Los Angeles – Apr 15 2015

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APRIL MIXER @ BALTAIRE STEAKHOUSE!
Here we are again 🙂 We’ve been working hard to organise this event…. Finally, a great place has been booked for us to all meet and spend the evening together.

We’ll have our next event at an amazing SteakHouse, Baltaire, an elegant dining room & buzzy outdoor patio set the stage for cocktails & prime cuts.
This high-end steakhouse sibling of the adjacent Coral Tree Café brings a taste of Beverly Hills to Brentwood, with a spacious bar offering serious mixology and lots of prime cuts.
The interior is handsomely elegant, but it’s the luxurious outdoor patio that’s the draw, complete with a glassed-in fireplace and a view of locals heading for Soulcycle across the street.

See you all there, let’s have a good one.. Please make sure you’re there and make sure you bring your friends, family, neighbours – whoever wants to have a good night out and meet some amazing people from all walks of life.

See you all there 😉

Cheerio!

HOSTED BY:
Sonny & Tanya
EuroCircle Los Angeles FB group

Please feel free to bring your international friends and encourage them to visit our website and become a EuroCircle member just like you!

EUROCIRCLE TRAVELS
If you like to travel, join Sherry in October 2015 with EuroCircle members to Journey Across Africa!

Travel Impressions – Yvonne Gunnarsson on India, 2014

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Sherry Kumar sat down with one of her travellers Yvonne, let’s hear what she found out.

Traveler Bio: Born and raised in Nossebro, Sweden, Yvonne resides in NYC. She is a talented seamstress and owner of www.YvonneDesignTeam.com

So far, you have participated in two EuroCircle adventures, Cambodia & Vietnam 2013, and India 2014. What are your overall impressions of EuroCircle’s travel program?

I had super, super, great experience. These trips have changed my life. I have never traveled with any group before. It was always by myself since I was 16. I thought I would never be able to afford to go to such far away places, but these trips are affordable and the accommodations are always very nice.

 Our itineraries are very fast paced and there is a lot to adjust to: the diversity of travelers who come from a variety of cultures, the wide range of personalities, and then there is the changing terrain, scenery and experiences. How do you deal with it all?

Love it all! I consider myself a “good traveler” and all this diversity ads to the experience!

Some people travel with us for the adventure, others are looking to build friendships and make connections. What’s your motive?

That is the thing, I Love both! I equally like both. I do not necessary loveall the people on the trip, but I try to get a long. I find it so interesting to study how everyone copes and interacts, or not. The travelers that do not behave within the rules cannot come on the next trip.

What surprised you most about India?

I was so pleasantly surprised by all the beautiful people, art, and architecture. India was not as dirty as I expected, people were begging, or rather trying to sell all kinds of souvenirs, and they could be very pushy at times. But we did not see children with cut off hands or poked out eye. India was not as dirty as I saw on TV.

If you could re-live one day of the India itinerary, what would it be?

The day at the Royal museum in Jaipur, the unplanned stop at the Rajastathani village where we interacted with kids and the locals, and the beautiful dinner at the opulent Rambagh Palace.

What did you bring back from India, and why did you choose it?

I bought a carpet, I loved it and I enjoyed bargaining for it, even if it was not cheap, and a bought all kinds of small art for memory and gifts.

More about the trips that Sherry has organized for EuroCircle members:

Next trip with Sherry: EuroCircle Journeys Across Africa in October 2015
Check out all EuroCircle Travel stories

And who is Sherry…. Globetrotting with Sherry – wanna go with her & other EuroCircle members to Africa in Oct 2015?

Philadelphia – May 21 2015

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EUROCIRCLE’S FLOWER POWER BIRTHDAY FOR PRIVATE PAPARAZZI PRODUCTIONS
{Please bring your printed ticket to the event. They will NOT be sold at the door. Ticket sales stop 2 days prior to event.
Promotional pricing in effect until 4/15/15.}

http://eurocircle.ticketleap.com/eurocircles-flower-power-birthday-for-miss-paparazzi/

Join Eurocircle as we celebrate the one year anniversary of Private Paparazzi Productions.
Our baby is turning 1!
Miss Paparazzi – Inna Race and her company have come a long way.

