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Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)
✨❣️🎆🎇🧡🌟Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)❣️🌟🎇🎆🧡
Time: 11:00AM-13:00PM // 18:00PM - 20:00PM
every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
11:00AM-13:00PM every weekend on Saturday, Sunday
👉 We are the awesome language exchange cafe with warm and great mood, you can learn language, and culture, meet new people, and make friends a lot( Foreigners & Korean)
🎷Free drinks, snacks and parties // Learning Korean for language exchange are available. 🌆🌌❣️
❣️Please do not judge availability by current RSVPs through Meetup cause we’re much more active on other platforms as like Instagram and generally only receive a few RSVPs via Meetup.
You can make many wonderful friends here!!
Let’s make great moment altogether!!🎷🍻
Place: 1066 3rd floor, Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon
our map
[https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1](https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1)
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Real Conversations&Friends: Meeting K-Chingu in Dajeon!
## **Stop Living the Typical Expat Life! Meet Real Local Friends at Culcom** 🍻✨
Are you tired of the "Home → Work → Home" routine? Finding Korean friends who actually vibe with you in English isn't always easy. That’s why we’re here.
At **Culcom Daejeon**, we’re not about boring textbooks. We’re about **real connections.** Since 2004, we’ve been the go-to spot for expats and locals to hang out, share stories, and build a "second family" in Korea. 🌉🤝
***
### **What’s Waiting for You?** 📋
* **Real Talk:** Skip the "How are you?" and dive into dating, culture, and life with 40\~70 people every night.
* **Small Groups:** You'll be placed in a cozy team (5-7 people) so everyone gets a chance to speak.
* **Free Perks:** Enjoy **unlimited self-service beer**, snacks, and a super chill vibe. 🍺🥨
* **Beyond the Cafe:** We don’t just sit and talk. We do ski trips, kimchi making, casino nights, and wine parties! 🎿🍷
### **When & Where?** 📍
* **Time:**11:00 AM – 13:00 PM (Every Weekend)
* **Place:** 5F, 487, Daejong-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon (Right in the heart of the city!)
* **Inquiry:** 010-8268-1638
### **What Happens When You Arrive?** 🕒
1. **Welcome:** Chat with our friendly staff and get to know the Culcom vibe. (Don't forget to say you came through **Meetup**! 😉)
2. **1:1 Matching:** If you want, sign up for a personal language exchange partner.
3. **The Main Event (2 hours):** Meet a bunch of new Korean friends and chat away in English!
### **FAQ** 💬
* **Is there any hidden charge?** Nope, not at all.
* **What if I’m late?** No worries! You're always welcome, but coming on time is more fun for everyone. 🏃♂️💨
* **Can I bring a friend?** Please do! We’ll give you a big hug if you bring your crew. XD 🤗
### **Check Our Vibe!** 🎥
Curious what we actually do? Check out these clips:
* [Beerpong Night 🍺](http://vimeo.com/101484635)
* [Kimchi Making 🥬](http://vimeo.com/57131651)
* [Casino Night 🃏](http://vimeo.com/136714567)
**"Come for the English. Stay for the people."** See you at the 5th floor! 👋✨
🤗Free Korean class (for foreigners)
Korean Class at Culcom Eunhaeng!
Want to learn Korean for free?
Join our Korean
Class for Foreigners at Culcom Daejeon!
Schedule: Every Thursday 7-8pm & Saturday 1-2pm
Fee: FREE!
Location: Culcom Eunhaeng
A Korean class taught by a **professional Korean language instructor**
for foreigners living in Korea.
This class starts from the **beginner level**,
so even if you don’t know Hangul or basic grammar, you’re totally welcome.
We focus on real-life Korean, practical expressions, and speaking confidence not just textbook Korean.
**Class Schedule**
Thursday 7:00–8:00 PM
Saturday 1:00–2:00 PM
Small group classes, friendly atmosphere, and plenty of chances to speak and ask questions. If you want to feel more comfortable living in Korea and communicate more naturally, this class is for you.
How to Join?
Text 010-8268-1638 to book a consultation and get
started!
Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)
✨❣️🎆🎇🧡🌟Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)❣️🌟🎇🎆🧡
Time: 11:00AM-13:00PM // 18:00PM - 20:00PM
every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
11:00AM-13:00PM every weekend on Saturday, Sunday
👉 We are the awesome language exchange cafe with warm and great mood, you can learn language, and culture, meet new people, and make friends a lot( Foreigners & Korean)
🎷Free drinks, snacks and parties // Learning Korean for language exchange are available. 🌆🌌❣️
❣️Please do not judge availability by current RSVPs through Meetup cause we’re much more active on other platforms as like Instagram and generally only receive a few RSVPs via Meetup.
