“ Hamjambo! My name is Ismail, and I am part of a musical ensemble known as "The Sounds of Taraab". We enjoy playing taraab music from Zanzibar and other towns along Africa's eastern coast. Looking to learn more about and improve my knowledge of Swahi ”

“ I am currently living in New York working as a Business Analyst for a financial firm and taking classes at Baruch College. I am hoping to meet all types of New Yorkers. ”

“ Hello world! Don't be a stranger for i am a great guy to get to know. Talk to you soon and by the way, I'm looking for some competition in Spades, Scrabble, Uno, and some other stuff on Xbox Live. Unless your feathers are showing.... ”

“ Interested in Amharic and Nanotechnology ”

“ Hello, my name is Randy G. Smith and I am interested in knowing more about the ethiopian people; the language, music, culture and spiritual worship. ”

“ trying to learn amharic for travel in ethiopia ”

“ I had some ethnography and heritage studies done and I found out that I have Ethiopian origins. People always speak to me in Amharic (especially in D.C.) so I figure I need to learn the language of my people. www.myspace.com/soulsticesound ”

“ Better communication with my extended family and spouse. Teach my children Amharic. ”

“ I would like to learn Ethiopian culture ”

“ I want these local Meetups because my mother is Ethiopian. I grew up in the United States and cannot speak fluent Amharic. I would like to become fluent in the language. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I learned a little Amharic travelling to Ethiopia and would like to learn more. I have two Ethiopian daughters that I would like to keep up with their language ”

“ I want local Amharic Language Meetups because I lost the language as a child and want to relearn it. ”