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Language Café returns to the Villa Schmidt

Villa Schmidt, Kehl

At popular request, the Language Café returns to the Villa Schmidt by the Bridge of Europe in Kehl. All are welcome!

Frequency: initially, the 1st Thursday of every month from October 2010.
Time: 7.30-9.30pm
Easy parking behind or near the Villa.

Language Cafés continue at the FEC

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Baden-Baden meeting currently closed

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Following the recent change in management at the Trinkhalle, our meetings will have to move location and we hope to be able to relaunch the meetings, once a new meeting place has been found.

Join us for the European Picnic on 30th May

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European Picnic 2009

Join us for the European Picnic on 30th May! Sorry, our particpation is cancelled due to the bad weather.

And how about bringing an item of food from another country to share with others…?

You’ll find us from 1pm in the picnic area by the Passerelle of the Jardin des deux Rives. Let’s hope for a lovely sunny day.

In the meantime, here’s the official programme of events in Strasbourg/Kehl:
http://www.strasbourg.eu/Fete_Europe_2010.pdf?FileID=documentsprincipaux%2factualites%2ffete_europe_2010.pdf

Hope to see you there!

David

Language café at Omnis 25.03.2010

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A patchwork of smiles

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Language Cafés by Language Exchange International

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Looking to meet people from all over the world and practise languages ? Find an international meeting/event near you !

Founded in 2010, Language Exchange International seeks to bring together, promote or start up groups across countries, both formal and informal, to pursue the following goals:

* To welcome and befriend foreigners in each of our cities with the goal of making their stay easier and more fulfilling through immersion in the countries in which they live.
* To promote languages and cultures internationally, regionally and locally with the goal of allowing people in each locality to practice languages and meet people from the entire world.

Each group organizes one or more weekly “conversation groups.” At these get-togethers a large number of nationalities meet side by side: British, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Chinese, Polish, Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian…The atmosphere is convivial, discussions non-stop, and the range of languages amazingly broad.

Find out more at: http://www.lei-web.com
Toronto – Lyon – Valence – Duisburg – Rome – Madrid – Kiev

Language Cafés in Northern France

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A surprise visit from France 3 TV

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The Language Café of 12.01.2010 was captured on film during a surprise visit by France 3 TV. You can see the short feature by clicking this link:
http://jt.france3.fr/player/regions/?jt=20100115&id=l67b_locale
(it starts about half way through)

We’re moving to the EuroStudentCafé!

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From 8th December 2009, the Café linguistique moves to the EuroStudentCafé in the FEC, opposite the Zanzibar. There’s more space and the drinks are cheap! We look forward to seeing you there…and please tell your friends…

Time: 7.30-9.30pm
Frequency: 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month

Foyer de l’Étudiant Catholique (FEC)
17, place Saint-Étienne
67000 Strasbourg

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A Triumph in Haguenau!

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Join the Café Polyglotte in Haguenau!

Organiser Stéphanie Baldet-Ledoux looks forward to welcoming you to Café-Bar Le Triomphe, 119 Grand Rue, Haguenau, the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month from 18:30-20:30.
le-triomphe-1

Polish, Japanese and Origami…

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Thanks to Bart, Makiko and friends we are now able to offer Japanese and Polish tables. Don’t worry if you don’t speak a word, you can find out the basics too…

Cześć, jak się masz?

Here are some of the creations made by participants at the Japanese table. Not only a linguistic, but also a cultural experience!

Organiser sought in Baden-Baden!

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At the last meeting in the Trinkhalle, participants expressed the desire to have two meetings per month. As I have other work commitments, we would have to find a second organiser on site. If you’re interested, please contact me.

Create a Language Café near you!

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People ask me often if there is a meeting they can attend in their town or city. If there isn’t one, how about organising it yourself? It’s a great opportunity to bring people together of all ages, backgrounds, nationalities and professions and you can meet lots of new people!

So, what do you need? Here are the steps:

Let me know that you are interested in creating a meeting in your area. I can accompany you along the way.
Locate a suitable café or bar which is centrally-located, with good acoustics and with reasonably-priced drinks.
Arrange a meeting with the owner/manager to explain the concept and find out his/her reaction. The café/bar benefits by gaining new, regular clientèle. As this is a voluntary (unpaid) activity for all concerned, no money should change hands for staging or organising the meeting.
Once you have the café, just add pictures and meeting details to the blog and I’ll add it to the Chatbella newsletters.
As organiser, you should distribute flyers which we will provide you with, be there to welcome guests and stay until the end of the meeting, search for native speakers if necessary and take contact details for participants to be informed of future meetings.

It’s as easy as that!