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How does it work? Get paired with native speakers in a series of 10-minute conversations during every two-hour session. Attending as little as two times a week, for 2 hours at a time, you’ll meet and practice with an unparalleled number of native speakers. https://youtu.be/blo5nNjgMBc https://youtu.be/xk04lA9x3qQ https://youtu.be/2TJMigrxiwI There is no shortcut to Spanish fluency - but Spanglish is so fun you won’t want one! Spanglish starts during the 30 minute check in: Get to know the other Spanglishers – about half of the attendees at every event are new! After a little bit of ice-breaking, you’ll head to an assigned table for your first one-on-one conversation. No need to worry about making mistakes – the person sitting across from you is in the same boat! You converse for 5 minutes in english, 5 in Spanish – and then move on to a new conversation partner. By the second rotation we promise you’ll be having so much fun you’ll forget you’re learning. What do we talk about at Spanglish?: Whatever you want! There are no set topics. We talk about everything from our favorite superheroes to our favorite restaurants – it’s the best way to practice another language – hanging out in a relaxing environment and talking about stuff you know and like! Who attends Spanglish? Study abroad students, international students, local Argentine students studying English and anyone looking for a flexible, affordable, and comfortable environment to practice their conversation skills. How much does it cost? AR$8000 at the event. Get the Spanglish package 4 events AR$25000 Enjoy the virtual language exchange events for FREE You can find more information on our website http://www.spanglishexchange.com and see pictures of the events at facebook.com/SpanglishBuenosAires *** ►HOW TO BE PART? Go directly to the bar during the check in time and you will find a Spanglish Staff who will register you! ►HOW DOES IT WORK? Get paired with native speakers in a series of 10-minute conversations during every two-hour session. Attending as little as two times a week, for 2 hours at a time, you’ll meet and practice with an unparalleled number of native speakers. There is no shortcut to Spanish fluency - but Spanglish is so fun you won’t want one! Spanglish starts during the 40 minute check in: Get to know the other Spanglishers – about half of the attendees at every event are new! After a little bit of ice-breaking, you’ll head to an assigned table for your first conversation. No need to worry about making mistakes – the person sitting across from you is in the same boat! You converse for 5 minutes in english, 5 in Spanish – and then move on to a new group of conversation partners. By the second rotation we promise you’ll be having so much fun you’ll forget you’re learning. ►WHO ATTENDS SPANGLISH? Study abroad students, international students, local Argentine students studying English and anyone looking for a flexible, affordable, and comfortable environment to practice their conversation skills.

Come join us to play games! DODA has a library of board games available. Ask at the reception for the Meetup. ¡Únete a nosotros para jugar! DODA tiene una biblioteca de juegos de mesa. Pregunta en la recepción por el Meetup. * **Where/Donde:** DODA, Fitz Roy 1855, CABA * **When/Cuando:** Thursday/jueves, de 6:30 p.m. a 10:30 p.m * **Cost/Costo:** $5500 pesos/hour/person, or $14000 pesos for up to 4 hours / $5.500 pesos/hora/persona o $14.000 pesos por hasta 4 horas * **Food available to buy?/Hay comida para comprar?:** Yes/Sí * **Do I need to bring games?/Necesito traer juegos?:** No

🍷Se viene la FERIA [@truchommeliers](https://www.instagram.com/truchommeliers/) – ESPECIAL MAR DEL PLATA Jueves 15 de Enero \| 20 a 01 hs \| [@casa.mandinga](https://www.instagram.com/casa.mandinga/) – Carlos Pellegrini 2699, Mar del Plata Mas de 100 etiquetas en una degustación sin limite. Gastronomia con Carnes al JOSPER, DJ, Sorteos, Amigos, Veranito y +! 🎟️ Entradas Limitadas: https://centralticket.net/truchommeliersenmdp ¿Qué vas a encontrar? 🍷 Más de 100 etiquetas para probar 🎶 DJ set en vivo 🧀 Comida para acompañar como se debe (no incluida en la entrada) 👯‍♂️ Gente copada, copas llenas y mucho brindis Esto cada vez se pone mejor. Si viniste, ya sabés. Si no viniste, esta es la señal. //////// 🍷The @truchommeliers FAIR is coming – MAR DEL PLATA SPECIAL Thursday\, January 15th \| 8 PM to 1 AM \| @casa\.mandinga – Carlos Pellegrini 2699\, Mar del Plata Over 100 wines in an unlimited tasting. Gastronomy with JOSPER-grilled meats, DJ, raffles, friends, summer vibes, and more! 🎟️ Limited Tickets: PURCHASE LINK IN BIO What will you find? 🍷 Over 100 wines to try 🎶 Live DJ set 🧀 Food to pair with your wine (not included in the ticket price) 👯‍♂️ Cool people, full glasses, and lots of toasts It just keeps getting better. If you've been here before, you know. If you haven't, this is your sign.

