There is so much Art and Culture in Orange County and surrounding areas. This group will include a range of events from theater, lectures, museums, galleries, festivals, films, music, architecture, dance, design, restaurants, photography, and more. We celebrate artistry, creativity, and original thinking. We require a clear facial photo so our organizers can recognize you at events. If you cannot provide a facial photo, please write to me directly to explain the situation. We do allow exceptions …

日本語での説明は こちら でどうぞです。 SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara and its neighboring towns and cities are the target areas for Photographic Workshops. JAPAN: Cultural Workshops in Japan will be scheduled according to the events such as Traditional New Years Day Activities, the National Coming of Age Celebration, School Graduations, Rice Planting Workshop, Rice Harvesting Workshop, Tree Trimming Workshop, Napping (or Meditation) at a Shinto Temple, Visiting a Village Elementary School, Summer Night Festival, At …

Meet interesting people that are excited to meet others in a warm and accepting environment, crossing cultural barriers and celebrating what unites us rather than what divides us.  Join us for friendship,  fun activities and spirited spanish conversation. Anybody interested in practicing his/her Spanish is welcome!!

Welcome to the “United Nations” in Orange County! We will get to know other cultures and, in English, share about other cultures thereby offering a forum for the members to listen and speak in English. Any person, of any level, wanting to have more opportunities to practice English and make friends from other cultures are welcome!

United Colleges of Martial Arts™. Cross-Discipline(sm); Martial Arts Training; Taekwondo, Shotokan Karate, Hapkido, Traditional Korean Archery, Bo Staff, Bokken, Grappling, Defensive Tactics and Women's Self-Defense. Beginning and experienced students welcome. Foundation instruction for new students in basic martial arts techniques, forms and self-defense. Opportunities for advanced study as well as national and international sport competitions for experienced students. Leadership training and m …

Experience THIS! is a group for people who want to step away from their daily routines and experience something unique and amazing!  Our experiences are designed to be self-contained adventures that connect you with experiences you have always wanted to try, or might not have known existed.   How many times have we said, "That sounds like fun, I would like to try that someday!"  But that "someday" keeps getting pushed down the road because it is difficult to plan, organize, or perhaps you just d …

The Beverly Hills Women's Network is the perfect destination for happy, affluent renaissance women who are focused on living their lives to the fullest and creating a relevant legacy! Renaissance: --n. a revival or rebirth, especially of culture and learning. A renewal of life, interest, or vigor. Membership Has It's Privileges. What Are The Next Steps ? 1. Submit a true, recent and accurate photo of your "human" self and not an "avatar" nor photos of flowers, animals, or the like that you feel …

Do you want the opportunity to practice your English? Do you want to expand your vocabulary? Do you want to learn in a mutually supportive environment? District One ESL Toastmasters allows you an opportunity to practice and improve your language. This Meetup is for all English levels, so don't be shy. Come and practice your communication skills (talking and listening) in a mutually supportive environment. There are no judges, just coaches and mentors who are interested in your personal and prof …

We are an association of Buddhist practitioners who cultivate in order to help others, not only to help ourselves. We meet every weekend to chant, recite the Buddha’s name, meditate, listen to Sutra lectures by Master YongHua, and enjoy a delicious vegetarian lunch. All our programs are offered free of charge and are open to all who would like to join. We simultaneously practice the Chan and Pure Land branches of Mahayana Buddhism. For example, we utilize the Chan training techniques in order t …

Ĉu vi parolas esperante? Ni devas renkonti! Do you speak Esperanto? Do you want to learn Esperanto? We should meet up. Orange County needs some Esperanto activity. This group is for people who want to learn Esperanto or to use their knowledge of it. Let's get together and meet.

We hope to become an ethnically diverse gathering of souls who desire to break down each of our individual cultures tendencies to self segregate. This group is not about religion, sexuality or business networking so if that's what you are looking for we wish you well and encourage you to find another group.  In addition to peoples of all ethnicities we encourage peoples of all physicalities to participate as well. For this reason we will be sure to have all gatherings in handicapped accecable ve …

This is a group for anyone who is interested in meeting people from other countries and learn about cultural differences and do's and dont's. Great chance to educate yourself before you go on a business trip and negotiate important deal or even if you are just planing vacation anywhere in the world! Learn some basic phrases and facts while sipping coffee or tea in Newport Beach.

We are the United Nations Association located in Orange County. We are non-profit and support the actions of the United Nations. We are looking for members to get involved with the Young Professionals group. We will have social events and outings.

This is Miss Asia USA's 25the year. In 2013 we are utilizing social media to expand our reach and influence our growing Asian Communities in Southern California. The Asian Communities are a huge economic force and growth in population in the last few years will soon surpass other population groups. Miss Asia USA is but a few pageants that are cross cultural, although the Asian part of the name may imply only Asian countries, it includes all of Asia, including Siberia, Russia, Iran, Turkey , et …

We believe in the value of meaningful cross-cultural interaction towards building greater human understanding, across the united states. Our goal is to foster an inspiring environment of mutual respect and wonder with regard to social and cultural differences, where people with remarkably different backgrounds can learn and grow together.