Hello! This international culture group in Washington DC, Maryland & Virginia, founded in 2006, has over 900 members, and is the 2nd largest Korean-focused meetup world-wide. Thanks for stopping by!

Join this group if you are interested in learning Korean, or if you are Korean and want to share the culture & language with others (& perhaps enjoy English conversation).  Meet with others in the area who are also interested in aspects of Korean culture, music, language, & food. All levels of proficiency are welcome! Our members share their own cultures... American, Asian (Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, others), European (French, Spanish, others), African, Middle Eastern, and some day even Antarctican ;-) !

The meetups are fun events, and many friendships continue to be formed every month. This group gets together to explore & share lots of common interests, & help learn as well. The group is open to adult members from anywhere, and has meetings in the Washington DC Metro Area (North, South, East, West). The members can attend, and also volunteer to help organize events and other activities... a non-profit community-powered group.

We have expanded resources on our Meetup Group Pages:

1) EVENTS: Our next get-togethers are posted in the calendar section, in DC, Virginia & Maryland, and emails go out to members for updates. See the Calendar for more details, or take a look at the photos -> [url= http://korean.meetup.com/141/photos]. Post ideas for events here: http://www.meetup.com/koreans/calendar/suggest/

2) KOREAN LANGUAGE RESOURCES:

* Korean Alphabet - Hangul: http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pages/Korean_Language_-_Alp...

* Korean Language - Learning: http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pages/Korean_Language_-_Lea...

* Korean Language Videos - http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pages/Korean_Language_-_Vid...

Words of the week: Earthquake = jijin. Charity = jajen.



Semi-permanent word of the week is noraebang - 노래방 - "song room" or karaoke)



Previous Words of the Week are posted here:



http://korean.meetup.com/141/messages/boards/view/viewthr...

3) KOREAN FOOD & RESTAURANTS -

Our page of prior event locations and resources for local places to find Korean food: http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pages/Korean_Food_and_Resta...

4) Travel to South Korea: (more coming soon) http://www.meetup.com/koreans/calendar/10435110/

5) Korean Reference & News sites: (under development!)

6) Korean Adoption/Adoptees - http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pages/Korean_Adoption_and_A...

7) ESL - English as a Second Language: http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pages/ESL_-_English_As_A_Se...

See you at an event!