Lyub'et'e Russkiy yazik, stixhi, p'esni; Okudzhavu, Visotskovo, Pushkina, Yevtuschenka? Okay so my Russian is not very good. That's why I need you. Let's meet up at a coffee house in Portland ME and discuss issues such as: S'emdesyet od'ezhek vsye b'ez sost'ezhek; chto eto? Nyet n'e okon, n'e dv'eryey, pol'no gornitsa gost'ey; chto eto? B "Ogon Ptitsa," poch'emu n'ekogda n'e pob'edaet Kosh'ey???? So send me an e-mail and let me know if and when you want to meet (i razgovorivat'). Mir i brat's …

This is a group for parents and childcare providers who are interested in speaking French to their children. This is both for native speakers of French as well as learners of French at every level. The only requirement is that you are dedicated to speaking French to your child. We will meet up to have French playgroups and attend family-friendly French language and cultural events.

Did you ever live or work or study outside the USA? If you did, and feel like that place or those places are as much home to you as anywhere in the USA, I'd like to meet you and share stories and experiences. Where you live now doesn't matter, but it's easier if we're able to get together without overnight travel, such as around the Seacoast area of New England or anywhere that the Amtrak Downeaster goes. Some ideas, and I'm open for more, include celebrating the holidays of the places where you …

This group is for individuals of Polish descent. I am interested in meeting fellow Polacks in New England. I envision this group getting together to do activities such as: cook and share recipes, listen to Polka, go dancing, share stories about our Polish heritage, learn and teach each other to speak Polish, trace our lineage on an ancestry service, and ULTIMATELY plan a trip home to the Mother Land!