You can make many wonderful friends here!!
Let’s make great moment altogether!!🎷🍻
Place: 1066 3rd floor, Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon
our map
[https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1](https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1)
Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)
✨❣️🎆🎇🧡🌟Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)❣️🌟🎇🎆🧡
Time: 11:00AM-13:00PM // 18:00PM - 20:00PM
every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
11:00AM-13:00PM every weekend on Saturday, Sunday
👉 We are the awesome language exchange cafe with warm and great mood, you can learn language, and culture, meet new people, and make friends a lot( Foreigners & Korean)
🎷Free drinks, snacks and parties // Learning Korean for language exchange are available. 🌆🌌❣️
❣️Please do not judge availability by current RSVPs through Meetup cause we’re much more active on other platforms as like Instagram and generally only receive a few RSVPs via Meetup.
You can make many wonderful friends here!!
Let’s make great moment altogether!!🎷🍻
Place: 1066 3rd floor, Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon
our map
[https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1](https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1)
Sunday Tea Club Regular Meetup
Sunday Tea Club was founded in Daejeon in 2023.
Created as a quiet alternative to Korea’s typical drinking and nightlife culture, the club offers a calm, meaningful way to spend your Sunday afternoons.
If you’ve ever wished for a slower, more mindful space to enjoy afternoon tea and gentle conversation — you’re more than welcome to join us!
Participant fee 15,000won+order 1drink(The participation fee is only paid once — at your first visit. All fees are collected and reinvested into the club to purchase new teaware, high-quality teas, or ingredients for future gatherings.)
Daejeon Langauge Exchange
**What to Expect**
Weekly in-person language exchange meetups in a relaxed café setting.
Meet locals and internationals, practice languages, and make new friends. Every round, groups rotate so you can talk to different people.
**Who Comes**
A mix of locals and internationals learning each other's languages.
Most conversations are Korean and English, but everyone is welcome.
**How It Works**
1\. Join our open chat [https://open.kakao.com/o/gLvLBEai](https://open.kakao.com/o/gLvLBEai)
2\. Book your spot at [https://nurio.kr/events](https://nurio.kr/events)
3\. Show up and start talking
You can come alone or with friends.
**모임 소개**
편안한 카페 분위기에서 진행되는 주 1회 오프라인 언어 교환 모임입니다.
한국인과 외국인이 함께 만나 언어를 연습하고 새로운 사람들을 만날 수 있습니다. 매 라운드마다 그룹이 바뀌어 여러 사람과 대화할 수 있습니다.
**참여 대상**
한국어와 외국어를 배우고 싶은 한국인과 외국인이 함께 참여합니다.
주로 한국어와 영어로 대화하지만 누구나 환영합니다.
**참여 방법**
1\. 오픈채팅 참여 [https://open.kakao.com/o/gLvLBEai](https://open.kakao.com/o/gLvLBEai)
2. [https://nurio.kr/events](https://nurio.kr/events) 에서 원하는 날짜의 모임 신청
3\. 모임에 참여하여 언어교환 시작
혼자 오셔도 좋고 친구와 함께 오셔도 됩니다. 😊
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Morning people unite!! 🐤 ☕ + 💬 @ Crimson Cup Coffee Shop - Clintonville
Early-bird coffee and conversation at [Crimson Cup Coffee Shop - Clintonville](https://www.crimsoncup.com/about/location/clintonville)!
Contra dance June 20 (First Unitarian Universalist Church) note new time!
# **Saturday, June 20, 2026**
**Beginners’ Session 1:30 to 2:00 PM**
**Dancing 2:00 to 4:30 PM**
**Band: Gem City Revelers**
**Caller: David Mould**
**You are invited to join us for dinner at Olive and Lime (in the church’s back parking lot) after the dance.**
**Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road, Columbus, OH 43214.**
**Cost is $10 for adults, $5 ages 12-25.**
**New to dancing? A beginners’ session, from 1:30 to 2:00 PM, will get you started. You will learn some basic figures that will be repeated in the afternoon’s dances. All dances will be taught and no partner is needed. Dancing is from 2:00 to 4:30 PM.**
**Please bring your own refillable water bottle.**
**All Soles Dance upcoming dance dates are, as follows:**
**July 25, 2026–Summer Potluck and Dance**
**No August Dance**
**September 26, 2026**
**October 17, 2026**
**November 21, 2026**
**December 19, 2026**
**Visit our website at: https://firstuucolumbus.org/connection/all-soles/**
Freestyle + Local Cantina
**Local Cantina -** We'll shut down wine club at 8 pm this evening and take a short walk to our neighborhood Tex-Mex eatery - Local Cantina. Join us after wine club for a snack or meal.