On Fire es un Grupo que esta formado hace mas de 8 años. Estamos rearmando equipos y convocando nuevos jugadores NO IMPORTA si jugas bien o mal, lo importante es que quieras divertirte y pasar un momento agradable. Jugamos en Cano Futbol - Santiago del Estero 1253 - CABA Inscribite, conocenos, y veras que venis a Jugar cada Jueves. La idea es que puedas reservar tu lugar para jugar todo el mes. Los valores de las canchas son muy accesibles. Escribinos al 011-3640 5900

# 🌟 **ENGLISH VERSION** 📍 **Dilettos Pastas & Café – Perón 4217, Buenos Aires** 🗓️ **Every Saturday \| 18:00 HS – 20:00 HS** 🎟️ **Entry: 5,000 ARS (≈ 5 USD)** *** ### 🌈 **Saturdays just got better.** Let’s face it — meeting new people as an adult is weird, awkward, and sometimes straight-up intimidating. So we created a space where everything feels easy. No pressure. No scripts. No “networking voice.” Just real people, good energy, and conversations that actually go somewhere. Come grab a seat, chat with someone new, flirt if the vibe is right 😉, and enjoy that magic moment when strangers start feeling like friends. No minimum consumption — just bring your vibe, your curiosity, and let the night flow. Expect: ✨ Multilingual chaos ✨ Cultural surprises ✨ Genuine laughs ✨ Unexpected chemistry ✨ And that “how are we just meeting now?” feeling This isn’t networking. This isn’t speed dating. This is **Culture Shock Therapy** — where the city meets the world.🌍⚡ If you’ve been searching for your tribe in Buenos Aires… You’ve officially found it *** *** # 🌟 **VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL** 📍 **Dilettos Pastas & Café – Perón 4217, Buenos Aires** 🗓️ **Todos los sábados \| 18:00 HS – 20:00 HS** 🎟️ **Entrada: $5.000 (≈ 5 USD)** *** ### 🎉 **Los sábados ahora tienen otro sabor.** Seamos honestos: hacer amigos de adulto es raro, incómodo y a veces un poco intimidante. Por eso creamos un espacio donde todo fluye. Sin presión. Sin caretas. Sin tener que “parecer interesante.” Solo buena vibra, gente auténtica y conversaciones que valen la pena. Vení, sentate, conocé a alguien nuevo, coqueteá si pinta 😉, y disfrutá ese momento en el que los desconocidos se convierten en compañía. No hay consumo obligatorio — traé tu energía, tus ganas de conectar y dejá que la noche haga lo suyo. Vas a encontrar: ✨ Caos lingüístico ✨ Choques culturales divertidos ✨ Risas reales ✨ Conexiones inesperadas ✨ Y ese famoso “¿cómo recién nos estamos conociendo?” No es networking. No es speed dating. Esto es **Culture Shock Therapy** — donde la ciudad se mezcla con el mundo. 🌍⚡ Si estabas buscando tu tribu en Buenos Aires… Acabás de encontrarla

100s of people from around the 🌎 meet weekly to socialise, have a drink, and meet foreign/local people of all ages. It's chilled, fun and free. 🟢 The Flags Place flags on your chest from top to bottom according to fluency. We offer flags from 200+ places. 🟢 Stand to mingle, sit to dwindle! 🗣 Talk about anything you like. You don't have to be an advanced speaker - it's open to everyone! 🛎 Reception 9 - 10pm Not obligatory, but arrive at this time if you’re new or want those drinks specials. Connect with us 👉 http://x.MundoLingo.com