Since she photographed her first EuroCircle event, she has taken Philly and NYC by storm. In less than a year,
she was the official photographer of Diner en Blanc, covered Philly’s Fashion Week, NY Fashion Week, shot ad
campaigns for luxury cosmetics brands, and opened her own art show to rave reviews.

But Inna has not forgotten us! So, to help celebrate her one year anniversary, we are throwing her a party.
Co-Host: Inna Race, Private Paparazzi Productions
Co-Host: Milica Schiavio, Milica in the Hat Millinery
Hostess: Sherry Kumar, EuroCircle

Members, please LOG IN with your email and password to sign up and find out more. (if you are not a member yet, register below — it is FREE.)

Share this EuroCircle event and invite other Europeans to join EuroCircle.com – it’s free.
REGISTER HERE AS A NEW MEMBER

Vienna – Apr 16 2015

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Hey guys…
time to say hello to the sun and celebrate the spring.

Since we haven’t seen each other for a while, we want to introduce you to a new nice hidden place…. AND of course to see you again.

The Little Havana Bar close to the Ring.  Elisabethstrasse 13, 1010 Wien

They open this bar only for us. And if you guys are interested in a „Schnupperkurs“ Salsa, please let me know. If we have enough interest I will find a teacher for you.

In that case we would start for the dancers a bit early on the dance floor.

If interested, please send a message to Christian below:
Email Christian

Members, please LOG IN with your email and password to sign up. (if you are not a member yet, register below — it is FREE.)
Share this EuroCircle event and invite other Europeans to join EuroCircle.com – it’s free.
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Looking forward to see you

Tom & Christian
EuroCircle Fan Page
EuroCircle Vienna GROUP at Facebook

TRIP WITH SHERRY – EuroCircle Journeys Across Africa – Oct 2015
3 Countries in one EuroCircle Adventure!
Namibia, Botswana, Zambia. From the Kalahari Desert, through the Okavango Delta, we walk with the San bushmen, visit Chobe National Park, search for the Big 5, float past hippos in a dugout canoe, raft the whitewaters of the Zambezi River or bungee jump down the Victoria Falls! Scared?

INTERVIEWS:
The Size IS Everything says Chef Alan Braux
Mattias Strömberg – From Sweden to Budapest with South Korean Flair
Hanna Doyle – How does a woman from subarctic Oulu end in humid subtropical Houston, TX
Florian and Romana Prelog – Creating the European haven @ the Prelogs (Austin)

San Francisco – Apr 10 2015

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EUROCIRCLE SPRING MIXER @ CAFE PRAGUE

Hi EuroCircle Members:

The EuroCircle Mixer will start at 6PM, and there will be background music, but from 6PM-7PM it will be time for handing out Nametags and Mingling.
Meet your fellow Europeans and hear about their Adventures in San Francisco!

At 7PM other Eastern European Groups will come join us and a DJ will play music from 7pm-10pmish.
There is no Cover. You just have to wear a name tag and smile.
Beer and Wine Only!

Let’s Celebrate the Spring!

San Francisco – Apr 24 2015

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To all Dutch People, Europhiles, and friends of Holland.Ater 10 Queen’s day Parties and one King’s day Party, NLBorrels, EuroCircle and DJ Marc van Brabant will team up again to create a Dutch Party in San Francisco. It is the biggest King’s Night Party west of the Missisippi.

People who purchase tickets will have guaranteed entry! (Use discount code  “ECSF”  and you will receive a 20% discount  until Thursday April 23 – 6PM PST)

At the door it will be $25-$30 plus one would have to wait for people to leave.

After you purchase a ticket, your name will be on the Will Call List and all you have to do is present a valid license or passport to claim your wristband. Only people who purchase the wristbands can collect the wristbands and then you are to distribute them to your friends outside for safe passage into the orange haven.

Members, please LOG IN with your email and password to sign up and get your tickets. (if you are not a member yet, register below — it is FREE.)

