NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It can be hard to learn a new language, but one local group meets every week to make the process fun and exciting.

Daniel Huerta Marquez, who moved to the States from Mexico, created the "Nashville Spanish-English" group after finding a similar group in Austin and realizing nothing like it existed here.

"I was trying to find a way to make friends and also try to mesh with the culture," he explained. "The very first meetup, we were like 6 people. Really, really small."

Now, about 30 to 40 people meet up each week at different local spots around town to speak 1 hour in Spanish and 1 hour in English.

That way, native Spanish speakers can practice their English, and native English speakers can practice their Spanish.

"We have some communities in Nashville which i

See Full Page