Friday July 25, we are saying goodbye to the event of Chacarita. Let's come and give a warm farewall to it all! No worries! August we are moving Mundo Lingo Fridays to a new home! 100s of people from around the world meet weekly to socialise, have a drink, and meet foreign/local people of all ages. It's chilled, fun and free. The Flags Place flags on your chest from top to bottom according to fluency. We offer flags from 200+ places. Stand to mingle, sit to dwindle! Talk about anything you like. You don't have to be an advanced speaker - it's open to everyone! Reception 9 - 10pm Not obligatory, but arrive at this time if you’re new or want those drinks specials. Connect with us 👉 [x.MundoLingo.org](https://x.mundolingo.org/)

👉🏼**Ampliá tu círculo social y conectá con personas fuera de tu entorno habitual**. Te invitamos a un evento único donde podrás relajarte, disfrutar de una cerveza 🍻, y compartir experiencias en un ambiente cálido y distendido. Si aún no te animaste a participar, ¡es el momento! Este encuentro está diseñado para conocer gente nueva, generar contactos valiosos y pasarla bien. 🔥Sabemos que el primer paso puede ser difícil, pero ya hemos organizado más de **150 eventos**, y siempre recibimos tanto a participantes nuevos como a aquellos que vuelven una y otra vez. El ambiente es abierto, ameno y perfecto para hacerte sentir parte de nuestra comunidad desde el primer momento. Si eres nuevo en la ciudad, quieres sociabilizar, conocer y conectar con gente interesante, te animo a unirte y formar parte de nuestra comunidad. 👉🏼 **El evento es GRATUITO**. El CONSUMO es OBLIGATORIO. 🕒 **Edades habituales**: entre 30 y 60 años. ¡No te pierdas esta oportunidad de expandir tus horizontes! ¡Te esperamos!

🇪🇸Español Abajo 👇 **☕️ Coffee Talk: Where Conversations Are Stronger Than the Coffee ☕️** Had enough of awkward small talk and silent social gatherings? This is your chance to break free. Join us for a night of meaningful conversations about life, dreams, existential crises, and why we keep procrastinating our goals. **🔹 What to expect?** ✔️ Thought-provoking questions (but not too deep, we promise). ✔️ Interesting people with zero interest in discussing traffic. ✔️ Interactive dynamics that push you out of your comfort zone—without feeling like a job interview. If you're ready for an evening of deep conversations, great coffee, and a dash of sarcastic humor, save your spot before you regret it (again). 📍 **Where?** Diletto – Perón 4217 (because coffee without great conversations is just wasted caffeine). 💰 **How much?** $5,000 ARS / $5 USD (yes, genuine connections have a price, but they’re worth every cent). **FOLLOW US** **INSTAGRAM: @CULTURE.SHOCKTHERAPY** [https://www.instagram.com/culture.shocktherapy?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] *** **☕️Coffee Talk: Donde las Conversaciones Son Más Fuertes que el Café☕️** Si ya tuviste suficiente de las mismas charlas de ascensor y los silencios incómodos en reuniones sociales, este es tu evento. Aquí venimos a hablar de todo lo que realmente importa: la vida, los sueños, las crisis existenciales y por qué seguimos procrastinando nuestras metas. **🔹 ¿Qué puedes esperar?** ✔️ Preguntas que te harán pensar (pero no demasiado, prometemos). ✔️ Gente interesante con cero ganas de hablar del tráfico. ✔️ Dinámicas interactivas que te sacarán de tu zona de confort sin hacerte sentir en una entrevista de trabajo. Si estás listo para una tarde de conversaciones profundas con café en mano y un toque de humor sarcástico, reserva tu lugar antes de que te arrepientas (otra vez). 📍 **¿Dónde?** Diletto – Perón 4217 (porque el café sin buenas conversaciones es solo cafeína desperdiciada). 💰 **¿Cuánto?** $5.000 ARS / $5 USD (sí, las conexiones genuinas tienen su precio, pero valen cada centavo). **FOLLOW US** **INSTAGRAM: @CULTURE.SHOCKTHERAPY** [https://www.instagram.com/culture.shocktherapy?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]

