for interesting conversations and enriching experiences. We will help you shrink the time it takes to create a social network and that too with others who are also new here. Click on the link to have a look at some of our past events - [Photo Album](https://www.meetup.com/internationalfriendsinvancouver/photos/32635422/?success=uploaded) Here you can see everyone from different cultures and races meeting and having a great time and this is what we tend to achieve everytime we host! Here is how we will do things differently Ever since Covid has occurred the world has changed ways in how we function and operate. Meeting people of various cultures has become difficult with various restrictions and with online events people rarely have the opportunity of meeting face to face and this results in not getting the right opportunity to meet in person. We will always have hosts at all our events. You will always be greeted by someone at all our events and introduced to others. (Warm & welcoming hosts to help you mingle!) Click on the link to understand [WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO SOCIALISE AT OUR MEETUPS!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LRateMtBKE) We will minimise no shows by requiring attendees to pay a deposit in advance. No shows are misleading and not fun for organisers nor for members. We will not disguise organisation costs in opaque ticket prices, commissions from bars or inflated set menu prices. We will instead ask for a small charge of a few pounds to help us manage the group and its activities. (Very Transparent) We will strive to attract a high quality membership who prefer higher quality venues and events. We will not be driven by happy hours, free food etc...(as all of these are eventually balanced out by much higher prices later) We will constantly request members to help us host events and take a lead on activities so that we have energy and variety. Click on the link to our website and have a look at our other cities that we host in - [https://meetconnectdevelop.com/](https://meetconnectdevelop.com/) I very much hope that you will join us and create a vibrant social community which is close knit and high quality.
6578 members · Public