Please RSVP early AND Please let me know in the comments if you plan to join us after at the diner so I can have accurate numbers for the reservations.
**On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\.
**Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours.
**Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass!
**Food**: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing.
**Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions.
Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends.
Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***,
**Red 1 Realty**
*Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*
Freestyle Night (Bring Wine)
**On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\.
**Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours.
**Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass! (ps - empty the glasses into the sink, not the trash ... please)
**Food**: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing.
**Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions.
**After the lights go out**: After the last sip of wine, when we clean up and turn the lights out, if you still haven’t had enough of us, it is typical for a group to get together and go to a local eatery for food and/or drinks or coffee.
Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends.
Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***,
**Red 1 Realty**
*Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*
Summer Pickleball League, But Everyone's Single | DateColumbus
Pickleball \| Singles \| 20s\, 30s\, 40s \| Ditch the Apps\. Hit the Courts\. DateColumbus Pickleball League
**8 Weeks of Singles Pickleball - you joining us?!**
Summer is calling, and we've got better plans for you than swiping right.
DateColumbus's Pickleball League is back — 8 weeks of casual open play, rotating partners, new connections, and honestly? A really good time. Whether you've never held a paddle in your life or you've been playing for years, this league was built for you to show up, get moving, and meet people IRL.
**Never played before? You're in the right place.** For the first three weeks, we'll have on-site instructors ready to walk you through the basics in the first 30 minutes — no experience needed, no pressure, just good vibes and a little coaching. Our volunteers are also on-site every Monday to get you settled on the courts, introduce you around, and make sure you leave with at least a few new faces in your contacts.
**How it works:** We run open play — meaning you'll rotate courts AND partners throughout the night. Winners stay for one round before rotating, so there's always someone new to meet, rally with, and maybe grab a drink with after. Maximum mingling. Maximum fun.
**[Ticket & Registration is linked here!](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-pickleball-but-everyones-single-datecolumbus-tickets-1990356562056?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true)**
**What's included:**
* Paddles available every week (or bring your own!)
* Locker room on-site
* Full restaurant + bar at Paddle Taps
* Every Monday, 6:00–8:00 PM for 8 weeks
* Eat, drink, and mingle during and after play
*
**Ready to meet your pickleball partner (and maybe more)?**
Grab your spot now — courts fill up fast and so do summer schedules, see you soon :)
Singles Summer Bash | Edison Beer Garden
Tired of swiping?
Join us in the **Beer Garden at Edision Brewing Company** for a fun Summer bash on the patio **100+ Columbus singles in one space** — all here to connect in real life.
No speed dating.
No pressure.
Just real conversations, good vibes, and new connections.
## [TICKET & REGISTRATION LINKED HERE! ](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/singles-summer-bash-edison-beer-garden-tickets-1991203300674) \*\*\*\*\*
## 💫 What’s Included
* Name tag + guided icebreaker card
* “I’m Interested in You” cards
* Giveaways throughout the night
* Full bar + food available for purchase
Whether you're new to the city, working from home, or just ready to meet new people — this is your crowd.
## 📍 Event Details
**Who:** Singles 21+ (20s–40s)
**Where:** Edison Beer Garden 785 Science Blvd, Gahanna, OH 43230
**When:** July 15th 6:30PM
## You never know who you’ll meet. Join us!
Trivia Night + Freestyle
**Self-Proclaimed Trivia Master, Paul, has all the questions AND answers**: All YOU have to do is bring the answers. Easy? Let's find out in the next rendition of Trivia Night.
Let's warm up with the question that I like to ask to establish your knowledge of current events and IQ. Don't be shy. Shout this one out. What happened in April in America that had not happened since 1972 ?
(warm up questions answer is posted at the bottom)
Okay, not bad. I heard that. RSVP and form up into teams of up to 4 people when you show up. Compete for prizes so large we had to park them at the airport. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Dead Last (that one's more of a remedial learning aid, but it will be fun. I promise).
**On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\.
**Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours.
**Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass! (ps - empty the glasses into the sink, not the trash ... please)
**Food**: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing.
**Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions.
**After the lights go out**: After the last sip of wine, when we clean up and turn the lights out, if you still haven’t had enough of us, it is typical for a group to get together and go to a local eatery for food and/or drinks or coffee.
Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends.
Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***,
**Red 1 Realty**
*Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*
**Answer**: *That's right!* / We sent a rocketship with live astronauts to the moon for a quick lap around our only natural satellite. They didn't land. And they never got out of the capsule... for 10 days! Been there. Done that! (It's like they're replaying all the greatest hits from my childhood.)
