Share this EuroCircle event and invite other Europeans to join EuroCircle.com – it’s free.
REGISTER HERE AS A NEW MEMBER

Chicago – Apr 28 2015

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It’s officially Spring time in Chicago, so dust off the cobwebs and put away the boots (we hope) because our next event will be al fresco!!
Please join us and our lovely co-hosts, Kristina Reed, Alexander Facklis and Cynthia Xerogianes for our monthly apres work networking event at the gorgeous Godfrey-one of the city’s premier cocktail-focused rooftop bars!This beautiful lounge features a cozy yet spacious indoor area (which hopefully, we won’t need to use!) as well as an amazing outdoor terrace overlooking Lake Michigan and the Hancock building.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Featuring DJ John Grammatis
Proper attire required please

Private event

 

TRIP WITH SHERRY – EuroCircle Journeys Across Africa – Oct 2015
3 Countries in one EuroCircle Adventure!
Namibia, Botswana, Zambia. From the Kalahari Desert, through the Okavango Delta, we walk with the San bushmen, visit Chobe National Park, search for the Big 5, float past hippos in a dugout canoe, raft the whitewaters of the Zambezi River or bungee jump down the Victoria Falls! Scared?

INTERVIEWS:
Larisa Pevtsova, From Russia to Chicago, Larisa’s Life through the Lens
The Size IS Everything says Chef Alan Braux
Mattias Strömberg – From Sweden to Budapest with South Korean Flair
Hanna Doyle – How does a woman from subarctic Oulu end in humid subtropical Houston, TX
Florian and Romana Prelog – Creating the European haven @ the Prelogs (Austin)

Heidi (Pajavaara) Mendoza – Working in Denver as a Finnish-born interior architect

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Please introduce yourself.

Heidi Mendoza (maidenname Pajavaara) / Current hometown: Castle Rock, Colorado, US / Place of Origin: Helsinki, Finland / I am an Interior Architect/ My Family: son Tino (born in Finland) 22 years old, daughter Siena Blue (born in Irvine, CA), husband Dave Mendoza (family originally from Madrid, Spain, he was born in NJ, US)

How did you end up in Denver, CO of all places?

I lived in Finland when I met my husband Dave. After year of long distance dating I took a leap of faith and moved to Orange County CA with my son Tino.

My husband did a road trip through Colorado when in College and fell in love with the Rocky Mountains. After we lived in Orange County CA for 6 years he introduced me to Colorado and we decided to move here after I graduated from Design school and Siena was born.

What is the best and worst about Denver for you?

I like the Urban feel and atmosphere of Denver. Denver is also not a too big of a city. Denver has a great art/ design community which is important to me.

How do you make your living now – and how would you like to develop that career?

I am an Interior Architect. I work on both residential and commercial projects and would love to expand my business even more to cover national and even international projects.

What is the essence of Denver to you – what do you absolutely want your friends to see or feel in Denver vs. Helsinki?

I usually take my friends for a drive around the city so they can get a feel of it. Larrimer Square is my favorite spot. I also take my friends to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo to feed the giraffes as well as places like Garden Of God’s, and a drive to mountains/ Estes Park is a must. In Denver a must see is Denver Art Museum, Washington Park etc…

What do you absolutely miss from your country/heritage (food, culture, movies etc) …or elsewhere?

I do miss Finland quite a bit. I miss my family and friends naturally, but I also miss the food, salmiakki, the culture, the beautiful summer especially Mid summer when the sun does not set. I miss the beautiful nature.
I miss the unique people and culture of Finland. The Finnish logic whether it comes to thinking, planning or building (if you have been to Scandinavia, you know what I mean). I am very proud of my heritage and think that Finland really is a wonderful country in so many ways.

What do you miss the least from your own country?

The gloomy and dark November.

When you think about what did you think about life in Denver before you moved there – did you misconceptions that turned out to be wrong?

I did. My first reaction was a total panic. I grew up watching Dynasty and though that Denver was a red neck cowboy town, but I pretty much fell in love with Denver and the mountains at first sight.

What should everyone know and understand about your country and its culture?

