“ I am your basic, average, bohemian, salsa-dancing artist (see www.artedivino.com ) who loves Portland and life in the Northwest !!. When not painting, drawing or playing tennis, spicy-tuna sushi rolls keep me occupied & fulfilled !! ”

“ Quiero encontrar nuevas amigos,y poder ensenarles a poder hablar mi idioma que es bien lindo??? en el cual ellos puedan perfeccionar su Espanol. ”

“ Hi I am Julie. I am dating a Mexican. He love spanish rock and I love Reggaton, merengue and salsa. ”

“ Hi! I've met great people on meetup. See you soon :) ”

“ I want these local Meetups because my dream is to one day be fluent in Spanish. I'm very dedicated to learning this language. I want to find others to practice my speaking skills with. ”

“ Any good places to dance? Salsa? Merengue? Bachata? Reggaeton? ”

“ Hola para mi fue una gran sorpresa encontrar este tipo de encuentros, estoy recien llegada a esta ciudad (en Clackamas) y me encantaria asistir a ellos al igual que me emociona totalmente conocer y hacer nuevos amigos, ansio por practicar mi lengua, ”

“ Hello everyone! Love cake decorating and would love to share my expertise. ”

“ Hello there, I am new to salsa but absolutely fell in love with the romance of the dance, so I would like to meet others in my area interested in dancing salsa. ”

“ I love to live . . .to be creative . . . to share in all of the experiences life has to offer. Learning, traveling, cooking, eating, dancing, reading, writing, laughting . . . .just expressing are necessary parts of my being. ”

“ I like to meet new people who enjoy fun activities. ”

“ Study Portuguese at PSU ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I just recently moved up here from Utah. I love my culture and would love to continue to dance 'till I drop. My music feeds me life!!! ”

“ Hi I was born in Cuba and so my native language is Spanish but I have no one to speak with (except my parents when we talk on the phone) so I am getting very rusty. ”

“ I want to expand my social interacting and networking. ”

“ I´m in Buenos Aires and I love dancing, and I will love to get in contact with dancers that are flying here! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm missing dancing! I really want to get back into it without having to brave Portland traffic! ”

“ I am ready to fine tune my salsa skills... ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am interested in finding people who have no hangups about having multiple partners ”

“ Hola soy Salvadoreno y me gustaria estar mas conectado a la comunidad latina ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I luv dancing and meeting new people! ”

“ I would like to have more social life and a feeling of the community. Enjoy visiting and getting together to discuss various thoughts and ideas about life. ”

“ Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I am a graphic designer with a technical support backgroung, meaning I can help almost anyone conquer their fears about their computer and trully understand what a client wants in term of design. ”

“ Hola, Uruguayo en Portland Looking for more Latin friends. ”

“ Just looking to meet some great people, have fun and have new experiences. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to dance....I have Salsa danced in the past...however it has been a while. Any good Salsa places....? I probably need a refreasher. ”

“ Single, just trying this out. I love most genre's of music, dancing and meeting new people, so thought this would be a great place to start. ”

“ Yo pasé dos años como una voluntaria de Cuerpo de Paz en Ecuador. Quiero practicar mi espanol, como querría volver a Latino America para vivir y trabajar. ”

“ I grew up listening to spanish music and I haven't found a good dance club like my local in Arizona. My new friends here seem to only like pubbing, which is great as well but I want to mix it up and get back out on the dance floor! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because, the Love of my life is Brazilian, living in Ribeirao Petto... the plan is for us to be married and live here in PDX... I am a fluent Spanish speaker as well... but need to learn Brazilian Portuguese. Muito Obrigado ”

“ I enjoy photography and I would like to learn more techniques from other photographers. ”

“ Because I am latinamerican... ”

“ I want local Expat Brazilian Meetups because, I would like to learn to speak Brazilian Portuguese and learn Importing Trade with Brazil and it's benefits to the local marketplace...Also I am very interested in learning about Brazilian culture... ”

“ I want local Ballroom Dancing Meetups because I moved to OR from Moscow, and met many wonderful people in my Portland, Beaverton, Clackamas classes. www.AnyaDancing.com I would like to start Meetups, so I am looking for appropriate space. ”

“ Hi, I am Bernie, I am interested in live music,jazz, pop, blues coming up Mt Hood Jazz Festival in July and Vancouver Jazz & Wine Festival in Aug. ”

“ I want local Spanish Language Meetups because I want to get more fluent in Spanish. I've been to Peru three times in the last year and now have a new love in Peru. I do fairly well but want to speak more fluently and l