What we’re about
NEXT FUN EVENT:
FREE INTRODUCTORY TOTAL BEGINNERS UKELELE LESSON AND DIM SUM LUNCH (NOT FREE) ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024🥟😋 🍜🥤🍛🌏🌍🌎 IN VANCOUVER
WANTED: KOREAN, CZECH, POLISH, AND RUSSIAN SPEAKERS BECAUSE MANY OF OUR MEMBERS WANT TO LEARN THESE 🙂.
MAKE NEW GOOD FRIENDS FOR LIFE! 👨🏻👱♀️👳🏽♂️👩🏻🧑🏽🦰🧑🏼🦱👩🏽🦱
NEWCOMERS AND VISITORS TO CANADA ARE VERY WELCOME TO JOIN US!
UKRAINIANS🇺🇦 NEW IN CANADA🇨🇦 ARE VERY VERY WELCOME TO JOIN US!
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS EVERY MONTH! 👍
I'M PETE FROM VANCOUVER WHO HAS TAUGHT ENGLISH CONVERSATION TO KIDS IN KUMAMOTO CITY, KYUSHU, JAPAN🇯🇵🐻.
WE ARE A GROUP OF NICE AND FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS/WORKERS IN THEIR 20'S AND 30'S WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE ( TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS, TRAVEL, SPORTS, DATING/RELATIONSHIP, SPORTS, HOBBIES, ETC.) OF NATIONS NEAR THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
OUR FUN EVENTS ARE MODEST-SIZED GATHERINGS IN MORE PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENTS RATHER THAN IN LARGE NOISY VENUES.
REGULARLY 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.
SOME 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.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT MOUTH WATERING, CHEAP, AND LITTLE KNOWN FOODS OF THE WORLD🍜🍗🍣? WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT YUMMY CANADIAN FOOD?🇨🇦😋
👍IF YES, JOIN US ON OUR INSTAGRAM:
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* SEE AND LEARN ABOUT FOOD IN 40 COUNTRIES🌏🌍🌎 INCLUDING PERU, DENMARK, JAPAN, LAO, ARGENTINA, VIETNAM, MALAYSIA, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH KOREAN, 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