Finns may appear shy and serious, but their humor is dry and sarcastic, and they are opinionated and competitive. Finns are very educated and knowleagble about things going on in the world.
Finns are not the most talkative, but you never have to “read between the lines”. Listen carefully when a Finn speaks, every word is carefully though of and sincere.
While Helsinki, the capital, is one of the coolest cities in the world, you should wonder out and discover the countryside. There are many beautiful places between Helsinki and Lapland.
Also, First thing after entering a house or an apartment: shoes off. I hate the American habit of entering homes with their shoes on!!!

What would be your ideal life – with no monetary issues to make it happen!

I would love to spend 3 months per year in Europe

Would you move back to your country/Europe fulltime – yes or no (why and why not)?

Yes. It’s is in the planning stage already. While I like US very much, Europe is my home and I miss the lifestyle. At least if the current plans don’t come true I would love to retire in Europe

How to connect with Heidi:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidi.mendoza

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Redzine/167265173334627?pnref=lhc

Website: http://www.iredzine.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidimendoza

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeidiMMendoza

Other: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+HeidiMendoza69

New York – Apr 30 2015

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EuroCircle’s Spring Kick-Off and May Day Rooftop Party

Join us as we officially kick-off spring and celebrate May Day (vappen, vappu, valborg) at this brand new venue rooftop before it opens to the public.  Tonight the space is private just for us.

Say EuroCircle at the door for no cover!
Dress Code: Dress to Impress
Drink specials throughout the night will be a $10 vodka drink special and $10 champagne by the glass
Great music will be played by DJ Universe and EQ Knoch (Hot Cookies)

We look forward to a fun night out to kick-off spring and May Day!

Klara Vappen (Swedish)
Hauskaa Vappua (Finnish)

Harriet Kulmala, Finland
Husain Ansar, Hong Kong
Sherry Kumar, Serbia
Sylvia Edwards, Barbados
Boriana Pavlova, Bulgaria
Maryli Karske, Finland
Francois Belizaire, Haiti
Kenneth Darpoh, USA
Demi Grace, United Kingdom
Alexandra Spirer and the EuroCircle New York Team

New York – Apr 15 2015

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“SPRING” INTO ACTION WITH LUXURY & FASHION
Hosted by Star Vodka, EuroCircle & Bentley of Manhattan Motors and the Launch of BWI Magaziine

This is a ticketed event with proceeds going to Benefit Animal Aid USA

  • 1 Hour Open Bar with STAR VODKA & OCOO BEAUTY DRINK Cocktails
  • Fashion provided by IVON REYES COUTURE
  • Jewelry by Mina D. Jewelry
  • Specialty Spring donuts by DOUGHNUTTERY

Celebrating “Drop Top” season with Bentley of Manhattan Motors Newest Convertible

Star Vodka & Ooco Beauty Drink Cocktails
Food is available for purchase throughout the evening!

Animal Aid USA is made up of 100% volunteers! These volunteers rescue an average of 150 dogs per month from kill shelters and they need YOUR help in donating!!

Featured EuroCircle hosts:
Mina Deutsch, USA – Mina D Jewelry
Husain Ansar, Hong Kong
Boriana Pavlova, Bulgaria – Bulgarian Women’s Club

We look forward to seeing you for a fun night out for a great cause!

Best,

Alexandra and the EuroCircle New York Team

TRIP WITH SHERRY – EuroCircle Journeys Across Africa – Oct 2015
3 Countries in one EuroCircle Adventure!
Namibia, Botswana, Zambia. From the Kalahari Desert, through the Okavango Delta, we walk with the San bushmen, visit Chobe National Park, search for the Big 5, float past hippos in a dugout canoe, raft the whitewaters of the Zambezi River or bungee jump down the Victoria Falls! Scared?

INTERVIEWS:
The Size IS Everything says Chef Alan Braux
Mattias Strömberg – From Sweden to Budapest with South Korean Flair
Hanna Doyle – How does a woman from subarctic Oulu end in humid subtropical Houston, TX
Florian and Romana Prelog – Creating the European haven @ the Prelogs (Austin)