
What would make you say, "I've had a good life"?
Wed 21 Oct · 17:30
McDonald Road Library
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This in-person drop-in event will be held on 21 October 2026 at McDonald Road Library in Edinburgh. Hosted at the library's Learning Centre, the session will feature friendly conversation groups designed for locals and those who have moved to the area from overseas. Participants can expect to meet others, expand language skills, share stories, and build confidence through gentle discussions aimed at fostering connection within the Leith and Edinburgh communities.
**You'll find us at the Learning Centre in the library: enter the library and go upstairs —we're on the top floor :-)** **Welcome to our in-person drop in meetings!** ABOUT OUR PROJECT: We host two friendly conversation groups every week. Our conversations are an opportunity for people who have moved here from overseas as well as locals to: • meet others you might not usually meet • expand your language skills • share stories, experiences and ideas • develop new insights • build friendships • gain confidence • learn about your local area • and feel more at home in Leith and in Edinburgh We invite to join our sessions everyone who wish to gain new perspective on various topics and meet new people. We invite those who just arrived to Edinburgh, those who has been here already for a while as well as local people who wish to meet people from different cultures. The conversations are gently structured so that everyone has a chance to speak and be heard, however shy or confident you feel and no matter how many words of English you know. We look forward to welcoming you soon! facebook.com/LeithConversationCafes (https://www.facebook.com/LeithConversationCafes)
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This in-person drop-in event will be held on 21 October 2026 at McDonald Road Library in Edinburgh. Hosted at the library's Learning Centre, the session will feature friendly conversation groups designed for locals and those who have moved to the area from overseas. Participants can expect to meet others, expand language skills, share stories, and build confidence through gentle discussions aimed at fostering connection within the Leith and Edinburgh communities.
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**You'll find us at the Learning Centre in the library: enter the library and go upstairs —we're on the top floor :-)** **Welcome to our in-person drop in meetings!** ABOUT OUR PROJECT: We host two friendly conversation groups every week. Our conversations are an opportunity for people who have moved here from overseas as well as locals to: • meet others you might not usually meet • expand your language skills • share stories, experiences and ideas • develop new insights • build friendships • gain confidence • learn about your local area • and feel more at home in Leith and in Edinburgh We invite to join our sessions everyone who wish to gain new perspective on various topics and meet new people. We invite those who just arrived to Edinburgh, those who has been here already for a while as well as local people who wish to meet people from different cultures. The conversations are gently structured so that everyone has a chance to speak and be heard, however shy or confident you feel and no matter how many words of English you know. We look forward to welcoming you soon! facebook.com/LeithConversationCafes (https://www.facebook.com/LeithConversationCafes)
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