**We are migrating to LUMA, sign up here:** [https://luma.com/up2puot5](https://luma.com/up2puot5?utm_source=meetup_body) Hi Digital Nomads, **💫** We’re back at our nomad cave, **Behind Bar**. Don’t worry about the summer heat, we’ve got the AC blasting inside! ❄️🌻 ​​ ​​ 📍🕗 Feel welcome @ **Behind Bar** \| Costa Rica 4933 \| **FRIDAY JAN 16**: 8pm - 1am 🍺🍹 Happy Hour until 9pm & the best in house drinks ever - **please use the bar at the front!** 🎵🎤 DJ or music all night! **[⚡🎟️](https://luma.com/up2puot5?utm_source=meetup_body) *[RSVP now!](https://luma.com/up2puot5?utm_source=meetup_body)*** [https://luma.com/up2puot5](https://luma.com/up2puot5?utm_source=meetup_body) And as always... come as you are & enjoy the show! 💃🕺 Keep spreading the ‘For Nomads by Nomads’ love 💕 See you FRIDAY JAN 16! Abrazo grande 🤗 **Team BA Digital Nomads** Agus & Darío *** ​​​*🍻👉 Tip: join our [WhatsApp groups](https://chat.whatsapp.com/IMFRaQQX2Hc5e1C5XnmYF1) and meet/inspire/share with thousands of other digital nomads.* PS: If you enjoy the BA Digital Nomads community, you can **support us by “buying us a coffee” at [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badn](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badn).** Your contribution helps us cover our Meetup and Luma subscriptions and keeps our events free and fun for everyone. Thanks for being part of this community! 🙏

### **Professional English: Speak & Write with Confidence (PhD-Level Communication)** Take your English to the next level in a friendly, small-group setting. This meetup is designed for professionals, students, and advanced learners who want to **speak and write English at a truly professional and academic level**. We’ll focus on real-world communication skills used in business, academia, and international professional environments. The session is led by **Dr. Zachary McKinley**, a PhD-level instructor from the United States, and will take place at a coffee shop in **Palermo**, near **Parque Rosedal**. ### What we’ll work on: * Professional and academic English writing * Business English and workplace communication * Clear, confident speaking and conversation * Neutral English pronunciation (international standard) * Professional etiquette and tone in English If you already speak English but want to **sound more natural, confident, and polished**, this meetup is for you. ☕ Informal setting · 🎓 High-level content · 🌍 International perspective *** ### **Inglés Profesional: Hablá y Escribí con Seguridad (Nivel Académico / PhD)** Llevá tu inglés al siguiente nivel en un ambiente relajado y en grupo reducido. Este encuentro está pensado para **profesionales, estudiantes y personas con nivel intermedio-avanzado** que quieran **hablar y escribir inglés a un nivel realmente profesional y académico**, como se usa en el mundo laboral, empresarial y universitario a nivel internacional. La actividad está a cargo del **Dr. Zachary McKinley**, doctor de negocios, originario de Estados Unidos, y se realiza en una cafetería en **Palermo**, cerca de **Parque Rosedal**. ### ¿En qué vamos a trabajar? * Escritura académica y profesional en inglés * Inglés para negocios y entornos laborales * Expresión oral clara y segura * Pronunciación neutra (inglés internacional) * Etiqueta, tono y formas profesionales de comunicación Si ya hablás inglés pero querés **sonar más natural, preciso y profesional**, este encuentro es para vos. ☕ Ambiente relajado · 🎓 Contenido de alto nivel · 🌍 Enfoque internacional ***

Happy New Year, all! I hope it is a great one for all of us. Let's welcome 2026 together! Our next much-awaited **COLUMBUS** meetup is **Tuesday January 20** **from 7-10 pm at ACE OF CUPS**. Meet patients, cultivators, processors, dispensary managers/staff, physicians, home growers, educators, activists, nonprofits, artists, attorneys, business owners, writers, students, and supporters to network, share our knowledge, collaborate, support each other and make new friends! Hope you can join us! Save the date and pass the word. **Please RSVP** so we know who is coming and how many to expect. Find us to say hi and we will introduce you to others. We should be easy to spot. (The happy-looking group wearing cool nametags! See photos from our past events.) Sign in, grab a name tag, start your own bar/food tab, meet old friends and make new ones! Everyone is welcome. SEE YOU THERE!

