The Washington Chinese Language Meetup Group

"大家 好! I just moved to VA to start my new job. When I finish school I intend to move to China for a few years because my ultimate career goals span the globe. I am new to the area and hope to meet new people and practice my Mand"

"Nice to meet you at the lunch. Don't worry the second book is much better."

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"Hello - I am new to the group and hope to participate in upcoming activities. I was hoping someone in the group would be able to help me find a Mandarin speaking nanny or daycare for my 10 month old boy...."

"Hello, my parents immigrated here from Taiwan and I was born and raised in Virginia. I want to learn more Chinese (I know very little) and especially to expose my 10 month boy to the Chinese language. "

"Nice meeting you. See you at the next meeting. "

"Voice of America covered erhu soloist Ma Xiaohui during her Washington, DC concerts with Burnett Thompson in November of 2007, including the Washington Chinese Meetup appearance. There are about 3 minutes..."

"Hello guys, I'm here to meet new people, learn new things and even share information with like-minded people."

"Headed to Shanghai soon. I am always online practicing with my teachers at ChineseHour.com( Awesome language class using internet with mainland teachers)."

"Peyton, Hope to see you at one of the meetings. I am doing my 1L internship in DC this summer and I'm a big China enthusiast. I'll be studying law there in the Fall. Anyways, It'd be cool to meet you since I'm sure we'd have plenty to talk about. See you soon!"

"Dajia hao, I've lived in Beijing for about six months and I will go to Zhejiang University to study law. Love the language, culture, and looking forward to meeting other likeminded geeks. I'll be in DC doing a legal internship so see you soon!"

"Hello, Chris here - interested in meeting people who speak or have interest in speaking Chinese - requires a little patience with mine!"

"Hello, hope to meet new people and can speak the same language !"

"Hi, I am new to this area and hope I can meet some friendly faces in the next meeting."