“ Anoyone in Santa Rosa area? ”

“ Hi, Moved to San Jose from Spain. Originally from Sydney. Pretty home sick these days, looking to meet some aussies. ”

“ I'm a Silicon Valley CEO that is planning to move to Scandinavia so I'm interested in meeting as many friends from Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland as possible so that I have some friends when I move there. ”

“ I did HHH many years ago in Indonesia and would be very interested if one started in the Bay Area. Have no idea how to run one myself.... ”

“ Pamela W. Endrina, Aussie native and Ashes fan, not to mention Sheffield Shield and one day play in Victoria, Australia. ”

“ Hello - another Aussie who has been living in Mountain View for the last year. Before that, was in London with my husband. Would love to meet up with other Australians or English folk to stave off the homesickness. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I will be new to the area in December 2007 and want to meet likeminded Aussies and Brits who like going out, dinner parties and having fun. from Sunshine Coast, QLD and been living is London for 15 years. ”

“ I want local Expat Meetups because I'm an expat from Europe and find Americans to be different. ”

“ We've recently moved to San Jose- my husband has lived here for 6 years but we (me - 25 Him - 28) dont have any real friends in our area. Looking to meet any Aussies in the area (especially couples) who can introduce us to any Aussie meet-up groups. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because my wife and I are moving to Australia and we would like to now more about the culture. ”

“ Hi folks. I moved to the Bay Area (from Mel.) in Jan 2005. On weekends I hang out in SF, drive down the coast or take off to Tahoe. Would love to meet more Aussies in SF for a beer or two. email: akarick "at" hotmail.com ”

“ Hi, a 19 year old and I've only been living in San Francisco 3 days and I already miss Sydney like crazy. Currently living in Mill Valley. ”

“ I'm an Aussie cricket fan living in Cupertino. Looking for somewhere to watch the World Cup matches. ”

“ I mizz oz like crazy...would love to meet some aussies to skull some beers and play some footy :) cheers! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because: I am new Aussie to area. Just relo'd from London and now missing drinks Thurdays and most of all Australia Day!!! Isn't anybody doing anything south of SF? ”

“ Arrived with my husband in Sep 06. Looking to meetup with other expats to exchange tips, experiences and hang out. We live in SF city and work at Redwood Shores so happy to meet up anywhere in those vicinities. ”

“ I'm from Noosa and have been in the States for a year. I really miss my mates back home. Haven't run into many Aussie expats in Frisco yet, hopefully that will change. Bit of a party girl so if any other Aussies wanna catch up for a drink email me. ”

“ Just found this. I'm in Palo Alto. Any events coming up? ”

“ I'm originally from Adelaide. I've been in the Bay Area about three years now and I'm still looking for some fellow Aussies to hang out with. I'm a singer/guitarist, so I'm always interested in checking out live music. samantha_lien@hotmail.com ”

“ Hi! I just moved to the bay area, I'm originally from Sydney and I would love to meet some fellow Aussies! I've lived in the US for about 4 years now. you can email me at zvezdana AT mojico.org cheers. ”

“ Just moved to San Fran from London where I was living for 18 Months. I am from Sydney and am working in Sunnyvale. Would be good to have a regular group to catch up with as I don't know anyone outside of work. Nice to have some sun again!!!! Cheers! ”

“ Lived in Bay Area for 8 years, originally from Adelaide, be great to meet some aussies! joanneb@berkeley.edu ”

“ I would love to meet more Aussies in the bay area, keep in touch with whats going on back home and have a beer or 2. ”

“ Hi Been here for 3 years now..from Brisbane. Email me if you want to have a beer. ”

“ G'day! I recently moved to SF from LA (moved from Sydney a year ago) & would love to catch up for a few beers with some fellow SF aussies. You cant email or post on the discussions board without an organiser, so email me at aussiepetraj@hotmail.com ”

“ Hi, My name is Shaz and I am from Adelaide, SA. I have been in the SF area for about 4 years and love it! ”

“ Hi everyone!I'm a 31 yr old mother of three,just moved to Marin county late October.My hubby is from SF so we're here now.Prior to our big move I was in Brisbane.Would love to meet some fellow Aussies to have a chat with! ”

“ Hey I am from Perth and looking to catch up with any Aussies around the San Francisco area. ”

“ Hi, I'm Nicole and will be moving down to San Diego later this month with my husband and 10 year old step daughter. I am keen to meet some fellow Aussies! ”