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Dinner with New Friends #1

THE FIRST DINNER WITH NEW FRIENDS WENT SO WELL!

I couldn’t be happier with how amazing the people who attended were and how incredibly fun it was to sit and have dinner with 9 new friends.

“I went to the first Dinner with New Friends and had a blast despite being a little apprehensive to begin with. A real mix of ages, genders, nationalities and interests. My phone notes were brimming with things to check out and new friends come 9pm.” – Simon F.

“Josh is the most genuinely warm and friendly Aussie in NYC! Buy this guy a beer (or check out his website) and he will save you so much time and hassle when settling into the city.” – Karina H.

“Lots of fun, delicious food, super well organized and a great way to make new friends in the city!” – Kate A.

“I’m not alone … thinking that I was the only one who has trouble pronouncing Stuyvesant.” – Brent H.

“What a fun night with great people!” – Juliana P.

“What a great idea! Thanks for organising dinner Josh. It was lots of fun..and I can’t wait for the next one.” – Yvonne J.

“I haven’t hung out with too many aussies since I’ve been in NY so I was pretty excited to meet people with the same funny accent and the same chill vibe I miss about home. Dinner was great, Josh is great and the people were pretty damn fab. 10 our of 10 would do it again. Thanks Josh!” – Chrissie T.

To everyone who attended, thank you.

If you’re interested in having dinner with 9 new friends… Join the dinner below or read more about the idea here!

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Josh Pugh

Josh Pugh

Josh Pugh is the founder and CEO of America Josh, the largest community for Australians living in the United States — a network of more than 75,000 members across all 50 states, grown in part through the acquisition of the Australians in the USA and Aussies International communities. Originally from South Australia, Josh moved to New York in 2017 and became a US citizen in October 2025 — so the advice he publishes comes from having personally navigated the whole journey, from the E-3 visa to citizenship. Through America Josh he has written hundreds of practical, first-hand guides on moving to and living in the US: visas and immigration, taxes, healthcare, banking, housing and settling into life in New York City. Josh is also President of Variety – the Children's Charity of New York and Founder & CEO of Fortnight Digital. He lives in the New York area with his wife Stacey and their two sons, Danny and Liam.View Author posts

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