WELCOME NEW HUMANS ✨

So… you joined a Make New Friends & Language Exchange group.

Which means one of the following is true:

1️⃣ You’re new in Melbourne and know approximately 3 people (one is your housemate , one is your barista ☕, one is Uber Eats ).

2️⃣ You’re secretly social but only after 17 minutes of warming up .

3️⃣ You’re introverted… but also tired of talking only to your plants .

4️⃣ You downloaded Meetup at 11:47pm and thought: “This is my new life now.”

First of all — respect ✨

Joining is the hardest step.

Let’s be honest… most people here are a little shy .

Some look confident but are internally buffering like slow WiFi . Totally normal.

Good news :

You don’t need to be loud

You don’t need perfect English

You don’t need a “cool personality”

You just need to show up. That’s it. ‍♂️‍♀️

At our events:

Nobody is judging your accent

Nobody cares if you forget a word

Nobody expects you to become the main character in a Netflix series ✨

We’re just people:

Practicing languages

Making friends

Sharing cultures

Escaping loneliness

And pretending we’re not socially awkward for 2 hours

By the end of the night, you’ll realise something magical ✨

Everyone was nervous.

Everyone is figuring life out.

And everyone is happy you came

So take a deep breath

Melbourne can feel big

But it gets smaller when you find your people ❤️

See you soon —

Our official events venue is Diesel bar : 202 Little Lonsdale St.

— Wally

2026 Melbourne New Friends & Language Exchange Meetup

Events