⚠️ **IMPORTANT: You must sign up and buy a ticket here to attend:** [https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/) **Join the Columbus City Brunch Club and make new friends!** Each meetup brings together 4–6 people for casual conversations over brunch. We use the Groupvibe platform to facilitate the meetup and ensure everyone’s a good fit. 👉 **To attend, you’ll need to complete registration via this link:** [https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/) We’ll share the exact location of the upcoming meetup the night before only if you have bought a ticket or membership plan. **Why this works:** \* Smaller groups make real conversations easier. \* Discover new restaurants in your city, together. \* Curated lunch venues with good food and vibe. \* If you hit it off with your group, there’s plenty of time to hang out afterwards. **Note:** RSVPs on Meetup don’t reflect total attendance. Many attendees register directly via our website. The event on [Meetup.com](http://meetup.com/) is only a placeholder. This meetup is organized by Groupvibe, a small team passionate about helping people form meaningful friendships offline.

2026 may be the last year many developers write code by hand. We need coding agents to solve complex problems in production codebases, but vibe coding alone won’t get us there. Vibe coding is all gas, no brakes. It burns up the context window until the agent slips on its own slop. You can go fast at first, but the more you stuff into the context window, the more tangled its outputs get. While the industry is rapidly increasing code generation speed, we still have to understand, review, merge, and maintain what gets shipped. This talk featuring Michael Geiger will outline how coding agents (Claude Code + Gas Town) work and a framework for orchestrating them to solve complicated problems in complex codebases. It’s about steering the model: doing the research to align intent, planning the approach up front, implementing in parallel steps, and breaking early. Human judgment still matters, but it should be spent on high-leverage decisions: what to build, what to forbid, and “what is quality?”, not cleaning up slop. Attendees will leave with a checklist to identify workflow and environment gaps that hold agents back, so you and your team can ship higher-quality software starting tomorrow.

# **Band: The Pegheads; Caller: Liz Burkhart** Beginner lesson at 1:30, regular dancing begins at 2:00 pm NOTE THAT WE ARE TEMPORARILY DANCING IN THE AFTERNOON INSTEAD OF EVENING. Dance with us in the afternoon then you can still go out in the evening! **Sponsor: All Soles Contra and Square Dancing, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus OH 43214** WHAT IS CONTRA DANCING? Picture the Grand Ball scenes like you’ve seen in period films such as “Pride and Prejudice”, where the dancers are lined up in long lines, across from each other. That’s English Country Dancing, the predecessor of contra dancing. Now, add moves like “swing your partner” and “do-si-do,” like you’ve seen in square dancing. Set it to fabulous, high energy, live music with fiddles, guitars, percussion and more, alá “Riverdance.” Finally, set the whole scene down in the middle of Woodstock, with a hip, groovy atmosphere, a bit of tie-dye, and hints of counter-culture attitude. THAT’s Contra Dancing! Wear cool and comfortable clothes (you will get warm) and clean shoes that won't mark up our nice wood floor. Be sure to come for the beginner's lesson from 1:30 - 2:00, followed by dancing 2:00 - 430. All dances are taught; we will help you learn! Beginners always welcome, no need to bring a partner. Cost is $10.00 adults, $5.00 ages 12-26. Under 12 free. Free parking in church lot. Please bring your own refillable water bottle.

NFT's are here to stay folks! This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more. **PLUS** This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.

**NEW LOCATION: Improving Office in Franklinton** Physical location: Improving Office 330 Rush Alley Suite #150 Columbus, OH 43215 Schedule: * 6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages. * 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s). For this first meeting of the year, we will be reviewing submissions for the Your Program is Hideous and Obfuscated Challenge (YPHOC). Submissions for this challenge are due by January 12th, 2026. The details can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13zbxwElpJqPMuAN4Ele2hUgsqtFKzH3OCTL5NEeiLKQ or on our website http://www.cohpy.org We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact centralohpython@gmail.com