• Joined: September 26, 2006

"After spending 5 years in Taiwan, I arrived back in Los Angeles and found myself no one to practice Mandarin with. I tried talking to shop owners but did not make friends. Then I found this meetup group. It had 150 members and met once a month."

• Joined: September 3, 2010

"Hi I'd like to meet more Mandarin speaking friends!"

• Joined: September 3, 2010

"Hi Hugo I've taken some Mandarin classes also, but, like you, had nobody to practice with! This looks like a fun group, and want to learn Mandarin the best way possible... talking to other people. Thank you, please let me know how to proceed."

• Joined: April 15, 2010

"Native Mandarin speaker who is willing to help others practice."

• Joined: July 13, 2010

"Hello~ my name is William~! "

• Joined: December 21, 2009

"I want to expand my social network and meet others who are interested in Chinese cultures and foods."

• Joined: September 6, 2010

"Love LA :-)"

• Joined: February 9, 2009

"I would definitely like to meet other mandarin speakers to improve my own language skills."

• Joined: July 13, 2010

"I would like to meet some new friends :)"

• Joined: June 28, 2009

"i speak mandarin"

• Joined: August 29, 2010

"qing qing duo duo zhijiao"

• Joined: June 11, 2007

• Joined: July 1, 2010

"Hi everyone, I am looking forward to meet new friends."

• Joined: June 27, 2008

"Find others who are interested in Chinese culture and learn from more recent immigrants"

• Joined: April 15, 2008

• Joined: August 13, 2009

"To meet more people."

• Joined: January 6, 2007

"Hi! I recently moved to LA, and would like to improve my Mandarin skills. I lived in the DC area for about 12 years and was a member of the DC Chinese meetup for a while."

• Joined: September 19, 2008

"I would like to find a good community to meet people and make friends."

• Joined: July 29, 2010

"Hi, I am Li-Wei Chen."

• Joined: August 2, 2009

"it will be great to meet new friends who speak my own language. "