2022 ended with a bang for us! With every committee putting on an event (or two!) last month, we welcomed community members with a range of interests all throughout December. Here’s our December snapshot:
December 3: Land’s End Hike & Legion of Honor
Rain or shine, we kicked off the month with a brisk hike along the Land’s End Trail during the first weekend of December. While it did not “shine”, the wet and gloomy weather had nothing against the crowd of enthusiastic hikers that came out to enjoy the scenery with some new company. We capped off the morning with a cozy meal at the Garden House Cafe (special thanks to cafe owner, Janette, for accommodating our large group)!
Check out our event highlight on our Instagram page (and give us a follow if you don’t already)!
December 6: Rebuilding Your Professional Network 2.0
Another season, another round of Speed Networking! Hosted by Donna and Alice of the professional development committee, our ever popular speed networking event returned for a winter edition. Over 20 participants joined us at Sports Basement in San Francisco, where professionals from around the Bay Area came together to mix, mingle, and chat about all things career.
December 8: Dinner with TAP-SF in Mandarin: Yakitori Kokko
In another installment of our ‘Dinner with TAP-SF’ series, we hosted our inaugural Mandarin-speaking dinner event! Cultural committee members Amy and Kellie organized a night of culinary delights and conversation at Yakitori Kokko in San Mateo. Participants sampled an eclectic array of delicious skewers as they connected over everything from adulting struggles to Taiwanese-American identities in the cozy restaurant ambiance.
Note: Due to limited availability, our ‘Dinner with TAP-SF’ events typically sell out extremely quickly! If you didn’t get a chance to attend this dinner, please follow our Facebook page to be notified when we host more small group dinners in 2023 — they are a great way to get to know people in a smaller, more intimate group setting. Attendees are selected on a first come, first serve basis. We’d love to see you!
December 16: TAPpy Hour
Cheers to almost making it through 2022! In partnership with longtime friend Jon Fong, TAP-SF cohosted our last TAPpy Hour for the year. Throughout the night, our cabana (yes, we had our own dedicated cabana 😎) invited participants to pop in and make conversation, allowing space for new faces and old friends to reconnect during the holiday season.
December 17: Peninsula City Bar Hop
There’s no better way to unwind (from the year, perhaps!) than with some good food and good company. Our social committee organized an energetic day of bar-hopping along the peninsula, starting from Mountain View and ending in San Mateo, for attendees to indulge in each cities’ local food and bar scene.
Catch a glimpse of the fun in our recent event highlight video!
December 18: Neighborhood Trash Pickup
While the end of the year is peak holiday season, it’s also peak giving season! TAP-SF partnered with Manny’s in SF to give back to our community through a productive morning of community service. We cleaned up parts of Mission Street in San Francisco (made all the more fun with our disco reflective vests) with long grabbers — during our cleanup, we even helped folks drop off their own trash with us. The Sunday morning fun concluded with delicious pupusas and empanadas.
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming January events!