“ 11/26/09 I'm retired and moved to Portland, Oregon in July. In San Francisco, I attended Socrates Cafe meetings sometimes and like political discussions. I'm also interested in meeting some new nice people with whom to be freiends with. ”

“ writer: blogs on (un)celebrity encounters, local politics, tangles with kid(s), while navigating the white water of pursuing a media career ”

“ Hello! My name is Chad and I have used 'meetup' once before while I lived in Sacramento. It was a great experience and I hope to find a group that is motivated to learn language here! ”

“ I miss England, Scotland and Germany. My family members are still based there and would love to reunite with them someday, but a familiar social setting here would suffice for now. ”

“ bonjour a tous! je m'appelle leif perkins et je viens de sortir de l'universite. J'ai habite en France il y a trois ans et j'aimerais bien recontrer des francophones. A+ ”

“ I am a Swiss-American college student studying Psychology and German Studies. My main pleasures in life are dancing, creating art, conversing with good, well-read people + dining marvelously. I love NPR, neuroscience, tree-climbing + vintage things. ”

“ I'm German living in USA, Washington state and would like to speak to other German speaking people for keeping the language ”

“ I am a recruitment specialist for a Portland based company and I am looking to hire medical interpreters in the following Scandinavian languages (Danish, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian) ”

“ Recently moved to Portland. I love to try new things and explore. ”

“ Sometimes I only feel peaceful in nature. ”